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l his has become established and is now being cut for fodder. 
27. Now that a supplementary vote has been granted for the 
extension of the fodder land, much will be done during the ensuing 
year, more jungle felled and large areas planted. 
28. After reading previous experimental reports on fodders and 
also consulting and hearing the opinions of previous Superintendents, 
I consider it waste of time and money experimenting with European 
and Indian fodder plants such as clover, lucerne, sainfoil, trefoil, etc., 
as these have been tried before and proved unsuccessful, owing to the 
exceedingly heavy rainfall. I propose to devote attention on the 
culture of Guinea grass and paspalium, also the jungle water grass 
seen in many native orchards for the damp valleys. These are likely 
to prove the most successful for such a wet hill station as Maxwell’s. 
PUBLIC GARDENS, TAIPING. 
29. These gardens have been well maintained during the year, 
beds being continually replanted to ensure a constant supply of 
flowers. The old road leading to the Residency has now been dis- 
continued and a new one made by the Public Works Department 
through the late Commandant’s gardens. 
RESIDENCY GARDENS, TAIPING. 
30. The gardens have also been well maintained and the supply 
of pot plants constant. 
LAKE GARDENS. 
31. Towards the end of the year an ornamental bridge was 
erected at a cost of $350 to connect the footpath on the newly formed 
gardens with the paths on the older parts. 
32. The vote for cleaning of lakes and laundry having been ex- 
pended in August the work of cleaning lakes was discontinued for 
nearly three months. A supplementary vote of $300 was granted and 
work continued in November. 
33. Five new notice boards were made and placed at various 
parts of the gardens. The notices are written in Chinese, Malay and 
Tamil. 
34. Draining, levelling and planting operations on the new parts 
of the Lake Gardens were commenced at the latter part of the year 
and already improvements are seen. To bring the entire gardens 
into cultivation is a work of time, and before beautiful effects can be 
attained much levelling and draining must be done. The soil is 
exceedingly poor, nothing more or less than sand, and in many places 
exceedingly stony. To obtain good results when planting beds, this 
soil must be taken away and new soil added. However, with Taiping 
rainfall, planting can be done at all times of the year with no serious 
checks on the plants when shaded. 
