XI. NATURE RESERVES 
20. The Board of Trustees consisted of: 
Nominated by Yang di-Pertuan 
Negara 
The Minister for National De- 
1. Mr. O. K. Abraham 
2. Mr. Morgan Khoo Kay Ann 
w.e.f. 
27-1-60. 
velopment 
3. Mr. Tan Hoon Siang 
4. Prof. H. B. Gilliland 
The City Council 
5. Mr. Tan Jake Hooi 
up to 
30-9-60. 
Mr. Khong Kit Soon 
w.e.f. 
1-10-60. 
The Rural Board 
6. Mr. Chan Chiaw Thor 
up to 
30-9-60. 
Chairman, ex-officio 
Mr. R. Ramalingam 
7. Director of Botanic Gardens. 
w.e.f. 
1-10-60. 
21. Normal maintenance 
^ was continued during the 
year. The 
Board 
held one meeting. Formal Government approval was given to the Army for 
the construction of additional small arms ranges within the danger area of 
the existing ranges in the Water Catchment Area. 
22. Considerably increased numbers of people are availing themselves 
of the amenities for recreation in the Reserves and litter at certain points 
is becoming a nuisance. Organised parties of school children are the main 
offenders and collaboration of the schools’ authorities is being solicited to 
try to instill a sense of civil consciousness on this matter. 
XII METEOROLOGICAL 
23. Observations were continued at the two sites in the Botanic Gardens. 
A summary of recorded information is given in Appendices II and III. The 
year was noteworthy for being the driest since 1941, and the second driest 
since 1914 when reliable recordings were first begun in the Gardens. The 
year’s rainfall was 21 inches below average for the period 1914-60, but rain 
was recorded on more days than during the past few years. The November- 
December- January monsoon period of 1959-60 was appreciably wetter than 
normal and the rains extended into February to stop abruptly in March. 
February was the wettest month for the year with 10.04 inches of rain and 
March the driest with 2.24 inches. The monsoon at the end of the year failed 
to break in November. This month was the third driest in the year with 3.41 
inches while on average it has 10.47 inches. December’s rainfall was also 
under average. The short-fall in rain appears to have had little effect on the 
other phenomena recorded, but the relative dryness of the year has made its 
impression on tree flowering which has been as a result very much more 
abundant. 
BOTANICAL RESEARCH 
XIII. COLLECTING AND NEW RECORDS 
24. Many single day collecting trips were made into the Nature 
Reserves and countryside on Singapore Island which yielded valuable material, 
but the bulk of the collecting work was done on the following expeditions : 
J. 
Sinclair 
... Johore: Kota Tinggi-Mersing 
Road, 5J m.s. and 12} m.s. 
13/1 
5 
nos. 
J. 
Sinclair 
.. Johore: Kota Tinggi-Mersing 
Road, 4} m.s. 
26/2 
5 
nos. 
J. 
Sinclair 
... Mawai-Kuala Sedili New 
Road 
4/3 
10 
nos. 
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