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16. Many visiting research workers were afforded facilities for studying 
in the herbarium and gardens: 
Dr. Paul Surani, Entomologist, South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Coconut 
weevil. 
Mr. A. Santiago, Botanist, Department of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur. Citrus. 
Mr. R. W. Paine, Entomologist, Department of Agriculture, Fiji. Banana 
Scabmoth ( Nacoleia ) project. 
Mr. M. B. Spurling, Horticultural Research Officer, Department of Agriculture, 
South Australia. Citrus breeding. 
Dr. A. J. G. H. Kostermans, Professor of Botany, University of Bandung, and 
Inspector of Forests, Forest Research Institute, Bogor. Lauracece and forest 
trees. 
Prof. E. C. Abbe, Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, U.S.A. 
Fagacece. 
Prof. F. Fagerlind, Department of Botany, University of Lund, Sweden. 
Selaginella. 
17. The facilities of the Department were made freely available to 
members of the staff and to sponsored students of the University of Malaya. 
18. The Gardens attracted an even greater number of casual visitors 
coming on their own or in organised parties. Travel agencies seem to be 
making greater use of the Gardens to bring tourists and many busloads are 
brought to the gates to be walked through the Gardens. On occasions when 
prior notice had been given special traffic arrangements were made for taxis 
to bring in elderly visitors. 
VIII. CONCERTS 
19. Twenty-one band performances were given in the Gardens, two by 
the band of the 1 Loyal Regiment and the rest by the band of the Singapore 
Police Force. Their respective band masters, the Commanding Officer of the 
1 Loyal Regiment, the G.O.C., Singapore Base District and the Commissioner 
of Police, Singapore, are thanked for their courtesy in permitting their bands 
to play. 
20. Five variety shows (the Aneka Ragam Ra’ayat) were staged in the 
Botanic Gardens under arrangements made by the Ministry of Culture. The 
first one held on 2nd August was declared open by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, 
Prime Minister, before a crowd estimated to be 20,000 persons. Another was 
held after dark and the section of the Gardens around the Lake was floodlit. 
IX. PUBLICATIONS 
21. Part 2 of Gardens’ Bulletin 17 was issued on 5th December as a 
special number to mark the occasion of the Gardens’ centenary. Contributions 
were received by invitation from guest writers whose work, or the work of the 
institutions they represented, had a bearing on the work of the Botanic 
Gardens. Thus 17 authors presented articles of topical significance, which 
were not only retrospective but prospective and indicative of the role of 
Botanic Gardens in modern society. A further nine papers on subjects of 
original research were also presented. 
