exchange. This intake of literature year by year which is so vitally necessary 
for the conduct of the Department’s work adds to the congestion in the 
restricted accommodation. At the end of the year 8,573 volumes were on the 
library register, excluding unbound material. 
23. Revenue from the sale of publications prepared by the Department 
amounted to $9,504. 
XI. AGRICULTURE PESTS SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE 
24. The Director was a member throughout the year. 
XII. UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 
25. Mr. H. M. Burkill, Director, represented the Botanic Gardens on 
the University Court. 
XIII. COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION 
26. The Director continued as the Commission’s representative in 
Singapore, and was responsible for the maintenance of the War Graves 
Cemetery at Kranji under instructions from the Commission’s Eastern Region 
Headquarters at New Delhi. Funds for the maintenance work are provided by 
the Commission, and further information may be found in the Commission’s 
own reports. 
XIV. NATURE RESERVES 
27. The Board of Trustees consisted of: 
Nominated by the Yang 
di-Pertuan Negara 
1. Mr. 0. K. Abraham 
Retired 8th January 
and re-appointed 
from that date 
2. Mr. Tan Jake Hooi 
Nominated by the 
Minister for National 
Development 
3. Mr. Tan Hoon Siang 
4. Mr. Liew Tiew Kee 
Representative of the 
City Council 
5. Mr. Khong Kit Soon 
Retired 1st October 
vacant 
From 1st October 
Representative of the 
Rural Board 
. 6. Mr. R. Ramalingam 
Retired 1st October 
vacant 
From 1st October 
Chairman, ex-officio 
7. Director of Botanic 
Gardens 
Routine patrolling and maintenance were carried out in the reserves'. 
Seventeen permits were issued to staff and students of the University of 
Singapore, Nanyang University and schools, and to responsible individuals, 
to collect specimens of plants and animals in the Reserves. 
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