16. With the herbarium reconstructed and in full use, working facilities 
■were again available for visiting biologists. The following made use of them: 
Dr. P. S. Ashton: Forest Botanist, Kuching. (Forest Botany) 
Dr. Garett Evans: Department of Botany, University of Malaya. 
(Ecology) 
Professor Volkmar Vareshi: Department of Ecology, University of 
Caracas, Venezuela. (Ecology — life forms) 
Mr. John O. Ellefson: Department of Anthropology, University of 
California, U.S.A. (Habits of gibbons and Kera monkeys) 
Mrs. Judith Ellefson: Department of Anthropology, University of 
California, U.S.A. (means of communication between Macacus irus) 
Professor J. S. Canright: Arizona State University, U.S.A. (Anonaceae) 
Mr. Ronald W. Paine: Entomologist, U.N./South Pacific Commission 
Rhinoceros Beetle Project Western Samoa. (Coconut beetles) 
Dr. T. C. Whitmore: Botanist, Forest Research Institute, Kepong. 
(Forest Botany) 
Mr. Montien Srisuko: Royal Department of Forests, Bangkok. 
(Taxonomy of Lagerstroemia on a Colombo Plan Fellowship) 
Mr. Munir Ahmad abid Chaudhury: Department of Botany, University 
of Sind, West Pakistan. (Taxonomy of Verbenaceae on a Colombo 
Plan Fellowship) 
Mr. Mohamed Ismail: University of Dacca, East Pakistan. (Ecology of 
mangrove on a Colombo Plan Fellowship) 
Dr. J. A. R. Anderson: Forest Botanist, Forest Department, Kuching. 
(Forest Botany) 
Mr. John Palmer: Botanist, Dunlop Research Centre, Batang Malaka, 
Negri Sembilan. (Palms) 
Mr. John Carrick: Botanist, Department of Chemistry, University of 
Malaya. (Phytochemical Survey) 
17. Facilities of the Gardens, herbarium and library were as usual made 
freely available to members of the staff and sponsored students of the 
Universities of Singapore and Malaya, and to other official organisations local 
and overseas. The usual very large numbers of casual visitors came daily to 
the Gardens. 
XI. CONCERTS 
18. The Police Band performed once a month on a Sunday evening 
from January to November. December’s concert had to be cancelled because 
of rain. The Commissioner of Police, the Police Bandmaster and the Bandsmen 
are sincerely thanked for the concerts given. 
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