X. LIBRARY 
12. Library accommodation remained in the unsatisfactory situation 
recorded in the previous Annual Reports. However, some relief is in sight 
With the approval of funds for the construction of a proper building (please 
see paragraph 6). The Library accession register contained 8,940 bound 
volumes at the end of the year in addition to the considerable quantities of 
unbound volumes, separates and other material (e.g. maps, microfiche, micro- 
film, etc.). Exchange agreements exist with 315 addresses for the Department’s 
research periodical, “The Gardens’ Bulletin, Singapore.” 
XI. PUBLICATIONS 
13. Gardens’ Bulletin, Singapore, volume 21, part 3 was issued on 12th 
April and contained the following papers: 
Munir, A. A. : A revision of Congea (Verbenaceae). 
Munir, A. A. : A revision of Sphenodesme (Verbenaceae). 
Soepadmo, E. : Five new species of Quercus L. subgen. Cyclobalanopsis 
(Oersted) A. Camus from Malesia. 
Turner, G. L. : New records of plant diseases in Sarawak for the years 1963 
and 1964. 
Wee, Yeow-Chin: The distribution of Annonaceae and Myristicaceae on 
Singapore Island. 
14. Revenue from the sale of publications prepared by the Department 
and published by Government amounted to $8,931.90. 
XII. AGRICULTURAL PESTS SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE 
15. The Director was a member throughout the year. 
XIII. UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE COURT 
16. Mr. H. M. Burkill, Director, represented the Botanic Gardens on 
the University Court as Government’s nominee. Dr. Chew Wee-Lek, Botanist, 
also served on the Court as the Court’s own electee. 
XIV. COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION 
17. The Director continued to be 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. Mr. Lam Hin Cheng, Curator, was in executive 
charge. Funds for the maintenance of the Kranji Cemetery were provided 
by the Committee. Other information may be found in the Commission’s own 
reports. 
XV. NATURE RESERVES 
18. The Board of Trustees remained unchanged throughout the year. 
The following were members: 
Appointed by the President 
1. Mr. O. K. Abraham 
2. Mr. Tan Jake Hooi 
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