V. WATCHMEN 
5. The number of watchmen employed remained at twenty. These gave 
static night guard at two points and patrols by day. Duties were carried out 
fatisfactorily. 
VI. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SCHEMES 
6. Departmental facilities were available for training in botany and 
horticulture under the following heads: 
(1) Colombo Plan Technical Cooperation Schemes 
(a) one Senior Fellowship in Taxonomy: 
(b) one Senior Fellowship in Horticulture; 
(c) four Junior Fellowships in Herbarium Practice; 
(d) six Junior Fellowships in Horticulture and Elementary Gardening. 
Mr. Montien Srisuko, Technical Assistant of the Royal Thai Department of 
Forests, held the Senior Fellowship in Taxonomy till 1st May, completing a 
tenure of 18 months from 8th November, 1965 . 
(2) Rehabilitation and Retraining Schemes 
One trainee was accepted from the Labour Department, one from the 
Public Utilities Board, three from the Public Works Department, two from 
the Housing and Development Board and one from the Singapore Military 
Forces, for training in elementary gardening. 
(3) Other schemes 
(a) Mr. Tatsuo Kawashima, a horticultural officer of the Miyazaki 
Prefectural Administration in Japan, who started a course of study on tropical 
plants and horticulture on 27th October, 1966, completed his study on 3rd 
April. 
(b) The Department participated in the Junior Chamber of Commerce 
of Singapore and the Vocational Guidance Steering Committee’s Youth Week 
in Commerce and Industry held from 14th to 19th August, and accepted six 
sponsored students to work in the Gardens to gain gardening experience. 
(c) Two students were accepted from the College of Agriculture, Serdang, 
and put through a short course of practical horticulture. 
(d) A course on horticultural research and commercial practice lasting 
two weeks was arranged for Mrs. Leung Wang Tak-Kan, Gardens Assistant 
of the Urban Council and Urban Services Department, Hongkong. She was 
in Singapore from 13th to 29th March, after a tour of horticultural organisa- 
tions in Malaya. 
(e) Students from the Singapore Polytechnic and the University of 
Singapore, and student-teachers of the Teachers Training College were given 
assistance for various academic activities. 
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