XIII. COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION 
25. 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 of the Commission’s Eastern Region 
Headquarters at New Delhi. Funds for the maintenance of the cemetery were 
provided by the Commission. Other information may be found in the 
Commission’s own reports. 
XIV. NATURE RESERVES 
26. The Board of Trustees remained unchanged throughout the year. 
Mr. Tan Jake Hooi’s appointment lapsed on 4th February, on which date 
he was reappointed for another term of three years. The Board consisted of: 
Appointed by the President 
1. Mr. O. K. Abraham 
2. Mr. Tan Jake Hooi 
Appointed by the Minister for Culture and Social Affairs 
3. Mr. Poh Soo Jin 
4. Mr. Kiat Jun Ngui 
5. Dr. T. P. Paran 
6. Professor J. L. Harrison 
Ex-officio 
7. Director, Botanic Gardens. 
27. Excision of 11 acres from the Water Catchment Reserve for the 
creation of the Macritchie Park was approved by the Board. 
28. The Reserves at Bukit Timah, Kranji and Pandan were maintained 
in good order. There was vandalism at Bukit Timah and two of the shelters 
were burnt down. Organised pilfering of timber at the old Japanese Road 
area of the Macritchie Reservoir was stopped by police action when three 
persons were arrested and subsequently fined $20 each in the Magistrate s 
Court. 
29. The Military continued to use the Water Catchment Area for 
exercises. Twenty-one permits were issued to various individuals and 
institutions to collect biological specimens for study. 
XV. TREE PLANTING CAMPAIGN 
30 During the course of the year the tree planting and beautification 
campaign was reactivated and Mr. Lam Hin Cheng, Curator, was seconded 
with effect from 26th June to the Public Works Department (Tree Planting 
Unit) to take charge of planting on roadsides and open spaces. As previously 
the Botanic Gardens supplied advice and planting materials for this campaign 
and other similar projects. 
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