XVII. PROVISION OF PLANT MATERIALS FOR 
STATE FUNCTIONS 
36 Six mature orchid plants were supplied for a state gift to the 
President of India, and another six for the wife of the Prime Minister o 
Japan, Two hundred and sixty orchid sprays were supplied at the request 
of H.E. The President or the Prime Minister for use as state gifts to. 
(1) The President of India, through the High Commissioner for Singa- 
pore in New Delhi. 
(2) Mrs. Eisako Sato, wife of the Prime Minister of Japan. 
(3) The Rt. Hon’ble Mr. George Brown, U.K. Minister for Foreign 
Affairs. 
(4) Mrs. L. B, Johnson, wife of the President of the United States of 
America. 
(5) Mr. J. V. Rob, retiring U.K. High Commissioner in Singapore. 
(6) Madam Son Sann, wife of the Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia. 
(7) H.R.H. Princess Monique Sihanouk of Cambodia. 
(8) Mr. John Blanch in connection with the death of Mr. Harold Holt, 
Prime Minister of Australia. 
37. 1,196 sprays of orchid blooms were supplied to the following offices 
for state banquets and other Government functions. 
(1) The High Commissioner for Singapore in the United Kingdom. 
(2) The Ambassador of Singapore in Cambodia. 
(3) Istana and Sri Temasek. 
(4) Ministry of Social Affairs. 
(5) Ministry of Health. 
(6) Parliament House. 
(7) St. Andrew’s Orthopaedic Hospital. 
38. 2,790 sprays of orchids were supplied to the Prime Minister s office 
and 600 to the Foreign Affairs office together with other cut flowers and 
greenery. 
XVIII. CONFERENCES 
39. The 2nd Symposium for Scientific and Technological Research in 
Malaysia and Singapore was held at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 
1-4 February, and was attended by Mr. H. M. Burkill, Director, and Mr. 
A. G. Alphonso, Curator. The following papers were read in the Biological 
Sciences Section: 
H. M. Burkill : The Singapore Botanic Gardens — an example of international 
collaboration. 
Chew Wee-Lek : Botanical Research in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore. 
A G. Alphonso: Horticultural Research in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 
with particular reference to orchid breeding. 
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