44. The Gardens exhibit at the Delhi Show won the Ram Subhag 
Singh Challenge Cup for the best exhibit of tropical and subtropical flowers. 
The Garden exhibit at Trieste was awarded a Certificate and a gold medal. 
XVII. VISITORS 
45. The year was marked by the visits of a number of very eminent 
foreign dignitaries. They included: — Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of 
India; Madam Ne Win, wife of the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council 
cTBurma; Mr. Kang Ryang Wook, Vice-President of North Korea; Mr. 
Adam Malik, Foreign Minister of Indonesia, and Mr. Tep Hun, Minister for 
lustice, Cambodia and Leader of the Cambodian Delegation for Orchid 
Cultivation. Private visits were made by T. R. H. Norodom Buppha Devi 
and Sisowath C. Monirak of Cambodia; ACM. Dawee Chullasapya, Chief of 
Staff, Ministry of Defence, Thailand, and Mr. Harold Sam Kessinger, Judge, 
U.S. High Court (retired), and Personal Representative of the President, 
Rotary International, and Mr. A. J. Ellender, U.S. Senator. 
46. Many prominent men and women of science and letters called at 
the Gardens. A list of the visitors appears in Appendix X. 
47. The facilities of the Gardens Herbarium and Library were made 
freely available to sponsored students of the University of Singapore, Nanyang 
University, The Singapore Teachers’ Training College and other official 
organisations. 
48. A large number of casual visitors came daily as usual to the 
Gardens. In order to gauge this number accurately, a count was made 
between 5th and 13th October inclusive. For a week period (2 weekends 
averaged) 18,123 persons entered the Gardens during the hours of opening 
6 a.m. to 7 p.m. An interesting aspect was that the number between 6-7 a.m. 
was greater than for the next 2 hours till after 9 a.m. Daily figures were: 
Monday 1,578; Tuesday 1,552; Wednesday 1,718; Thursday 1,139; Friday 
1,573; Saturday 3,007; Sunday 7,616; total 18,123. The hours of opening 
were extended from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. from 23rd November. 
49. A conducted tour was arranged for the Delegates to the Natural 
Rubber Conference held in Kuala Lumpur 28th August-5th September. The 
delegates were shown the oldest samples of Malayan rubber extant, and old 
records connected with the introduction of Hevea brasiliensis through the 
Singapore Botanic Gardens. 
XVIII. PROVISION OF PLANT MATERIALS FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES 
50. Four mature orchid plants (one each of Vanda Sanada Kuma, 
Vanda Verna Maria, Dendrobium Louisae, Sappanara Ahmad Zahab) were 
provided for presentation to H.M. The Emperor of Japan when the Prime 
Minister visited Japan in October; a plant of Dendrobium Khin Mae Than 
was presented to Madam Ne Win, and one of Dendrobium Ismail ibni 
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