STRAITS SETTLEMENTS GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 22 , 1885 . 
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION— No. 297. 
The following Annual Report on tlie Forest Department, Straits 
Settlements, for the year 1884, is published for general information. 
By His Excellency’s Command, 
Colonial Secretary’s Office, 
fSlnagpore , 21st May , 1885. 
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A. M. SKINNER, 
Acting Colonial Secretary. 
Annual Report on the Forest Department 9 Straits Settlements 9 
for the year 1884 . 
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In the organization and working of the Forest Department during the year, the iLtroduotiop- 
recommendations contained in my preliminary report (see paragraph 112 ) on the 
Forests of the Straits Settlements have been closely adhered to. 
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2. — Following the plan of that report, details are here given of the work accom- 
plished and the expenditure incurred in each Settlement. The work has been entirely 
separate from that carried out in connection with the Botanic Gardens during the 
year. 
3. — It having pleased His Excellency Governor Sir F. A. Weld, to accord 
me the honour of organizing the Forest Department throughout the Colony, the fol- 
lowing executive officers have been appointed and, although some of these are still 
new to their work, the Department may now be said to be established and will 
yearly become more efficient and useful. 
(1st.) — Superintendent, N. CANTLEY, Singapore. S taffi 
(2nd.) — Assistant Superintendent, C. CuRTrs, Penang. 
This officer assumed his duties towards the end of July, and has been 
placed in charge of the Penang and Province Wellesley forests. 
(31-d.) — Overseer 1st grade, V. JACKSON, Malacca. Assumed his duties on 
the 1st January. 
(4th.)— Overseer 2nd grade, D. C. YOUNG. Was appointed in July to be 
Overseer in Singapore. 
(5th) — Overseer 3rd grade, PETER NENKEY. I11 charge of the Penang ex- 
perimental nurseries. 
4 - — The Assistant Superintendent in Penang and Overseers in Malacca and 
Singapore have each a separate staff of subordinate officers for the supervision of 
forest watchmen and coolies engaged in forest work. 
5 - The number of labourers employed during the year has varied greatly, rang- 
ing between two and six hundred, according to the nature of the work in hand. 
6. The foiest watchmen are a body separate from the ordinary employes, 
they wear uniform, and their chief duties are to protect the forest reserves and 
eep open the boundary paths. T hey w r ork under special regulations which have 
been drawn up for their guidance. 
SINGAPORE. 
Bukit Mandf referves • r f es " ves ’ the l ' v ° lai ;g est being the Jurong and Selection of 
. c tl il eS ’ , e area to be reserved is about 8,000 acres (or about forest reser- 
le-twentieth of the total area of the island). About sixteen miles of boundary line Tes - 
have been demarcated, and about 12 miles planted with fast-growing trees. 
