m 
which has previously occurred in 1906. Fortunately on 
this occasion it apeared in a less severe form and the tie s 
■ire now beginning to recover. Mr. Pratt (the Governmen 
Entomologist ) . who has written the life history ol the insect 
KaV s in his report that the best means to eradicate the pest 
would he spraving the leaves with kerosene emulsion, which 
not onlv effectually kills the pest, but also destroys the 
scale insect with which the leaves are so frequently in- 
fested. This remedy, if applied on the apeaianee ot the 
first brood, while the caterpillars are confined to a small 
number of the trees, would not be costly and would prevent 
the trees being injured by those subsequent broods wlm i 
would have appeared had no measures to pi event its 
crease been taken. The number of eggs present dm mg the 
first brood is so small that it is out of the question on a l.n^i 
anil high tree to detect their presence, but the larvir hatch- 
ing from these eggs may he detected with the aid of a pan 
of binoculars. At . ' latter brood, when eggs are exceedingly 
abundant, it is naturally easier to detect them hut the in- 
crease of individuals between the first and this later biood 
would render remedies at the later stage of the disease a 
most costly procedure. 
Batang Padang.— One hundred and sixty-tliree acres 
Avere opened up with, coconuts in this district during the 
vear There are a number of abandoned kampongs m the 
imikims of Bidor, Slim and Sungkai, which are quite ovei- 
grown with blukar, otherwise the plantations are well < a 
for. A few isolated trees were attacked by beetles and 
these are receiving attention. 
Mata.no AS11 Lakut.— During the year, 166 acres were 
planted up with coconuts, including 100 acres opened up 
Europeans. The plantations in these districts show con- 
siderable improvement, due mainly to the regular issuing 
of notices and summonses for failing to comply with the 
same. 
STATE OF SELANGOR. 
( Vttivation — 1 estimate 23,169 as the approximate 
acreage ^ 'under coconuts in the State at the end of 1908, an 
increase of 1,848 acres as compared with the Woie- 
Of this increase, 1,060 acres were opened up b> Euiopta s 
These figures are made up from the various disturb 
as follows: 
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