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Annual Report on the Botanic Gardens 
of the Colony for 1907, 
Singapore. 
Staff. 
The Director went on nine months’ leave from April 22nd, and 
Mr. Fox came from Penang to act in his absence on /April 26th, 
Mr. R. DERRY replacing him in Penang. Mr. C. B. KLOSS, who 
was temporarily acting during the absence of the Assistant Super- 
intendent in 1903, acted in a similar capacity from August to 
November 30th. The Artist Mr. C. DE Alwis ceased work at the 
end of the year. There was a good deal of sickness among the 
coolies during the year, Diarrhoea, Fever and Beri-beri, 
Visitors. 
There was the usual number of ordinary visitors to the Gardens 
during the year, and among others, Sir Nathaniel Nathan, 
Dr. TrEUB (Buitenzorg), Mr. Kelway BambER (Ceylon), Mr. 
T, S. Burroughes, the Hon’ble Staniforth Smith, Director of 
Agriculture for Papua, Messrs. A. Brizon and DuCHEMlN from 
Saigon, Dr. H. BRENIER (Sous-directeur de 1' agriculture), Hanoi, 
and Professor J. PONCHAT, ^Professeur d’agriculture and M. 
ThibaUDEAU), Administrateur de Hanoi, Tonkin, and many planters 
and others interested in agriculture. 
Roads and Drives. 
An extra vote of one thousand dollars allowed of a good deal 
of repairs and re-making of roads and drains. The long road 
from the main entrance to the Band-stand was re-metalled. The 
road from Office entrance to the Band-stand re-metalled. The 
roads on both sides of the Office and from the old aviary to the 
main road were re-metalled. The road behind the Band-stand 
leading to the Potting-shed was patched and repaired. 
A new drain was built on four sides of the Garden Office 
leading to a tank for storage of water, and another on both sides 
of the road below the Band-stand leading to the plant houses was 
made. Guttering was supplied to the Garden Office. 
Buildings. 
The quarters of the Clerk and Foremen-Gardeners, and those of 
the Watchmen were re-attaped. A new store ,? was built in the 
Economic Gardens, and new quarters for the Carpenters were built 
near the Godown. Two new latrines were built in the Cooly Lines. 
Old wooden stages for Orchids were replaced by bricks. The 
remainder of the old aviary buildings was cleared away, the ground 
dug and planted up and the old monkey cage repaired, painted 
and converted into a shelter. Repairs were also made to the 
ventilators of the Herbarium building. 
