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the following day by the writer, Assistant Superintendent, Botanic 
Gardens, Singapore, who remained in charge of the Gardens for the 
remainder of the year, 
MOHAMED HANIFF was on leave for three months from the 17th 
June, this being his first leave after 18 years’ service. 
The check roll shows much broken time, due to Fever and acute 
Diarrhoea, but equally or possibly more, to slight feverish symptoms 
which disincline a cooly to turn out without the incentive of muster- 
ing on the spot, and this is unavoidable as the lines have been 
placed one mile distant from the Gardens with the object of 
obtaining good sanitation. 
The Year’s Work. 
2. Despite these changes a large programme of work has been 
carried out, an important item of which was the increased mainten- 
ance and renewal of stock consequent on large sales of palms and 
general decorative plants. This will be better understood if I say 
that the revenue collected by sales amounted to $1,111.24, w hich 
constitutes a record in the revenue return of these gardens. The 
highest returns previously recorded were $974 in 1897, and $1,014 
in 1894. 
3. Inadequate accommodation has always been the drawback to 
the maintenance and renewal of stock but on the representation of 
Mr. Fox an acre of land has been purchased at the Garden entrance 
and this difficulty will disappear. It will now be possible to maintain 
small lots of fruit trees and other useful economic plants. In this 
direction the most notable additions include Palaquium oblongifolium , 
or getah taban, raised from seeds obtained within the Garden, and 
although only three trees fruited the crop was exceptionally heavy; 
and although 3,670 seeds sold to the Conservator of Forests, and 
500 seeds to the Government of Mauritius, a batch of 1,550 seedlings 
was reserved for the Gardens. Hevea braziliensis practically failed 
as a seed-crop, 4,700 seeds were sold and 250 seedlings raised. 
Other additions include 200 nutmegs, 300 durians, and a few 
mangosteens. Of other economics of which specimens only were 
received the following may be cited: — West Indian Bread-nut 
(. Artocarpus nucifera ), Australian fodder grass (P asp alum dilatatum), 
ten species of Bow string Hemp, Sanseviera (species), Bornean 
Lemon (Citrus sp), Eugenia uniflora , Eugenia braziliensis , Anona 
reticulata , Psidium guava (Trinidad), and some good varieties of 
bananas and pineapples. 
Free Issues. 
4. Trees and shrubs were supplied free to the Supreme Court 
grounds, District Hospital Government Quarters, and Residency; 
the latter also received a miscellaneous selection of pot plants. A 
small lot of seeds was given to the Pulau Tikus College. 
