7 
o 
Coconut Trees Inspection, 
Notices were served on ninety-seven persons to clear away stumps, dead trees 
and rubbish and 2c 9 dead trees and 154 stumps and logs and 74 piles of rubbish 
likely to or containing beetles were destroyed. 
The number of dead trees is small showing the effects of legislation in 
exterminating the red beetle. All or almost all the destruction of palms was caused by 
the black beetle ; the red beetle is really nearly extinct, at least in Singapore. It will 
now be comparatively easy in future to guard the estates from any loss, though of 
course continued inspection will be necessary. The great and increasing importance 
of the coconut industry thoroughly justifies the care taken and the small expenditure 
employed in protecting the coconut trees bv inspection. 
Cost of Up-keep. 
$ 
Inspector 
... 324 
Cooly 
[20 
Transport 
... 210 
Total ... $654 
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR 1910. 
Up-keep of Botanic Gardens, Singapore. 
* 
Revenue. 
$ e . 
By balance in Bank on 1st January 
1,960 29 
Government Grant 
.. 7,950 OO 
By sale of plants and seeds 
• 1 5.400 95 
By sale of prepared rubber 
7.55i 07 
Total .. 
.$32,862 31 
Expenditure. 
$ c . 
Salaries of Mandor, Coolies, etc. 
11,344 12 
Bills ... 
15,878 68 
Crown Agents for Tools, etc. ... 
866 07 
Balance remaining in Bank on 31st December 
4.773 44 
Total 
$32,862 31 
Botanic Gardens, 
Singapore, 6 th February . 1911. 
HENRY N. RIDLEY, 
Director of Gardens , A. S . 
