8 
4 
Receipts and Expenditure of the Botanic Gardens for 1906. 
Receipts. 
Expenditure. 
$ 
cts. 
$ cts. 
By Balance in Bank on ist 
Wages of Coolies ... 
5,939 09 
January 1907 ... ... ... 1,261 
03 
Petty Expenses and Assistant 
Government Grant for the year 
Superintendent’s Transport ... 
910 26 
1906 ... ... ... ... 8,000 
00 
Cartage ... ... .... 
1,022 65 
By Sale of Economic Plants and 
Laterite (181 cubic yards) 
398 20 
Seeds and Revenue Recovered 8,037 
7* 
Gravel (129 cubic yards) 
219 30 
By Sale of Ornamental Plants 
Manure (61 cubic yards) 
76 25 
and Seeds ... ... ••• 1,270 
S 2 3 4 5 6 7 
•Sand (46 cubic yards) 
73 bo 
Interest on the above ... ... 30 
28 
Purchase of Plants and Seeds ... 
i,S°3 37 
Telephone 
90 00 
Methylated Spirit, Jeye’s, etc. ... 
44 55 
Timber and Planks 
528 02 
Pots and Tubs 
5G 79 
Cloth for Packing Parcels 
127 25 
Tools and Stores ... 
958 05 
New Wardian Cases 
194 00 
Books and Papers 
292 09 
Freight and Postage on Plants 
and Seeds sent out ... 
2,979 32 
Uniforms ... 
47 25 
Packing Tins 
161 00 
Lime and Bricks ... 
164 19 
Purchase of New Safe ... 
179 40 
Miscellaneous 
60 65 
Balance in Bank on 31st Decern- 
ber 1906 
J.875 74 
Total ... $18,599 
54 
Total ... $18,599 54 
t 
Receipts and Expenditure of the Botanic Gardens Department, Singapore, 
DURING THE YEAR 1906. 
Items of Estimates. 
1. — Personal Emoluments ... 
Other Charges. 
2. — Expenses of carrying out the Provisions 
of the Coconut Trees Preservation Ordi- 
nance 
3. — Expenses in Connection with the Publica- 
tion of the “ Agricultural Bulletin ” 
4. — Expenses of Carrying out Experimental 
Rubber Tapping 
5. — Grant to Botanic Gardens 
6. — Travelling and Personal allowance 
Special Expenditure. 
7. -—Furniture for Herbarium 
Govt. 
Grant. 
Ex- 
penditure. 
Balance. 
$ r. 
$ 
c . 
$ 
c . 
12,864 00 
1 1,906 
97 
975 
93 
210 00 
206 
70 
3 
30 
300 00 
300 
00 
— 
1,200 00 
I > I 9 I 
5° 
8 
5° 
18,599 54 
16,723 
80 
U875 
74 
500 00 
384 
b5 
JI 5 
33 
1,000 00 
1,000 
00 
... 
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