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Roads to a length of 400 feet have been re-meta^led, Granite steps have been 
placed on the ascent to the bandstand : these steps were obtained from dismantled 
bungalows in the catchment area, and in giving them and other similar material the 
Municipal Commissioners have' been very generous. 
As heavy rains have in the past caused considerable damage to banks, roads and 
paths, and as they furrow the lawns and wash manure out of the flower-beds, catch- 
water drains have been cut across the steep slopes at the edge of the juno-Ie in places 
where they do not show:— one on the hill side above the office is 326 feet loner, and 
another on the opposite hill-face is 220 feet long. 
Two plant sheds were re-roofed with split bertams, from the adjoining jungle 
with garden labour. J & 
A large Casuarina situated in the very centre of the Garden was felled, as it 
obstructed views of the Waterfall and was altogether out of keeping with its surround- 
ings. Other trees have been pruned and cut back to open views. 
-Acquisitions. Arum lily roots were received during the year from the Hon’ble. 
R. YOUNG, Celtis cinnamomea from Mr. L. M. Bell, and Kokia Rockii from the 
United States Department of Agriculture. The last named damped off completely in 
Singapore, and partly in Penang: but two plants have been saved. 
The display of new sets of Caladiums and of orchids in the early part of the year 
was very good. Decaschista pulchra which was obtained by Mr. HaNIFF on an 
expedition to Setol, has been bedded out near the bandstand, and is very effective 
at a distance looking like a deep coloured sweet briar, though rather harsh when 
viewed closely. It was once in the Singapore Gardens, but lost there. However it 
produces seeds freely in Penang. 
The following plants have flowered in the Gardens for the first time: — 
Cochlospermum Gossypium , Ilex dahoon , Swietenia Mahogani, Bignonia gracilis, 
vapina yimfera Brassia verrucosa , Cypripedium callosum (a variety from Siam), and 
Kenantherella histnonica. 
3 packets of seeds were sent out as exchanges. 
25 packets of seeds were sold. 
355 plants were sent out as exchanges. 
848 plants were sold. 
125 pounds of rubber were made. 
Government House Domain, the two Plantations and Coconut 
inspection in Singapore. 
The effect of changes, made in 1912, at the south entrance to the Government 
House grounds is becoming apparent. Showy trees have now been planted, such as 
ppatfiodea campanulata and Cassia javanica to replace dull foliage trees on the west 
side of the Edinburgh Road. Round the borders of the grounds a considerable 
amount of clearing has been done, and the planting of bushes and small trees 
continues. 
■ 1 rhe liybnd tobacco, Nicotiana Sanders, flowered at Government House, for, it 
is believed, the first time in Singapore. 
The rubber ground on the Goodwood estate has been cleaned twice. The 
planted aiea on the Mount Zion coconut plantation has been increased. 
Under the Coconut Trees Preservation Ordinance, 149 notices were served on 71I 
owners for the removal of that in which beetles were breeding. No cases were taken 
to Court ; but a sudden change in the management of a certain estate alone prevented 
one from being so terminated. The Palm Weevil has been unduly abundant during 
the year as a consequence of the cutting of young coconuts out of land inter-planted 
with rubber or in one case for rubber: and of the ignorance of the owners that they 
must completely remove and destroy the coconut trunks before beetles have found a 
lodgment. 
Fo1 instruction an article on the coconut beetles was published in the 
Gardens Bulletin. r 
Coconut inspection in Malacca and elsewhere is carried out independently of the 
Gardens Department : but the coconut plantations in parts of the Settlements visited 
were examined by the Director on tour. 
. There was a small outbreak of the coconut pest, krachartona catoxantha in 
i rovince Wellesley, and a serious one in Singapore Island. 
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