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Paper to be laid before the Legislative Council by Command of 
* His Excellency the Governor. 
Annual Report of the Director of Gardens, Straits 
Settlements, for the Year 1915, 
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The Committee of Management for the Gardens, Singapore, consisted of the 
Hon’ble A. M. Pountney, Hon’ble F. J. Pigott, Hon’ble F. M. Elliot, Messrs. 
W. E. Hooper, St. V. B. Down and W. Lowthkr Kemp, together with the 
Director of Gardens. When the third-named left the !ony, Mr. E. E. ADAMSON 
was appointed in his place. 
There were no changes in the staff such as need record here. The services of 
Captain T. F. Chipp, Assistant Director, remained under the War Office, and his post 
was unfilled. 
Finance. 
The budget allotments, including extensions, were: — Central Staff. $19,545; 
Penang Staff, $1,824; Government House Domain Staff, $840; Singapore Coconut 
Inspection, $690; Malacca Coconut Inspection, $548; Maintenance, etc., Singapore 
Gardens, $12,376 ; Penang, $4,960; Government House Domain, Maintenance, etc., 
$5,456 ; w astes r Goodwood Estate rubber-land, 
$900; Singapore travelling expenses, $1,000; Gardens’ Bulletin, $120. 
Out of these sums at the end of the year upwards of $4,000 was undrawn of that 
for the Central Staff, $621 of that for the Goodwood Estate, $183 of that for travel- 
ling, and some smaller sums. 
By sales of plants and seeds, by recoveries, etc., the Gardens’ Committee realized 
$8,740 ; and by sales $833 was realized in Penang. A tabular statement is appended 
to this report which shows how the funds of the Gardens’ Committee were used. The 
expenditure was less than the income. 
The position of the Committee on the first day of 1916 and of the three preceed- 
ing years may be given in the following statement, cents omitted : — 
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1914. 
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1916. 
$ 
$ 
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$ 
In the Bank and in hand 
672 
3,123 
C553 
2,777 
Outstanding debts to the Gardens 
2,833 
426 
366 
439 
Value of rubber in store 
L379 
625 
1,224 
882 
Making 
... 4,884 
4H74 
3,143 
4,098 
Less advance payments 
252 
585 
513 
303 
Total 
. .. 4,632 
3,589 
2,630 
3.785 
The Committee owe their savings in 
part to the Gardens' ri 
ubber crop, 
and in part 
to having had no extensive repairs to do. 
which are in sight. 
But these 
savings are 
ear-marked for repairs 
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