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Other Charges. 
Coconut Inspection.— The cutting down of scattered coconut palms in rubber has 
nrcnrreH TK ab 6 ^ df™ P aces V ? ry extensive removals of coconut palms have 
the ne^'ivr V ° gUe a ?. d ? , 2r f atly t0 the "’ OTk ° f the coconut inspectors : and to meet 
the need Malacca was divided into two charges, the one charge of two divisions 
Centra and Jasm, the other of the Alor Gajah Division, each under an Inspector 
onlTr l, ]f ect ? rs dra "' m S w Jt geS , rising t0 $3 ° per mensem can har <lly be expected to' 
enforce the Act against the larger corporations, and a considerable amount of 
stiffening is required at the present, to give which the Director spent as much time as 
he could spare in the field in Malacca. 
the Red CocofutWeevil 3, * WaS disC0Vered that the was P Seelia erratic parasitises 
the work demanded ol the two Malacca Inspectors differs considerably, for in the 
North-west of the Territory dying Kabong palms are common, remains of the old 
Kabcmg sugar industry, and the Alor Gajah Inspector has to devote a large part 
Oi his time to getting them destroj'ed. He has to deal with villagers’ small holdings, 
m a greater measure than the senior Inspector in whose wider charo-e are very 
extensive Company holdings under rubber, and also wide forests. This is why the one 
has a single division, but the other two. 
in Singapore Island two considerable estates removed coconut palms from among 
rubber, whereof one estate gave the department a great deal of trouble by only hall 
carrying out orders. ~ J 
In Singapore, 475 notices were served relating to 574 dead palms, 1,495 felled 
crunks, and 127 heaps of rubbish. Thirty-five palms were removed departmental^ 
the owners could not be found, or because the trees stood on Government land. 
Goodwood Estate Rubber Plantation (area 7 acres, 1 rood, and 26 perches). 
I he Goodwood Estate rubber land was drained by the Public Works Department. 
So long as the drainage operations were in progress it was not worth while to spend 
much money on cultivation, and expenditure was so reduced that the cost of the 
plantation was only $ 345 - 5 ^* was commenced and revenue to the amount of 
$121.09 P a id into the Treasury. 
Mount Zion Coconut Plantation (area approximately 24 acres). This plantation; 
was looked after for the Rural Board at a cost of $158.51. The first planted six 
and two-fifths acres was let out : and planting continued on the newly filled-rn ground. 
It has to be recorded that the first plantings were done with mixed coconuts: but that 
in the later plantings three rows of each of the following races have been put in,— 
Klapa nipa, Klapa jantong, Klapa sepong, Klapa ijau, six rows of Klapa sekol, and 2 
groups of King coconuts; the rest is being filled with Klapa besar. The planting 
distance is 20 by 20 feet. ’ & 
Government House Domain (Committee’s area approximately 98 acres). When 
Mr. W. H. Lee- Warner left the Colony, Mr. M. E. SHERWOOD took his place on the 
Committee for the management of the Government House Domain. Certain small 
savings were possible in the expenditure which have caused the Committee’s balance 
in hand to be slightly increased. 
Locust destruction in Malacca was handed over to the Agricultural Department 
of the Federated Malay States. But an experiment, started in connection with it. 
upon the utilising of Leucama glauca for the re-afforestation of lallang wastes which 
may be regarded as the strongholds of the locusts, is being continued by the 
Department. 1 he idea is to find conditions under which the Leucae7ia can be got to 
spring up through the grass with such vigour as to serve for a nurse to bigger growth., 
upon the establishment of which it can be turned to account as fuel. 
Revenue and Expenditure of the Gardens Committee. 
$ c . 
2,777 2 6 
12,376 00 
2,598 71 
3 ; 3 b 7 37 
558 38 
2,188 52 $ 
23.866 24. P 
Revenue. 
By balance in the Bank on January 1st, 1916 
,, Government grant 
,, sales of plants, and recoveries of costs 
connected therewith 
„ the sale of rubber 
„ advance payments 
,, Bank interest ($57.40), and recoveries, etc. 
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