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The By-laws of the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, were revised and re- 
published in the Straits Government Gazette of November 10th, 1922. The 
alterations made declare the Gardens closed at one hour after sundown, 
forbid the entrance of lorries and ’buses, raise the permissible pace of 
vehicles to 15 miles per hour, assert clearly that wild life has sanctuary in 
them, and define better the controlling authority. As there are two dwelling 
houses within the Gardens to which vehicles at times need access, a short 
service road is being laid down by which lorries can reach them and when/ 
it is ready the By-law r forbidding heavy vehicles entry over the other roads 
will be strictly enforced. 
A violent squall in the early morning of May 9th overturned thirteen 
trees in the Botanic Gardens and four in the Economic Gardens. Five weeks 
later some one maliciously uprooted a number of new plantings. Eighteen 
cases of theft came under investigation and approximately the same number 
of thieves were convicted. 
Planting of the sun-rockery was done in August. One side is given to 
Agave and Aloe : the other to succulent Euphorbiaceae, Cacti and Kalanchoe . 
The lowest terrace is temporarily filled with Zephyranth.es. The islet in the 
Lake, cleared of Wormia and planted partly with R audio macrantha , was 
further planted with tree ferns and Vandas. Many waterlilies were put into 
the lake. The last of the Dell rockeries was planted up. 
The number of plants sent out w T as 10,977 and of packets of seed 2x7. 
Two wardian cases were sent out, one to Kew and one to Peradeniva. 
The Band and the drums of the 2nd. Middlesex Regiment played 
regularly in the Gardens, and the Band of His Italian Majesty’s ship “Libia” 
once, upon the kind offer of Commander Burzagli, c.b. The services of 
the regimental band were obtained by the kind permission of Colonel 
F. E. Swainson and the officers. 
Economic Gardens, Singapore. 
The demonstration plots of vegetables were continued until the end of 
the year, when they were closed down. Cultivation of the fruit-tree plot 
upon the hill-top was abandoned, and preparations made for the removal of 
some of the fruit trees. The small tree of Swartzia pinnata , which is the 
only one in the Gardens, was successfully transferred to the Botanic Gardens, 
though it is 12 feet high. Other similar trees have been prepared for 
removal by root pruning. The observation plots of tuberous plants under 
study were' replanted upon the understanding that the land whereon they are 
will not be needed for other purposes until after the crops have matured. 
There were sent out 7,181 economic plants and 153 packets of seed. 
Waterfall Gardens, Penang. 
The 'planting of the block of land outside the Gate which formerly 
served as a Demonstration Vegetable Garden, is in progress and when the 
shrubs have grown, the amoenities of the approach will be restored. When 
occasion offers, some planting should be done upon the other side of the 
road also. 
Half of the stag-headed Polyathia trees of the Lower South road have 
been removed. In the neighbourhood of this road the stream had fretted 
its bank seriously and not a little labour has been put into strengthening it. 
A slipping has occurred at the Upper Dam, but is not serious yet : the slipping 
has caused the north end of the dam to be about an inch lower than it was) 
originally. 
Additional flower-beds have been made, crowning the bank over 
the stream at this spot. 
