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7. With regard to the Merlimau Reserve so large a part of the boundary passes 
through swamp that it is hardly possible to keep the lines clear, unless coolies are 
specially employed to do so. This is not, however, of very great importance as the 
swamp itself prevents all risk of encroachment. 
1 have, &c., 
S. CODRINGTON. 
Acting District Officer . 
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Alor Gajah District. 
District Office, 
Alor Gajah, 16th 'January, 1902. 
Sir, — I have the honour to forward the following report on the Forest Reserves 
of this District of the year 1901. 
Number and Area. 
2. The Forest Reserves are four in number : — 
Bukit Panchor area 3,356 acres 
Sungei Udang „ 4,392 „ 
Brisu & Sungei Siput „ 5,268 ,, 
^13,016 
Inspections. 
3. 1 he above Forest Reserves were visited on the following occasions : — 
Bukit Panchor by District Officer, loth May, 8th June, 4th July, 29th August, 
loth September, 10th December, and 29th December. 
Bukit Panchor by Forest Ranger , 25th April, 18th September, 18th, 19th and 
20th December. 
Sungei Udang by District Officer, 19th June, 16th October, and 19th December. 
Sungei Udang by Forest Ranger, 16th and 17th May. 
Brisu and Sungei Siput by District Officer, 7th May, 2 1st May, 6th, 18th July, 
24th September, and 17th December. 
Brisu and Sungei Siput by Forest Ranger, 2 1st, 22nd March, 15th, 16th, 17th and 
18th April, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 9th, 10th and nth May, 4th, 5th June, 12th and 13th 
December. 
4. The Staff at each reserve in 1901 is shewn below: — 
Bukit Panchor. — 1 Lance Corporal and 1 Guard. 
Sungei Udang. — 1 Lance Corporal and 1 Guard. 
Brisu and Sungei Siput — 1 Lance Corporal and 1 Guard at Brisu. 
1 Lance Corporal and 1 Guard at R. C. Kechil. 
Prosecutions. 
5. Tnere was only one prosecution during the year when a man was fined §50 
for burning lalang in the Brisu Reserve. 
Revenue. 
6. 1 he revenue from the reserves amounted to §287.60 mainly from the sale of 
Durians and Dukus in the Bukit Panchor Reserve. 
Expenditure. 
7. The expenditure on the reserves for the year has been — 
Salaries 
Clearing lines round Sungei Siput ^ 
and Brisu Reserves, etc. J 
768.00 
437.00 
§1,205.00 
