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Annual Report on Forest Administration in the Straits Settlements 
for the year 1902. L , ; 
Introductory 
The forests of the Colony were under tile charge of the Collectors of Land Reve- 
nue, Singapore and Penang, and the District Officers, Province Welleslev, Dindings and 
Malacca, assisted on technical matters in Penang by Mr. C. CURi’tS, Assistant Superin- 
tendent of Forests, and in Malacca by Mr. Gaguardi, a passed Dehra Dun student. 
The Chief Forest Officer visited each Settlement and many of the reserves and gave 
advice on some matters ; his duties in the Federated Malay States were however too 
heavy for him to spare as much time as he could have wished to the Colony and his 
illness in November and December prevented his completing the 3 months in the 
Colony which is stipulated. 
CHAPTER 1. 
Extension and Constitution of Reserved Forests. 
Alteration in Area. 
1. From returns submitted (Form /) it is seen that in Penang Island an area of 
34 acres was added to block D in North East district and an area of 236 acres to 
Tel ok Bahang reserve in the South West district. In Province Welleslev, the Ara 
Kuda reserve, 561 acres, was disafforested or thrown open to cultivation ; also 1,294 
acres ot the I asek Glugor reserve was abandoned, Having an area of 1761 acres to 
be maintained as a reserve. This was done on the advice of the Chief Forest Officer 
after he had visited both areas and considered the matter from every point of view. 
Most of the land abandoned was covered with “ lalang ” or rank grass and would 
have cost much money to reafforest, while cultivators were eager to take up the land, 
thus giving a better return to Government. No other alterations were effected in the 
area of Forest Reserves, 
This table shews the proportion of area reserved to area of the Colon v at the 
close of 1902. 
Area of 
Settlement 
Square Mile. 
Area of 
Reserved 
forests 
Square Mile. 
Area of 
u n reserved 
forests. 
Proportion 
of reserve 
to whole 
area. 
! 
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Penang 
1 07 
18.4 
Nil. 
17 % 
P r ov i n ce W e 1 1 esle v 
288 
7. 1 
Nil. 
2 . A 
Dindings 
265 
3 1 ■ 5 
11. 8 
Malacca 
• • » 
659 
74-5 
Nil. 
1 1.3 
Singapore ... 
206 
19.4 
Nil. 
9.4 
1,525 
1 5°-9 
1 
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The Colony has thus an area of 10 2 per cent, of Forest Reserve which is very 
satisfactory, being in !act about the ideal amount, and will some day prove a source of 
considerable revenue. 
Demarcation. 
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See Form 3. 
2. The two small additions to the Penang Reserves were demarcated, and 
boundat tes kept clear, The cost is not shewn in tins form as it was incurred in the 
shape of payment to a regular staff of Forest Guards who also had other duties. In 
Malacca the boundaries were also kept clear by the staff of Forest Guards. The inform- 
ation sent in is very incomplete. 
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