4 
i y. In Singapore. The plantation of Gutta Percha, about 30 acres was upkept 
during the year. 
(iii) Experiments. 
< 
18. Experiment . — Mr. CURTIS’ system of Marcotting tvith the help of bamboo 
pots and also with coconut fibre instead of the bamboos was tried. The first experi- 
ment was successful in the case of tour plants but the latter up to date have hot 
thrown out any roots although they look promising. The planting of Tembusu, &c. 
was done in “Lalang” with very good results. A few of the Para Rubber trees 
were tapped at “ Bukit Sebukor ” and the price realised was for the clean rubber 
4s.5et.l3s.7d. 
Exploitation. 
19. One thousand and fifty-five {1,055) Licences were issued in Penang and the 
Province during the 'year to cut timber firewood, Kassovvs and Bertams bringing in 
a revenue of $846.55. In every case these were cut outside the Forest Reserves. 
Most of the poles cut classed as timber, were used for fishing stakes— a number of 
the larger sizes however being used for the construction of houses. Form V shews the 
classification. The licences were issued by the Collector of Land Revenue and the 
District Officers but the work of supervising and checking the cutting was carried 
out by the Forest Staff. 
20. In the Dindings felling fees amounted to $1,983, and sawyers fees to $1,949, 
this gives 661 cutters and 649 sawyers, an average per month of $55. 
$3,135.80 was paid on timber as royalty, but no returns are available for tonnage 
extracted. Under the new system since introduced such returns will be available for 
1904. The estimated amount of timber cut is however 2,000 tons. 
21. Bakau (Mangrove) realised $9,486.30, an enormous increase on former years, 
the chief reason being an influx of Chinese cutters who came to the Dindings from 
Perak owing to restrictions in cutting at Matang, also because the fee for cutting was 
smaller. This was remedied on October 1st, 1903, the fee being raised to $5 per man 
per mensem, and the number of cutters reduced. Of this amount $1,969 was realised 
by the Mangrove felled in Tanjong Burong Reserve (see para, r) $126 was collected 
on charcoal, and $369 for kongsi licences, the charge being $r per mensem for each 
kongsi as rent for temporary occupation of Crown land. 
22. Rotans realised ,$408 and miscellaneous Forest produce $5 r 4- 
23. In Malacca passes were issued to cut and remove timber and royalty charged 
according to diameter, a very faulty system. $r,5or were realised on timber $617.21 
on firewood and charcoal, $294,88 on Bamboos and Canes, $76.20 on India Rubber, 
and $942.24 on other Forest Produce. See Form 10. 
24. In Singapore, timber realised $532.50, firewood and charcoal $888, bamboos 
and canes $13.50 and the produce $53.90. 
Financial Results 
See Form 1 1 for particulars. 
— 
Jr 
Settlement. 
Revenue, 
1902. 
Revenue 
I 9°3- 
Expenditu re. 
1903. 
Surplus. 
Deficit. 
$ c. 
$ c/ 
$ c. 
$ c . 
Singapore -- 
61 1 
1,487 90 
5,094 48 
... 
3,606 58 
Penang and 
Province Wellesley 
IT35 
1,060 55 
3,°44 36 
■ » • 
1,983 81 
Dindings 
10,327 
20,759 55 
3-795 46 
16,964 09 
* * * 
Mslsccs * • • 
1,170 
3,659 17 
7,4 7° 79 
. . « 
3,811 62 
<1 
i3, 2 43 
26,967 17 
19,405 09 
7,562 08 
25. The Revenue for Dindings however includes $2,062 revenue derived from 
fruit farms, etc., while I do not think should be included in forest revenue. ^ In 1902 
the total deficit for the Colony was $1,791 while in 1903 there is a profit of $7,562.08, 
due to the Dindings revenue. Both Singapore and Malacca however have shewn an 
