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« jVf r . L, Pasqual was appointed Deputy Ranger on 9th February, 1904, and 
‘‘Mr C. T. Fox, Forest Department Clerk on 25th March; b >th Officers have 
“performed their duties satisfactorily. 
There were several changes among the Foresters and Forest Guards; the present 
staff is I think more efficient than it used to be — the men having been trained. 
44. In Malacca, the Department was in charge of Mr. Gagliardi, Forest Ranger, 
Grade IT, up to the 26th June. On his resignation the appointment of Forest Ranger 
was vacant until the arrival of Mr. BORGES from the Din dings in October. This 
officer returned to the Dindings on 10th December, on the co.npleno 1 of the service 
for which he had been temporarily transferred, i. e. to supervise the fellings of timber for 
Railway sleepers in the Forest Reserves at Tebong and Bat an g Malacca. 
45. There was no alteration in the subordinate staff during the year. This consists 
of two Foresters at $240 each and 16 Forest Guards at rates varying from §96 to 
§144. The vacancy for a Clerk at $300 was not filled up all necessary clerical 
work having been prepared by the Forest Rangvr in charge and in the Land and 
District Offices. 
46. The services of Mr. A. M. BURN- MURDOCH, Conservator of Forests, were 
permanently transferred from India to the Colony of the Straits Settlements and the 
Federated Malay States on 1st January, 1904, and his salary raised to £1,020 per 
annum rising by triennial increments of £60 to £1,200 per annum. 
One-third sliare is paid by the Colonial Government and two-thirds by the 
Federated Malay States. 
He visited each Settlement during the year spending 3 7 days on tour in the Colony 
besides a certain proportion of his time in office work connected with Colonial matters. 
His visits to the Colony 
were as follows : — ■ 
January 
Dindings. 
February 
Dindings ( 1st to 2nd) 
March 
Dindings ( 16th to 19th) 
April 
... Singapore ( 17th to 2 1st j 
May 
Singapore 
June 
Malacca (4th to 6th) 
,, 
Penang ( 16th to 18th) 
July 
Penang (14th to 20th) 
August 
... Malacca (28th to 30th) 
November 
... Singapore ( 6th to 9th ) 
December 
... Singapore (nth to 14th) 
A. M. BURN-MURDOCH, 
Conservator of Forests , 
Federated Malay States & Straits Settleme?its. 
