and connected with the front room by a passage. The cost of each was $500, the 
main heavy wood being supplied from the forest. The Forest Guards’ Station in 
Province Wellesley was colour washed and repairs effected at a cost of $3. 
9. Malacca . — Forest Stations were erected at Chabau and Sempang Ampat at 
a cost of $450 each. Repairs to other Stations cost $183.44. 
III. Protection of Forests. 
10. Several lires occurred in Penang but did very slight damage. 
11. Malacca . — On July 24th new Timber and Jungle Produce Rules were brought 
into force. This obviated the issue of removal passes, monthly permits to cut being 
issued. 
12. The Forest Staff duties are now increased by having the supervision of the 
unreserved Crown Lands as iveli as Forest Reserves. 
The Settlement of Malacca is divided into 8 Forest patrol beats. If strict cul- 
tivation clauses continue to be enforced Forest Revenue should increase. 
The Police have given help in checking loads of wood entering the towns. 
The following table gives the number of loads of timber passing into Malacca for 
3 months : — 
Month. 
Exploited from 
Crown Lands. 
Exploited from land under 
Grants. 
Total. 
Malays. 

Chinese. 
April 
73 
137 
60 
27 
May 
t 
219 
385 
188 
792 
June 
3^7 
332 
734 
619 
854 
33. 
1,796 
I am pleased to sav there has been a decrease in free permits issued as compared 
with the previous year as only the holders of the permits may cut and not employ 
paid labour as they did previously. 
13. Dindings. — One large and two small Malay fishing boats were' purchased for 
the use of the Deputy Ranger and Forest Guards at $50, $30 and $20 respectively. 
Forest Offences- 
[ See Form 7. ] 
14. There were only two cases in Singapore as against twelve in 1904. 
15. . Penang . — Fifteen cases were brought into Court for illicit timber cutting ; none 
of a serious character. 
There were 12 convictions, 5 acquittals, $79 fines realised. 
1 here were 7 cases in the Province, 5 convictions, 2 acquittals, fines $500. 
The Forest Station at Tasek Glugor was broken into on 3rd November. 4 he 
lock of an almeirah was forced and various cooking utensils, lamps, etc., were stolen, 
together with some tools and some Forest Guards’ clothing, valued at $20. 
16. Dindings . — There were 43 cases which resulted in 33 convictions and fines were 
imposed aggregating $263 compared with $46 in 1904. 
l 7 • Malacca . — 1 he list of cases detected shows an increase owing to better 
supervision of unreserved Crown Lands by the Forest Staff, 67 as against 26 in 1904. 
1 he Penghulus were formerly in charge ol this work. Fourteen cases were compounded 
by the department for $124.63 Four cases of encroachment on Crown Lands were 
reported to the Collector of Land Revenue and resulted in fines $17.32 ; two persons 
were convicted for setting fire to Crow n Lands. Seven persons were charged with 
offences in Reserves. 
