three visits, in July, September, and in November. This arrangement is far from 
satisfactory leaving the subordinate staff too much to their own devices. 
42. In the Dindings Mr. G. M. O’Hara, Ranger, II Grade, held charge under the 
District Officer till March when he left to undergo the ^raining at Dehra Dun Forest 
School, being replaced by Mr. J. E. Askey, of the Federated Malay States Forest 
Service, also Ranger, II Grade, who has performed his duties steadily and well, 
although hampered by sickness. 
The Deputy Ranger, Mr. Pasqual, was appointed Sanitary 7 Inspector, Bukit 
Mertajam, in November. The health of the Ranger and Clerk has been bad, Malaria 
appearing to be very prevalent. 
43. In Malacca, Mr. V. P. BORGES, Ranger, I Grade, held charge throughout the 
year and has done good work. The forest scheme was amended (Forests 7,024/06) as 
far as Concerned Sterling paid Rangers. The scheme for forest guards was also 
altered (C. S. 4,066/05/, the alteration, however, as concerns other settlements appears 
to have been wrongly published during the absence of the writer of this report, 
who approached the Government with the object of revising the whole scheme, and 
introducing annual increments as in the Federated Malay States, This matter is to 
be considered when forwarding 1908 estimates. 
44. The subordinate staff have given satisfaction in Singapore, Malacca and the 
Dindings, but were unsatisfactory in the Province. 
45. The Conservator during the year made a tour of inspection in Singapore, 
visiting all the more important forest reserves, also a tour of inspection in the Alor 
Gajah District in Malacca as well as Bukit Bruang reserve. He paid two short visits 
to the Dindings, inspecting on the latter occasion the Batu Undan reserve, and visited 
Penang on two occasions. Over a month was spent on such tours besides a consider- 
able portion of his time in office business in which he is assisted by a clerk on a salary 
of $600 paid from Colonial votes. 
He has made use of his private motor car on Government work in Malacca, but 
the Colony does not pay any share of his motor car allowance. The Colony has paid 
one-third share of his salary, but on the other hand were the Conservatorship of the 
Colony a separate appointment, there would be additional expenses in the way of 
office establishment which are now borne by the Federated Malay States. 
A. M. BURN-MURDOCH, 
Conservator of Forests , 
Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements. 
