8 
(Tons of 50 cubic feet for timber. Poles for total tonnage are taken at r cubic 
foot each). 
27. In Singapore permits were issued for 102 Class II trees and 17,270 small poles, 
realizing $122.10 revenue. 370 monthly permits were issued for Mangrove, realizing 
$1,850 as compared with $4,251 during the previous year, and free permits to native 
landholders lor 1,790 poles. 
28. In the Bindings 328 tons of Class I timber, 81 tons of Class 11 timber and 
21,825 fishing-stakes were extracted from Crown land on payment of royalty, and 23 
tons of timber taken by the Public Works Department free of royalty. 
A great deal of good timber was wasted owing to the opening out of forest land 
for rubber cultivation. 
20 tons of Class I and 29 tons of Class II timber were removed from alienated land 
and paid royalty, also 69 tons of Class I and 55 tons of Class II were removed free of 
royalty. Firewood realized $1,550.47. 
29. In Malacca nine Class I trees were selected in Cape Rachado and extracted. 
The total revenue from timber on Crown land was $3,748 as compared with $3,315 in 
1909. Firewood realized $295 and charcoal $149.75, a big fall as compared with 1909. 
Minor Forest Produce. 
30. In Singapore bamboos and canes, nibongs, etc., realized $221.16 as against 
$287 in 1909. 
31. In Penang and Province Wellesley licences for rotan , bertam , langkap , akar 
gharu and nibong realized $337.48 as compared with $128.10 in 1909, mostly from 
reserved forests, and $65 was realized by lease of a few rubber trees. 
32. In the Dindings canes realized $845, other produce $575 and rubber $443.86. 
For tin taken from the Telok Sera reserve $238.71 was paid to the department and 
$120.50 from cocoa-nuts and fruits on Crown land. Sale of seedlings $40. 
33. In Malacca minor produce realized $376.17, a decrease as compared with 
1909. The price paid for right to extract wood-oil fell during the year. 
The Para rubber trees in Ayer Kroh and Bukit Sebukor were tapped departmen- 
tally, throughout the year. The yield was 1,712! lbs. sheet and 329! lbs. scrap as 
compared with 1,194! lbs. sheet and 2 gi\ lbs. scrap in 1909. The amount realized 
from sale of rubber was $5,127.60 and was credited to the Gardens Committee 
account. About 85 lbs. of sheet rubber in the store at the Ayer Kroh plantation valued 
approximately $360 were stolen between the 5th and 7th May. 
54, The Conservator inspected this plantation in November, and found great 
improvement in tapping. Blanks in the plantation have been filled up and general 
improvement effected. The whole cost of plantations both of hard-wood trees 
and rubber in the Bukit Sebukor plantation is now met from the proceeds of the sale 
of rubber. 
PART III. 
Financial Results. 
35. This table shows the comparative revenue for 1909 and 1910 : — 
Settlement. 
Revenue 
1909. 
Estimated 
revenue 
1910. 
Revenue 
1910. 
Increase or 
decrease over 
Estimate. 
$ c. 
$ c. 
$ c. 
$ c. 
Singapore 
Penang and Province 
4 . 934.60 
5,000.00 
3,587-21 
- B412.79 
Wellesley ... 
Dindings 
981.91 
6,396.10 
j- 8,000.00 
| 990-97 
f 6,034.37 
- 974.66 
Malacca 
6,274.34 
6,000.00 
5 . 943*58 1 
- 56.42 
Total ... 
18,586.95 
19,000.00 
16,556.13 
- 2 , 443*87 
