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Artificial Reproduction. 
29. For particulars see Form 8. The area of plantations was at the commence- 
ment of the year 546 acres to which was added 47 acres during the year, bringing 
the area at the close of the year to 593 acres. 
The additions were, in Singapore five acres in Seletar reserve, Para rubber. Blanks 
in the Gutta percha plantation at Bukit Timah were planted up with Para. This 
plantation of 98 acres was upkept for $596. The Para trees were tapped and the cost 
of tapping and upkeep of the Para areas was $624.63 and yielded $586.31, of which 
buildings, including drying shed, store, and quarters for tapper cost $277.57. 
Tapping of 80 trees was commenced in January, 1911. The initial cost was met from 
an advance from Government to be paid back out of proceeds of tapping. The yield 
was 301 lbs. 
The accounts of this plantation are appended. 
The 10 acres of Para at Sembawang was leased for $300, also credited to 
Agricultural Deposit. 
30. In Penang, the experimental plantation at 2,000 feet elevation now contains 
12 tapable trees and 490 seedlings. $107.73 was spent in clearing and supplying and 
they are doing well. The Batu Feringgi plantation of Gutta percha, 68 acres, was 
upkept for $97.45. Two hundred and fifty Taban seedlings were planted and 1,200 
are on hand to supply failures. This plantation now contains 1,141 Taban (Gutta 
percha) and 531 Para trees. 
In Tasek Glugor, the small experimental teak plantation of 5 acres, 2 roods and 28 
poles was chankolled and interplanted with 380 Tembusu at a cost of $26.60. 
The nursery here now contains 10,000 Penaga (Mesua ferrea) seedlings. 
The Tembusu seedlings in Bukit Panchor reserve will be used in planting up 
“ lalang ” areas. 
At Penara Bukit at 1,600 feet elevation 18 cedar seedlings were raised from the 
seed sent from Japan. 
fn the Dindings, two acres were added to the Para plantation at Lumut, two 
acres planted in 1910 with coconuts and fruit trees are reported to have been 
a failure, which is regrettable. 
The reason given is insufficiency of prisoners to keep them dean, but it appears 
that they were neglected in favour of the Para trees. The nurseries here contain 
some thousands of Tembusu seedlings, some Para and about 20,000 Taban 
merah. One thousand Merbau seedlings were planted out in the felling coupe of 
Lumut reserve. The total cost of planting and cultural operations was $571.66. 
Eighty-two thousand Damar laut seed was sold to the Federated Malay States 
Government for $44.22. Coconuts realized $24. 
Some Para trees at Lumut were tapped and yielded 185 lbs. of rubber, 
$270.66 was realized by sale of rubber. 
31. In Malacca, 40 acres in Ayer Kroh were planted during the year as 
follows : — 
Nibong 
Penak 
Merbau 
Penaga 
Resak 
Various 
3 1 acres. 
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The area of these plantations at the close of the year was 395 acres. They are 
maintained from the Gardens Committee funds which are supplied bv the sale 
of Para rubber fiom this plantation. A statement of account appears in paragraph 33. 
The expenditure during the year was $4,307.95 and the receipts $4,485.33. 
