4 
One thousand two hundred and fifteen seedlings of gutta-percha were taken from 
Pulau Jerejak, near Penang, and planted in the Batu Ferringhi and Telok Bahang 
Reserves. 
17. The rubber and Gutta-percha plantation at Bukit Timah was kept in order at a 
cost of $620. The receipts from rubber were $234. Tapping was stopped entirely in 
August, when the price of rubber was low. Many of the trees required resting to 
renew their bark. The young gutta-percha trees at Bukit Timah have made very 
poor progress. 
The Penang plantations required very little maintenance; $122 covered the cost 
of all work. 
The rubber plantation at Lumut was upkept almost entirely by the staff. Sales 
of rubber realized $235. 
18. On the Malacca plantations the total charges for the year were $4,979i of 
which sum $1,125 was paid on account of first clearing and planting of rubber at 
Bukit Sebukor. An inspection in July showed that the old rubber trees at Bukit 
Sebukor had been heavily over tapped. The trees were too closely planted with the 
result that the bark renewal was very slow. Tapping was stopped, and the plantation 
was thinned. Owing to the scattered positions of the rubber trees at Bukit Bruang the 
plantation must always be expensive to upkeep. Supervision also is difficult. The 
sum mentioned above as the total expenditure includes expenditure on the hardwood 
plantations. The yield of rubber for the year was 3434 lb 3 -? a decrease ot 534 as 
compared with the previous year. This decrease was due to reduction in the number 
of trees tapped. 
19. I11 Tanjong Burong Mangrove Reserve, in the Bindings, 16,000 mangrove 
seeds were planted in situ in the areas on which clear fellings had been made in 
previous years. This method of regenerating mangrove has been found to be both 
cheap and effective. The area thus planted is not included in the return of planta- 
tions, as the areas, which are unsurveyed, are irregular and scattered. 
20. In the Merlimau Reserve, Malacca, Merbau seedlings were planted in 
openings in the forest caused by the felling of large trees. The experiment was on 
a small scale only and was carried out by the Forest Guards. 
Bukit Timah Plantation. 
21. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for 1914. 
1 
Month. Receipts. , Expenditure. 
$ c. 
$ c. 
$ c. 
Balance on 1-1-14 ... 
r,5 74 49 
January 
( j 
24 51 
February 
§9 55 
85 20 
March 
* * • 
44 00 
April 
* . > 
55 20 
May 
. • . 
68 85 
June 
97 02 
55 20 
July 
• • * 
54 00 
August 
* . . 
54 00 
September 
. . . 
44 00 
October 
• . • 
44 00 
November 
* . • 
45 80 
December 
47 88 
234 45 
44 85 
1,808 94 
619 61 
( For upkeep 
232 OO j of Mt. Zion 
Expenditure 
iai * * • 
851 61 
851 6l 
Balance on 31- 
12-14 
957 33 
