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remainder are doing well. Another 400,000 were planted in blanks in the 
Tanjong Burong Reserve at a co»st of $276.49, of which 80 per cent are 
t, thriving. The plants put down in 1916 in the same reserve are reported to be 
now 8 feet in height. Lastly 83,000 were planted in the 20-acre block on the 
Bruas River which was exploited in 1917. Most of the work was done by 
| forest guards and boatmen, and more would have been accomplished but 
for the serious outbreak of influenza. 
14. A small area in the Bukit Panchor Reserve was cleared of bertam 
by a contractor in return for permission to sell the palm without payment of 
royalty. In this area a sum of $54.84 was spent in clearing the ground and 
sowing about 50,000 seeds of valuable species. Small sums were also spent 
in clearing bertam from an area in the Sungei Pinang Reserve where damatr 
but is plentiful but regeneration poor, and in removing piai raya from the 
Tanjong Burong Reserve. 
15. The Para rubber in the Ayer Kroh plantation was leased out for 
tapping at the rate of 5 cents per tree, but at the end of September the 
lessee stopped tapping as he found it was no longer profitable. Revenue of 
$349.20 was realized on 1,164 tappable trees. The output is said to have been 
2,216} lbs. of sheet rubber and 246^ lbs. of scrap, which sold for $932.15. 
16. The Lumut rubber plantation was still held on lease, for which the 
lessee paid during the year $75. The plantation is badly maintained and other 
arrangements will probably have to be made when the present lease lapses. 
§ 
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V 
EXPLOITATION. 
Timber and Fuel. 
(a) From Reserves. 
17. Ten mangrove coupes in Singapore with a total area of 465 acres 
were open to regular exploitation during the year. For five coupes of 235 
acres leased during the year $10.83 P er acr * e was realized, compared with $6.06 
in 1917 and $4.64 in 1916. The total out-turn from leased coupes was 4,740 
tons, an increase of 1,302 tons over 1917. In addition four old coupes were 
open to exploitation under monthly permits. One hundred and twenty-one 
permits were issued for the removal of mangrove firewood and 61 to cut nyireh, 
the estimated out-turn being 2,421 and 1,220 tons respectively, and the revenue 
thereon $789. Out-turn from other sources was about 100 tons, represent- 
ing revenue of $94.36, and not needing mention in detail. The following 
table summarises the result of the year’s work in the mangrove forests: — 
Reserve. 
Coupe 
No, 
Area in 
acres. 
Amount at 
which 
leased . 
Total 
revenue rea- 
lized during 
1918, 
Approximate 
out-turn 
during 191S. 
Remarks, 
Pan dan 
* * • • • » 
9 
80 
$ c. 
748 00 
$ c. 
Tons. 
1,020 
r 
Old. 
Pan dan 
* « « 
10 
80 
1,308 00 
1,308 00 
SOO 
New. 
Changi 
... 
9 
10 
80 00 
... 
60 
Old. 
Changi 
10 
18 
117 00 
117 00 
240 
New. 
Kranji 
... 
9 
30 
138 00 
69 00 
440 
Old. 
Krangi 
... «*• 
10 
30 
150 00 
75 00 
240 
New. 
Seletar 
... 
8 
45 
164 25 
82 13 
480 
Old. 
Seletar 
... .«* 
9 
42 
298 20 
149 10 
... 
New. 
Tuas 
«•* • * • 
8 
65 
263 25 
131 63 
1,340 
Old. 
Tuas 
... • * ■ 
9 
65 
672 75 
336 38 
120 
New, 
Total 
- 
... 
465 
3,939 45 
2,268 24 
4,7*10 
... 
Pan dan 
... 
6 
100 
... 
180 00 
720 
| Open under 
Pan dan 
8 
105 
... 
156 00 
621 
Pand an 
9 
80 
• * • 
90 00 
360 
| monthly 
Tuas 
... 
7 
! 
65 
... 
180 00 
720 
| permits. 
Total 
350 
- J— 
• 
606 00 
2,421 
... 
