Annual Report on Forest Administration in the 
Straits Settlements, for the Year 1919. 
PART I. 
• _ • 
Extension and Constitution of Reserved Forests. 
There was no change during the year in the area of reserved forests, but an 
extension of about 1,260 acres of mangrove forest to the Tanjong Burong Reserve in 
the Dindings was preliminarily notified under the Forest Ordinance for reservation. 
1 he proposal to exchange some alienated mangrove forest in Province Wellesley for a 
portion of the Tasek Glugor Reserve in the same Settlement has for the time being 
been abandoned owing to the impossibility of coming to terms with the owners of 
the mangrove. 
2 ‘ . ^e revocation of a part of the Pandan Reserve in Singapore' is under con- 
sideration, and its occupation ior the construction of cement works was permitted in 
anticipation of the completion of the survey of the boundaries of the land to be 
excised from the reserve. 
3. The total area of reserved forest is 106,0 r 3 acres distributed as follows : — 
Locality. 
1 ~ — — * -*> 
Area. 
Area of 
Reserved Forests. 
Proportion 
to whole area. 
• ' - 
Square miles. 
Square miles, 
Per cent. 
Singapore... 
21 7 
2 I O 
9‘7 
Penang 
108 
19-0 
I 7-6 
Province Wellesley 
280 
6-3 
2*2 
Dindings 
183 
42-1 
23-0 
Malacca 
l 
720 
77*2 
IO7 
Total ... 
1,508 
165*6 
II ‘0 
Demarcation and Up-keep of Boundaries. 
4, The boundaries of the reserved forests, amounting in all to about 534 miles 
were for the most part maintained by the subordinate staff. Nothing was spent in 
Singapore, and the only expenditure in Malacca and the Dindings was $150 and $30 
respectively on the purchase of boundary plates and boards. In Penang repairs cost 
$38.20 for 83 miles 8 chains, and in Province Wellesley $22.50 for 35 miles 49 chains 
I he total expenditure on 431 miles 63 chains of boundary repaired was $240.70 
equivalent to 56 cents per mile, compared with $2.34 in 1918 and $1.81 in 1917. In 
all cases the salaries and night allowances of the staff are excluded. Details will be 
found in Form 3*. 
* Not rinted. 
