6 
26. The increase in Singapore is due to the high price paid for the mangrove 
coupes and to the extension of vegetable cultivation in the reserves. 
In Penang and Province Wellesley the reserves were more freely opened to the 
removal of second-class poles on the lines of an improvement felling, and in the 
Din dings there was a large increase in the output of mangrove fuel. 
In Malacca the increase is due almost entirely to the unexpectedly large sums 
paid in premia for the timber standing on alienated land. 
Expenditure. 
27. The following table shows the expenditure from 1917 to 1919: — 
Settlement. 
Expenditure, 
1917. 
Expenditure, 
1918. 
Estimated 
expenditure, 
‘ 1919. 
Expenditure, 
1919. 
Savings on 
Estimates. 
Increase or 
decrease 
over 1918 
actuals. 
$ c. 
* c . 
$ 
$ c . 
$ c. 
$ c. 
Singapore 
Penang and Province 
9,549 17 
10,126 95 
11,175 
9,598 83 
1,576 17 
- 528 12 
Wellesley 
4,863 98 
5,511 19 
6,550 
5,459 20 
1,090 80 
51 99 
Dindings 
5,997 16 
6,448 50 
7,850 
6,688 19 
1,161 83 
+ 239 69 
Malacca 
f 
11,953 26 
11,489 37 
32,806 
12,318 06 
487 94 
+ 828 69 
Total ... 
32,363 57 
33,576 01 
38,381 
34,064 28 
4,316 72 
+ 488 27 
28. Of the total of $34,064.28, $24,667.35 were spent on personal emoluments 
and $9,396.93 on other charges, compared with $25,278.51 and $8,297.50 respectively 
in 1918. War allowances are not included. The increased expenditure under other 
charges was incurred on planting and cultural operations, transport, and uniforms. 
Surplus. 
29. The surplus of revenue over expenditure was $31,690 as shown in the 
following statement : — 
Settlement. 
Surplus 
or deficit 
1917. 
Surplus 
or deficit 
1918. 
Estimated 
surplus or 
deficit 1919, 
Surplus 
or deficit 
1919. 
Increase 
over 
Estimates. 
Increase 
over 1918 
actuals. 
$ c. 
$ c. 
9 c. 
$ c. 
$ c. 
S c. 
Singapore 
Penang and Province 
- 3,284 18 
- 2,274 32 
- 7,675 
+ 1,644 45 
9,339 45 
3,918 77 
Wellesley 
- 2,220 84 
202 40 
- 3.550 
4- 1,592 66 
5,142 66 
1,795 06 
Dindings 
+ 1,758 66 
4- 8,069 57 
4- 3,150 
4- 11,625 97 
8,475 97 
3-, 556 40 
Malacca 
1 
- 3,023 31 
- 3,689 73 
- 6,306 
4- 16,826 92 
23,132 92 
20,516 65 
Total ... 
- 6,769 67 
4- 1,903 12 
- 14,381 
4- 33,690 00 
46,073 00 
29,786 88 
30. The reasons for the unusual surplus are given in paragraph 26. but as 
explained in paragraph 22, such a surplus is unlikely to be often repeated. 
PART IV. 
Administration. 
31. No change was made in the administration of the forests. The arrangement 
hy which the Forest Ranger, Malacca, is subordinated to the Deputy Conservator, 
Negri Sembilan, is now working smoothly, but there was some difficulty (now over- 
come by the appointment ol an additional clerk) in dealing with office work, owing to 
the differences of system in the Colony and in the Federated Malay States. With 
expansion of work the need is more and more felt of closer control in 'Penang and the 
Dindings by a senior officer, 
E. CUBiTT, 
Conservator of Forests, 
S. S. and F. M, S. 
Kuala Lumpur, 
18M March , 1920. 
