STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 
Annual Report on Forest Administration in the 
Straits Settlements, for the Year 19:20. 
PART I. 
Extension and Constitution of Reserved Forests. 
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1. The only change in the area of reserved forests was the addition of 155 
acres to the Tanjong Burong Reserve in the Dindings. The settlement of a further 
754 acres was completed, but this addition had not been gazetted at the end of the 
year. • 
2, The total area of reserved forests is 106,168 acres, distributed as follows : — 
Locality. 
Area. 
Area of 
Reserved Forests. 
Proportion 
to whole area. 
Square miles. 
Square miles. 
Per cent. 
Singapore ... 
217 
210 
97 
Penang 
108 
190 
17-6 
Province Wellesley 
280 
63 
2'2 
Dindings 
183 
42-4 
23-2 
Malacca 
720 
0 
77-2 
0 
10*7 
Total 
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Demarcation and Upkeep of Boundaries. 
3 Three hundred and eighty miles of forest reserve boundary are reported to 
have been repaired during the year at a cost of $183.24. T his work is for the most 
part done by the subordinate staff. 
Surveys. 
4. Proposed extensions to the Segari-Melintang Forest Reserve in the Dindings 
were surveyed by the Survey Department, but the computations were not complete at 
the end of the year. 
PART II. 
management of forests. 
Working Plpns and Plans of Operations. 
The plan of operations as regards planting was not adhered to. 
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