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subordinate staff, whose work is, however, not always satisfactory. • The 
total expenditure was $338, of which $259 were spent in Malacca, v heie the 
boundaries have received special attention. 
SURVEYS. 
4. A complete re-survey of the settlement of Malacca is, it is understood, 
being carried out by the Survey Department, there is considerable doubt 
as to the exact alignment of some of the forest reserve boundaries, and 
no detailed topographical maps exist. Detailed topographical maps on a 
scale of 4 inches to the mile are urgently needed for many of the reserves, 
especially in Malacca and the Dindings, in order that proper plans may be 
drawn up for their exploitation. 
e The department carried out a number of rough compass travel ses in 
Penang and Malacca, chiefly of paths, extraction tracks, compartment 
boundaries, and tab an areas. " Details are given in Form III, which shows 
an expenditure of $195 on 19 miles, compared with $380 on 59 miles in 1922. 
The increased cost is accounted for by the fact that in the case of compartment 
boundaries the cost of demarcation is included. 
PART II. 
MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS. 
Working Plans and Plans of Operations. 
6. There are at present no regular working-plans, but a great step 
forward was made in Malacca, where enumeration suiveys weie can le mil 
in all the better reserves, namely Merlimau, Bukit Senggeh, Bukit Sedanan, 
Batang Malaka, Sungei Udang, and Brisu. The work was entrusted to 
Mr. Whitty, who has had several years’ experience in the Federated Malay 
States, assisted by Mr. Strouts, Assistant Conservatoi oi Forests, 
also from the Federated Malav States, and for part nf the tune by the 
District Forest Officer. The work was still proceeding at the end ol the 
year, and reports were submitted shortly after its close. . Its value cannot be 
exaggerated; we have for many years been working in the dark, and the 
enumerations now made will provide fairly accurate information as to tlk. 
topography of the reserves and the stock of timber on the ground, and enable 
felling schemes to be drawn up. During the year a sum of St, 291 was 
spent. 
7 Plans of operations were in general adhered to except for certain 
modifications in Malacca to provide funds for the enumeration surveys 
mentioned in paragraph 6. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
8. Two miles of track were converted by the staff into a rough path 
to o-ive access to the areas now under exploitation in the Pantai Acheh 
Reserve in Penang, and $234 were spent on 28 miles of compartinen 
boundary paths in the Bukit Sedanan, Batang Malaka, Bukit Senggeh, 
Merlimau, and Rainuan China Reserves in Malacca. Repairs to 93 "l 1 
of paths, including 89 miles in Malacca, cost $186, including the cost oi 50 
compartment boundary posts. Much of the work of path repair is done 
bv subordinates and licensees. 
BUILDINGS. 
o Buildings are erected and maintained almost entirely by the Public 
Works Department. The only new buildings of the year were forest guards 
quarters at Ramuan China and Forester’s quarters at Alor Gajah, costing 
$1,845 and $2,875 respectively. General repairs cost $683. 
