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20. In the Tanjong Burong Reserve in the Dindings 70 acres of recently 
exploited forest were planted x 3 ' w ith bcikau minyak at a total cost to the 
department of $100, half the work being done by the subordinate staff. 
21 In Malacca the under planting of tab an in the Para rubber block 
at Ayer Kroh was continued, and blanks in the previous year's, planting were 
supplied. Patch-sowing of taban was also tried and seems likely to prove 
successful in spite of damage by mouse-deer and mole-crickets. I he total 
cost incurred was $192. 
In the Sungei Udang Reserve four acres were patch sown with meranti 
tcmbaga in cleared lines 20 feet apart with the patches 20 feet apart in the 
lines. The cost was only $4*5°. and the experiment promises to prove 
successful. 
IMPROVEMENT FELLINGS. 
22. The taban at Baht Feringgi and in the Telok Bahang Reserve m 
Penang were looked after by the subordinate stall. 1 he result ol Hit 
improvement fellings of 1922 is satisfactory. 
2 s. In Malacca more extensive operations were undertaken. 1 he 
work of clearing the taban merah and getah sundtit blocks m the r vci 
Kroh plantation was finished, 49 acres being treated at a cost of *44. 
Heavy pole-fellings of inferior species were made and the largu t ■ • 
interfering with the growth of the taban were ringed In the Ayer 1 anas 
Reserve 40 acres in compartment 8 were improved at a cost of f • 
undergrowth was cleared and the ground is now covered with miranti 
regeneration. The cutting or ringing, of inferior species •snownecessary, 
and this has been begun under permit, government thus ■ 
out of the operation. In the Bukit Senggeh Reserve a beginning was made 
to free profuse seedling growth of resak, scraya and mcranH from 
suppression, 11 acres being completed at a cos o $57> ringed 
expensive although all weeds were removed and large class If trees 1 aged. 
Permit 'holders deflt with further small areas in the Buk.t Sedanan, Merlin an, 
mid Ramuan China Reserves. In the Bukit Bruang Reserve permit ho ders 
were admitted to cut firewood in the temfims area, the hrewood ci g 
being followed by the cleaning of the area and the ringing of the class 
species which remained. A sum of $3-50 was spent, and work on 9 acres 
was completed, but firewood was removed from many acres more. The 
operation was a profitable one, the firewood permits realisingjfi68. liU 
recently permit holders and licensees m reserves have been allowed too free 
a hand they felled only the most valuable species and wasted much of t he 
material from these, with the result that the forest was being depleted of its 
valuaMe growing stock. Since October all licensees have been compelled 
to extract” class II trees as well as class I in order to encourage the 11a in a 
regeneration of tbe latter. 
EXPLOITATION, 
Timber and Fuel, 
(a) From Reserved Forests. 
r n Singapore four reserves were worked as usual for mango ne fuel 
under S V», «. 
ThLoTacies newly leased realised $21.40 per acre, compared with $25.1, 
sccLcscs axs "Jf s a 
Revenue fell from $5,740 to $5,345- 
