2 5 - I he following table summarises the results of the year's work in 
the Singapore mangrove forests: — 
Reserve. 
Coupe 
No. 
Area in 
acres. 
1 
Amount at 
which 
leased. 
Total 
revenue real- 
ised during 
1923. 
Approximate 
outturn 
during 1923. 
# c. 
$ c. 
Tons, 
Pandan ... 
14 
SO 
2,488 00 
940 
Pandan ... 
15 
SO 
3,292 00 
3,292 00 
960 
Kranji 
14 
30 
180 00 
180 00 
640 
Seletar 
12 
30 
427 50 
SO 
Seletar 
13 
30 
454 50 
454 50 
300 
Tuas 
13 
65 
461 50 
461 50 
740 
Total ... 
... 
315 
7,303 50 
4,388 00 
3,660 
Pandan ... 
11 
SO 
190 00 
760 
Pandan 
12 
80 
85 00 
340 
Pandan ... 
13 
80 
80 00 
320 
Pandan ... 
14 
80 
95 00 
380 
Tuas 
11 
65 
70 00 
280 
Tuas 
12 
65 
15 00 
60 
r 
Tuas 
13 
65 
5 00 
20 
Seletar 
12 
30 
60 00 
240 
Changi 
12 
16 
60 00 
240 
Cbangi 
13 
30 
95 00 
380 J 
Total ... 
... 
591 
... 
755 00 
3,020 
Remarks. 
Old. 
New 
New. 
Old. 
New. 
New. 
monthly 
permits. 
Recent more careful control resulting from the appointment of the 
Conservator of b orests, johore, to exercise supervision over the Singapore 
forests shows that the mangrove forests are not being worked to the best 
advantage; there is a great deal of waste and a good deal of theft, and 
sufficient attention is not being paid to the reproduction of the forest. Steps 
■are being taken to remedy this state of affairs, and some reduction in the 
area exploited will probably be necessary. 
26. 1 he outturn of timber on payment from the reserves of Penang, 
Province Wellesley, and the Dindings rose from 649 to 705 tons, practically 
all in the form of poles of class li timber. An examination of a part of 
the Pantai Acheh Reserve shows that the exploitation of these poles is 
doing no harm to the forest, and that in many places there is a good stock 
of class I poles on the ground, with a fair supply of class I trees 30" to 40" 
in girth. There was a fall from 5,200 to 978 tons in the output of fuel 
from the same settlements owing to the almost entire cessation of work 
in the Dindings, where it is thought better to await a closer examination 
of the forests than is possible with the present staff. On the other hand 
there was an increase of 661 tons in Penang and Province Wellesley, chiefly 
from the Balik Pulau mangrove reserve. Revenue fell from $6,994 to $2,068. 
27. In Malacca the number of permit holders working in forest reserves 
was gradually reduced from 33 to 21 chieliy owing to the unsatisfactory 
nature of their work. The outturn of timber consequently fell from 1,486 
to 1,259 tons, but there was much less waste. Most of the output came from 
the Bukit Sedanan, Bukit Senggeh, and Merlimau Reserves. Class I trees 
were as usual marked for felling by a forest officer. Eight tons of charcoal 
were extracted, but no fuel. The revenue rose from $5,021 to $8,335. 
28. The outturn from the reserved forests in all the Settlements was 
1,976 tons of timber, 8,938 tons of fuel, and 8 tons of charcoal, on which 
revenue of $15,748 was realised. The corresponding figures for 1922 are 
2,180 tons of timber, 11,401 tons of fuel, 24 tons of charcoal, and $17,753 
revenue. No account is taken of timber or fuel taken free of royalty. 
