DEMARCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BOUNDARIES OF 
FOREST RESERVES. 
7. The total length of boundaries increased from 570 miles to 585. Ol 
the new boundaries 7J miles were artihcal and about 4 natural, ihe large 
number of small excisions made practically no difference to the totals. About 
335 3/5 miles of artihcal boundaries were cleaned at a cost of $431, but a good 
deal of such work was done by guards when patrolling. 1 he new work cost 
$85/50 or $11/72 per mile. 
8. Parts of the boundaries of the mangrove forest in Singapore are sited 
in the mangrove swamp itself, which makes inspection of boundaries difficult 
Small readjustments of these swamp boundaries would put this matter right. 
SURVEYS. 
9. The Survey Department published the 4 ” topographical maps of the 
Tanjong Burong Reserve in the Dindings drawn from the mosaic photo- 
graphs made by the Air Survey Company. 
10. The general survey of Malacca is well in hand and will clear up a 
number of doubtful reserve boundaries. 
ix. In Singapore a forester lent from the F. M. S. demarcated 15 miles of 
interior details in reserves for the purpose of siting areas for market gard- 
eners. A number of new compartments in the Penang and Malacca reserves 
and two excisions in the Dindings were demarcated and surveyed by the 
local staff. 
PART II 
MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS. 
Working Plans or Schemes. 
12. The plan for the Malacca forests, prepared by Mr. J. P % Edwards, 
Assistant Conservator of Forests, last year, was approved by the Government 
as a whole and is gradually being brought into operation. The plan for 
Tanjong Burong in the Dindings was not carried out, owing to the lack of 
markets for forest produce. No other plans or schemes have been prepared. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
13. All existing paths in Singapore, Penang and the Dindings were kept 
up by the staff without any special expenditure. In Malacca 124 miles of exis- 
ting paths were repaired at a cost of $35° an< I 11 miles of new paths 
constructed at a cost of $670. From the same vote 66 reserve notice boards 
for the Singapore forests were purchased. 
BUILDINGS. 
14. A house was built for the Sub-Assistant Conservator of Forests, at 
Singapore. Temporary coolie lines were put up in Malacca to provide 
accommodation for the coolies employed on improvement fellings. 
15. The Public Works Department spent $3,451 on the repair of a number 
of forest department buildings as shown in Form IV. 
PROTECTION OF FORESTS. 
16, The Ordinance remained unaltered during the year, although several 
amendments were under consideration. Particularly important is the pioposal 
to allow forest officers to compound minor offences as is allowed in the 
Federated Malav States. To take an ignorant peasant before the Magistrate 
for some minor offence of which he is clearly guilty is hard on him and very 
costly 011. account of taking up the time of highly paid senior officers. 
