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46. The increases over both the estimate for 1928 and the 19 27 figures 
are due almost entirely to the fact that it has been decided to work the 
Malacca forests under close management. These forests are very, valuable, 
both from the character of the growing stock and from their position in a 
heavily populated Settlement. Money spent on such a propeity will lepay 
the Government handsomely. 
SURPLUS AND DEFICIT. 
47. The results of the year’s working are shown in the following state- 
ment. — 
Settlement 
Surplus 
or deficit 
1926 
Surplus 
or deficit 
1927 
Estimated 
surplus or 
deficit 1928 
Actual 
surplus 
or deficit 
1928 
Increase 
or decrease 
compared 
with 
Estimate 
Increase 
or 
decrease 
compared 
with 1927 
Singapore 
Penang and Province 
Wellesley 
Dindings 
Malacca 
Total ... 
* 
+ 4,610 
- 9,853 
+ 1,828 
+ 8,274 
$ 
+ 7,662 
- 5,718 
+ 4,728 
- 8,907 
8 
+ 1,570 
- 2,468 
+ 1,447 
- 17,357 
$ 
+ 15,991 
- 8,087 
+ 9,527 
- 20,364 
3 
+ 14,421 
- 5,619 
+ 8,080 
- 3,007 
% 
+ 8,329 
- 2,363 
+ 4,799 
- 11,457 
+ 4,859 
- 2,235 
- 16,808 
- 2,933 
+ 13,875 
698 
PART IV 
ADMINISTRATION. 
48. Mr. Cubitt was in charge until he left, in August, to attend the 
Empire Forestry Conference in Australia, thence proceeding on long leave. 
The writer was in charge thereafter. 
40. Singapore remained in charge of a Sub-Assistant Conservator of 
Forests with the Personal Assistant to the Conservator as Deputy Consei 
vator of Forests. Malacca was made a forest district under an Assistant 
Conservator of Forests stationed at Jasin, working under the Deputy Con- 
servator of Forests, Negri Sembilan. A new forest district including e 
Dindings and parts of Perak was made with its headquarters at lm . 
Penang and Province Wellesley were under the District roiest Ofticer, 
Matanf. The Deputy Consen-ator of Forests, Perak North remained in 
charge of these Settlements. 
B. H. F. BARNARD, 
Ag. Conservator of Forests , 
N. S', and F. M. S. 
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Kuala Lumpur, 10th March , 1929. 
