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] asek Gelugor was found to possess a much better crop than had been 
supposed, and, though the condition of the young regeneration cannot be 
legarded as satisfactory, there is every prospect of eventually converting 
the crop into a valuable commercial forest by silvicultural treatment 
Lukit Juru contains about 200 acres of good forest in which bintangor 
damar taut, medang and tampinis predominate. 
It is thought that tlieie is sufficient forest of g'ood quality outside the 
catchment aiea in Bukit Panehor to justify an enumeration survey, and 
this will be done during the current year. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
14. In Malacca 16 miles of new paths were constructed at a cost of 
S695 and 146 miles of already existing' paths were repaired at a cost of $1,420. 
x 5- Penang and Province Wellesley 8 b miles of new paths were 
constructed for $291 and ij miles maintained at a cost of $4. 
16. In the Dindings 4f miles of new paths were made in the Telok 
Muroh reserve for $250. 
17. All other existing paths were kept in repair by the subordinate staff. 
BUILDINGS. 
18. In Singapore new quarters to accomodate two forest guards were 
erected by the Public Works Department at Pandan at a cost of $1,850. 
19. In the Dindings the Public Works Department completed the District 
h orest Officer’s quarters at Lumut at an additional cost of $2,736 (the total 
expenditure being $21,626) and a new forest office for $5,511. 
A sum of $8,959 was spent on quarters for two clerks, but' the building 
was not ready at the end of the year. 
Coolie-lines were erected departmentally in the Telok Muroh reserve. 
20. temporary quarters near the Bukit Beruang reserve to accomodate 
the subordinate in charge of the coolies were built departmentally at a cost 
of $36. 
2I * ^ le Public Works Department spent $1,526 on general repairs to a 
number of forest buildings. In Malacca a further sum of $109 was spent 
out ot forest votes 011 repairs. 
PROTECTION OF FORESTS. 
22. 1 he titles of various forest officers were changed in accordance with 
the instructions or the Secretary of State and effect w^as given to the change 
by Ordinance No. 4 of 1930. 1 ° 
. ^ T ° cases were pending from 1929. There were 86 new cases compared 
with 103 cases in 1929 and 76 in 1928. All were disposed of during the year 
there were small increases in the numbers of offences in the Dindings and 
Malacca, but in Singapore the number of detected cases declined from 
21 to 5. 
24. Twenty-five cases were taken to court, in 23 of which convictions 
were obtained. Fines inflicted totalled $320, Le.„ $13.91 per conviction 
compared with $1,518 and $58.39 in 1929. Twelve cases were dealt with 
departmentally and $116 w y as paid as compensation. The corresponding 
figures for 1929 were 13 and $137. J ° 
There was a decrease of 12 in the number of undetected cases. 
25 In Malacca there were 45 instances of breaches of felling leases and 
liquidated damages amounting to $421 were paid. 
In 1929 there were 31 breaches and damages amounted to $223. 
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