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(b.) The redemption, by exchange or otherwise, of such land 
as is selected for planting with forest trees. 
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(c.) The survey and demarcation of such Crown forest 
lands as are still undetermined, and the preparation of good and 
reliable maps shewing the forests and the topographical fea- 
tures of the various lands throughout the Settlements. This 
is a desideratum that should be looked upon as a first duty 
of the Survey Department. 
(d.) The formation of local forest reserves for the supply 
of wood for general purposes; and mountain and river reserves 
for protection where necessary. 
(e.) The establishment of a Forest Department to take 
charge of all Crown Forests whether proclaimed as reserves 
or otherwise. 
(/.) The marking of certain blocks of forest near the chief 
towns of each Settlement of a sufficient size to serve as reserves 
for the supply of fuel and small building wood. 
(g.) The appointment of a body of Forest Police for pro- 
tective purposes, be quartered in the country districts 
throughout the Settlements. 
(h.) The immediate collect *1 of seeds of the best indige- 
nous timber trees, and the f^. ation of nurseries for the 
propagation of such seeds. 
(i.) The introduction of an ordinance for the better con- 
servation of the Crown forests. 
113. In order to admit, however, of an immediate com- 
mencement being made, and as all great things have small 
beginnings, I would propose the taking up next year (1884) 
of a certain area of the denuded land in each Settlement as 
detailed below, viz. : — 
Area in 
acres. 
Singapore ... ... ... 200 
Malacca ... ... ... 200 
Penang and Province Wel- 
lesley ,... ... ... 100 
Cost of planting 
operations and addi- 
tional protection for 
existing forests. 
$7,000 
6,000 . 
7,000 
Total 
$ 20,000 
No skilled assistance is considered necessary to aid in car- 
rying out work next year, but as the work will annually gain 
in importance, the assistance of trained officers will be required 
later. It is not, I consider, necessary to detail here the parti- 
cular manner in which the sum above-mentioned will be 
expended ; such details fall more properly under the annual 
report on working operations. 
