Nurseries. 
7. About seven acres have been added to the area of the nurseries, viz. : — 
a new nursery of about 2 acres at jurong, one of 1 acre at Bukit Mandai, 
and 4 acres added to the experimental nursery at Tanglin. The number of 
. plants propagated during the year amounted to about 150,000, of which about 110,000 
were sent to the reserves, and 40,000 distributed to various Government insti- 
tutions, the Public Works Department taking the greater number. Seed to the 
amount of 386 tb has been used in the nurseries, being 300 tb of various native 
tree-seeds and 86 Tb of kinds received from India. 
8. In the Tanglin nursery, the following, not specially mentioned previously, 
form part of a large assortment planted during the year, viz. : — D indie (said to 
be the best timber tree of British Columbia) ; Araucarias ; Eucalyptus of sorts 
(E. Sideroxylon, E. Piperata, and E. Calophvllus have done remarkably well) ; Teak ; 
Indian long-leaved pine ; Cassia bark tree ; Sissoo ; Nutmegs and Cloves ; long-leaved 
Acacia from Australia ; Casuarina stricta ; American, African and Native Rubbers ; 
new varieties of Chocolate ; Brazilian, African and Queensland edible nuts ; native and 
ioreign fruit trees ; native Sago palms ; Mauritius Hemp plant ; Cardamums, &c. 
Planting Waste Lands. 
9. The area planted during the year in the reserves is about 55 acres, with 
about 2,000 plants to the acre — forty-seven acres of the waste lands in Bukit Timah re- 
serve and eight acres of the military reserve. The trees planted in the former consisted 
chiefly of the best native kinds ; and principally foreign trees in the latter. The pro- 
gress made by the plants planted is very satisfactory in most cases. 
10. From observation of the grow'th of the plantations made last year, the following 
among native trees have grown with most vigour, viz. - Serayah, Meranti, Kemunyan, 
Bintangor, Kelat, Kledang, Tembusu, Kayu arang, Merabu, Chempadak, Petafing, 
Kayu minyak, and Eugenias of sorts. Among foreign kinds, the following grow’ with 
great vigour on suitable soils, viz. : — Teak, Dipterocarpus tuberculosa, Inga saman, 
Schlejchera trijuga, Cedrela, Toona, Eucalyptus of sorts, Stereospermum chelonoides, 
Albizzia Moluccana and Albizzia siipulata, Cassia florida, Hymencea verrucosa, and 
Mahogany. 
Weeding. 
11. All the plantations made during the year, and also those made last year, 
have been gone over twice, and the plants cleared of weeds and grass, except on a 
portion of the military reserve, which was left untouched for observation as to how 
the plants would cope with the lalang and other obstructive vegetation. On exami- 
nation, the following were found to have grown up through the grass, and seem 
beyond danger of suffocation, viz. ; — Bintangor, Kelat, Kledang, Chempadak, Tembusu, 
Kumpas, several Eugenias, Albizzia Moluccana, Cassia florida and Cedrela odorata. 
The last three mentioned are exotics. 
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12. The undermentioned were left behind in the race for light and completely 
covered over by the grass in most cases, viz. -Lagerstroemia reginre, Mahogany, 
Dindie, Albizzia lebbeck, Bassia longifolia, Teak (when planted in elevated situations), 
Adenanthera pavonina, and Inga dulcis. These observations shew that native trees 
are best adapted for the re -wooding of the waste lands of the Settlement, and that, if 
closely planted, or sown in situ , require but little assistance in the way of weeding 
under ordinary circumstances. 
Assistance to other Departments. 
13. A quantity of small timber has been supplied from the reserves for the 
renewal and repairing of bridges on country roads. In September orders were receiv- 
ed to assist the Colonial Engineer with certain works at the new fortifications. The 
work then put in hand has continued up to date and has occupied much time. 
Herbarium. 
14. Some hundreds of herbarium specimens have been collected during the year, 
and are being reduced gradually to their various genera and species as time admits. 
Changes in Staff. 
15. The salary attached to the post of Overseer of Forest has been placed on an 
increasing scale of from ^600 to -$840 per annum, at which rate an intelligent officer was 
