2 
Remarks on (a). — Total area : — 3,584 acres 1 rood 35 poles. 
Three (3) men in charge. Headquarters at Bukit Timah Road, 6f mile post, right 
side from town (behind Bukit Timah Police Station). One sampan panjang, in good 
order, with sails, &c. complete kept at Jurong River, Kampong Ayer Terjoon. 
Remarks on [f).~ — Total area: — 4,906 acres 3 roods 11 poles. 
Three (3) men in charge. Headquarters at Kranji, 14th mile post, left side of road. 
One sampan panjang (very old) with sails, &c., complete, kept near Kranji Police 
Station. 
Revenue derived from ho rest Reserves (Western Division) during iSpp. 
36 Bakau Passes, 
Fees for 850 Kelong Rollers, 
Fees for 165 Nibong, 
Sale of 71 trees, T to 3' in diameter,... 
Ten (10) arrests were made for woodcutting. 
$115. Fines paid $90, 
... ... 1 1 44.00 
... $42.50 
... 16.50 
... 57.20 
Fines inflicted 
90.00 
r 16.20 
Total amount realized, $350.20 
Passes to cut wood (bakau) in the Forest Reserves at S. Pandan, Jurong, Toas, 
Blukang, Tengeh, Morai and Kranji were discontinued from February, 1897, by order 
of Mr. Bland, then Collector of Land Revenue. The few that were issued, were only 
to those Malays that live along the river. 
There was only one case of fire during the year 1897, and this was in March, at 
the Bukit Timah Forest Reserve. The person suspected was arrested, but owing to 
insufficiency of evidence, the case was dismissed. About 10 acres of brushwood and 
lalang land were burnt. 
B.‘ — Eastern Division. 
No. 
Reserve. 
Nature of Jungle. 
Area. 
No. of Inspec- 
tions made by 
Forest Ranger 
during the year 
1897. 
No. of Bakau 
Passes issued 
during the year 
1897. 
No, of Passes 
for Wood issu- 
ed during the 
year 1897. 
No. of Arrests 
made during 
the year 1897. 
1 
Changi Reserve, 
Part big jungle, part 
bakau, rest brush- 
a. r. 
A 
wood, ... 
1,393 0 
00 
28 
8 
20 
2 
Remarks. — Forest Station on the 12th mile Changi Road. 
Two men in charge. 
One boat for inspection of rivers and mangrove. 
Revenue derived from Forest Reserves (Eastern Division) during 189J. 
9 
Eight Bakau Licences, ... ... ... 32 00 
Fees for 1,903 Kelong Rollers, ... ... ... 95 15 
Fees for 100 Rollers for house building, ... ... 1 00 
Fees for 100 Nibong, ... ... ... ... 10 00 
Sale of 30 trees from 10" to 2' in diameter, ... ... 12 90 
Two cases ( 1 warned and discharged, one fined $5 not paid), 
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There was no case of fire during the year. 
