5 
I am inclined to believe myself that they did not exist in any quantity. How could 
huge trees or planks from them have been taken down the precipitous slopes of the 
Penang Hills from a height of 2,000 feet when there were no roads such as those 
that now exist? The labour involved in such a process would have been immense, 
while sea-borne timber from other places would be easily obtainable. Indeed to any 
one who has walked about the hills away from the regular paths such a theory must 
appear untenable. Is it not rather the case that such trees, many ot which Mr. 
Curtis in his 1894 report says “ require at least from 80 to 100 years to reach a 
serviceable size and condition ” have never grown in large quantities on the rocky 
soil of the Penang Hills? They are to be still found in large quantities in Malacca, 
where 50 years ago they might probably have been cut by any one who pleased. 
6, I attach a statement shewing how the vote for the Maintenance c the 
Reserves was spent during the year. 
j. R. INNES, 
Collector of Land Revenue . 
Statement shewing Amount expended from Vote “ 
Reserves /’ during 1897. 
Estimate, $750* 
Expenditure. 
Maintenance of Forest 
„ (2 for N. E. 
4 Forest Guards at $8 each, 
l 3 » 4 -oo| 2 forS w _ 
4 Coolies at $7 each, 
329.10 
4 Suits of Khaki clothing, 
10.72 
Kerosine oil supplied, 
7-00 
Transport to Pulau Jerejak, 
1.00 
Total authorized, ... 
$731.82 
Balance, ... 
1 8. x 8 
Total, ... 
$750.00 
South-West District, Penang, 
!. There are 5 Forest Reserves in South-West District as shewn in the 
following list 
No. 
A. 
B. 
C. 
G. 
H. 
Mukim. 
Pantai Acheh, 
Telok Bahang, 
Do., 
Ginting Hills, 
Pasir Panjang 
Hills 
and Bukit Gemuroh, 
Lot No. 
n 2 
174 
181 
247 
27 1 
19° 1 
Area. 
a. r. p. 
3,208 o 08 
465 2 3 0 
380 i 36 
21 2 14 
201 
04 
rtf these the most important in point of area, value of timber, and altitude, is that 
, „ Forest Reserve A which comprises practically all the land West of a me 
& kS ^ t siSSiiliSShi S of a 
°„ as well, while the mhb^ ^ f S though there is never any lack 
7 f-lfhbrTn the Milage There are o” the Southern side of the Reserve in question, 
the btundly of whic g h is within a stone’s throw of the village site, various paths into 
the Reservef which have undoubtedly been m ade by wood -stealers. 
supervision of the District Officer, Baiik Pulau, who pays the wage, 
0 f coolies employed in his District. 
