8. The attached Table will show the expenditure on the Reserves in the North- 
East District. 
9. The Revenue is of course nil, as all cutting is now absolutely prohibited, and 
there have been no planting operations. 
10. I inspected the different parts of the boundaries on the following dates,, 
besides paying numerous visits to other parts of the Reserves : — 
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Penara Bukit Reserve. 
Upper Half, March 19th, June 18th and 24th. 
Lower Half, October 25th. 
Government Hill Reserve. 
From Penara Bukit to Half-Way House. November 3rd and 15th. 
Half-Way House to Tanjong Bunga. December 6th. 
Tanjong Bunga to Batu Feringgi. December 2nd and i6tb. 
Batu Feringgi to Western Hill. November 20th. 
Western Hill to Batu Itam. November 19th. 
Batu Itam to Penara Bukit. December 30th. 
Highlands Reserve boundary. May 13th, 
11. A new Reserve on the tops of the Relau Hills has been created during the 
year. The boundaries of this block have not been opened yet, as the vote would not 
have stood the extra expense last year, but they will be taken in hand as soon as 
possible. 
G. A. HALL, 
Acting Collector of Land Revenue. 
Expenditure on Forest Reserves , during i 8 g 8 . 
Salaries of Forest Guards, ... ... ... $192.00 
Maintenance of Forest Reserves, (includes wages of 2 coolies, 
purchase of tools &c.), ... ... ... 196.54 
Total, ... $388.54 
South-West District. Penang. 
STATEMENT 
A. Pantai Acheh, Lot 132 
B. Telok Bahang, ,, 174 
C. „ ,, 181 
G. Genting Hill, ,, 247 
OF AREAS. 
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Sir, — I have the honour to report as follows on the Forest Reserves of this 
District, and the “ Forest operations ” carried on in 1898. 
2. During the year under review, the number of Reserves has been increased 
by the establishment of a new one on Balik Pulau Hills, as recommended in Land 
^°. As directed in that paper, Mr. Ridley, the Director of Botanical Gardens, 
visited this tract of jungle with me on 29th June, 1898, and, his report being favour- 
able, steps have since been taken to reserve the land in question. It will, however, 
I think, require re-survey and re-demarcation, as my Forest Staff are unable to find 
the correct boundary between this District and Mukim Paya Terubong in North- 
West District. I think also that it would be as well to publish a notice in the Gov- 
