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15. As pointed out in my last year’s report there is no further object in spending 
much on this Nursery as it has been proved that it is not high enough for European 
fruits, and for the purpose of experiment with rubbers and such other economic 
products as is likely to be of commercial value, the land is too steep and limited in 
area. 
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Preservation of Coco-nut Trees. 
16. The Inspector and two men have been employe d during alternate months 
in Penang and Province Wellesley in inspecting plantations, Cow-sheds, stable yards, 
&c., and in insisting on the destruction or removal of dead trees, manure heaps, &c., 
in which the Coco-nut Beetle is likely to breed. 
17. Three thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven notices were served result- 
ing in the destruction or removal of seven thousand three hundred and sixty-seven 
dead trees or portion of trees, and seven hundred and forty-two heaps of rubbish. 
Forty-four persons who failed to comply with the notices within the specified time 
were summoned and fines inflicted aggregating $79. 
No. of dead Coco-nut 
Trees destroyed. 
No. of Coco-nut 
Trunks destroyed. 
No. of Dung-heaps 
destroved. 
* 
No. of heaps of 
Padi-husks des- 
troyed. 
No. of Notices 
issued. 

1 No. of Summonsesl 
issued. 
Amount of Fines 
recovered. 
i 
/ 
• 
$ c. 
Northern District , 
• 
Province Wellesley . 
873 
C3°7 
C 5 1 
65 
1,920 
27 
49 50 
Central District, 
Province Wellesley, 
482 
756 
72 
34 
609 
1 
7 
12 50 
Southern District . 
Province Wellesley . 
1 14 
208 
7° 
26 
1 12 
Nil 
Nil 
Penang. 
596 
3>°3* 
292 
32 
1,226 
10 
1 — 4 
0 
0 
2,065 
- 
5-302 
585 
C 57 
3,867 
| 
44 
1 
79 00 
Agricultural Show. 
18. A most successful Agricultural Show was held at Butterworlh, Province 
Wellesley, in June, an account of which was published in the Government Gazette 
of August 25th. Altogether there were nine hundred and eighty exhibits and the 
total expenditure about $2,000. 
From the Governor’s Hill Bungalow Garden was exhibited a collection of European 
Vegetables (not for competition) which received honourable mention. Samples of Para- 
rubber from a tree in the Waterfall Garden also attracted attention. Mr. R. Derry, 
Superintendent of Government Plantations, Perak/exhibited a splendid collection of 
tuberous Begonias, Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, &c., grown on Maxwell’s Hill at an eleva- 
tion of nearly 4,000 feet. I am told that from a horticultural point of view this was 
the most interesting feature of the show. It is also a striking example of what a 
few degrees of temperature will do for plants. None of these things can be satisfac- 
torily grown in the plains no matter what pains are taken. 
Governor’s New Quarter, Sepoy Lines. 
19. Considerable alteration and improvements have been made in the grounds 
of the Governor’s New Quarter by the removal of the bamboo fences and planting- 
four large clumps of Palms, &c., supplied from the Waterfall Garden. Before planting, 
the ground had to be raised and the purchase of red earth for this purpose absorbed 
a large proportion of the money available for this work. The effect, when the trees 
get up, will be satisfactory. 
Para-Rubber. 
In last year’s report, 1 gave the result of tapping the largest Para-rubber 
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