in the first named plantation was doubled. The older trees in these plantations should 
begin to bear seeds next year. . T 
10. I have included the old Government Garden at Bukit Sebukor in the list oi 
Forest Reserves. It was partially re-opened during 1898. The crop of para seeds 
was sold for $133. Seeds of this tree were also sown and planted out and a nursery 
of roadside trees formed. A quantity of Tembusu seed was also sown for planting 
out in the waste land in the garden. 
n. The ground for the large plantation of Gutta percha producing trees 
(Dichopsis Gutta and Payena Leerii) locally known as ‘ Getah taban percha’ and ‘ Getah 
Sundek’) was selected. It is intended to plant up the whole of the South W estern 
portion of the Bukit Bruang Reserve with these trees, 
c. 
I have, &c., 
WALTER EGERTON, 
'Acting Resident Councillor. 
Resident Councillor's Office, 
Malacca, igth February , 1900. 
Central District. 
Land Office, 
Malacca , 16th January , 1900 
Sir, I have the honour to forward the Annual Report on the Forest Reserves 
m th ^ Ce part 1 o?theSungei Udang Reserve is included in the District but it is admi- 
nistered from Alor Gajah. The only Reserve in charge of the Collector of Land Re- 
venue is that of Bukit Bruang which now contains an area of 6,173 acres 3 roods and 
33 poles. ^ frequent visits to different parts of the Reserve On the 20th 
August I went from Ayer Salak through the Reserve to near Bukit Bruang School. 
On^the Sth September I went through the Reserve from Bukit Bruang School to the 
boundary at Gapam and on the Sth September from Tualang to Ayer Salak partly 
alono- the boundary and partly through the Reserve. I have also been to different 
parts of the Reserve on various other occasions. The Forest^ Rangers have not paid 
special visits, their time being occupied in dealing with applications for Crow n Line 
and sub-divisions of holdings. 
4. The staff consists of a Corporal and one forest Guard. I he Corporal has 14 
years’ service and has at one time or another been through most of the Reserves m 
Malacca. He is aided by the Penghulus of the Mukims adjoining the Reserve, pai t 
of whose duty it is to see that no timber cutting goes on. 
c 'There was no prosecution during the year. Two cases were reported where 
some «aplings had been cut ; as they were cut in a part of the Reserve w here the 
Growth is lioht and closely resembling the adjacent unreserved jungle, it was impos- 
sible to trace them. There has been no case of cutting the better class timber. _ _ 
6. There is little to record of the Reserve itself. The lalang is disappearing in 
many places, but in others there is still no scarcity. It is impossible to sav after one. 
year’s observation whether these tracts are decreasing in area, but from the nature ot 
the soil and the appearance of similar country in other parts of the Settlement there 
is every reason to hope that they will be overgrown before many years. I o ensure 
the Growth 0 f jungle over these lalang tracts it is only necessary to preserve them 
from" fires. This however is far from easy and fire will throw back the growth ot 
forest seedlings several years while giving renewed vigour to lalang. It is satis- 
factory to report that only one fire and that of no great extent occurred during the 
vear ^ If it is difficult to detect trespassers who cut small trees. It is practically impos- 
sible to catch the originator of a lalang fire, which may have been burning for hours 
without attracting notice. , . . . f 
A nurse ry of forest trees was started under the personal supervision ot the 
Actintr Resident Councillor and large numbers of seeds of useful trees collected and 
planted. Re-afforestation on a large scale is still some way off, but it has now made a 
beginning and progress should be steady. , . , 
8. The Plantations of Rubber and Forest Trees have been looked after during 
