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and the 
Report on 
s of the Syonan-to 
Syonan-to Llusenm 
Botanical G-ardens 
for April, 2602. 
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BGTiUlICAL aARBEITS. - 
1. All the pot-plants in the Plant-Houses v/ere 
renovated during April, because when the Gardens was 
disorganised in February, these plants suffered -greatly 
- owing to the dry weather of 3 weeks in February* ^ - 
2. The potting yard v/as cleaned and re-arranged. 
Fallen trees v/ere removed; ditches filled up; and 
small repairs to roads were done* 
3 * The ’*Dell’* v/hich is at the head of the natural 
beautiful Lily Lake is one of the best scen^of the 
Gardens. This beautiful and solitary spot has been 
- re-arranged during April. 
4* 3])uring the whole of April, extensive gi»ass 
cutting v/as done by the Gardens gx^ass-mov/ing coolies. 
This was necessary to prevent the growth of ’'lalang’* 
(long v/ild grass) which would be destructive to the 
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• grass in the lavviis. 
5. As in the previous month the gi-*oY/th of 
vegetables was vigorously maintained. Extension of 
vegetable gardens v/as carried out by digging up 
• La\m ’'R*', wliich is very suitable for vegetable gr*owing. - 
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6. During a vei'^y strong storm about the 4th of April, 
many large ti»ees fell, and much labour had to be used 
’ to get these cleared. 
7* In the 4th week 'of April, the Gardens staff v/as 
busily engaged in the preparation for the CELEBRATION of 
the birthday of Ilis Majesty, The Eripex*oi* of Japan, and 
also for the official opening of the Botanical Gardens 
on the 29 th Api’il, 2602. 
SYONAN-TO Museum 
' 1. • The old St .^Andrew *3 School buildings which now 
become an extension of the Syonan-to Museum, v/ere very 
filthy. This state was left bjj- the enemy soldiers v/ho 
occupied the buildings before the fall of Singapore. 
• The clearing up took 10 coolies about 3 v/eeks. 
2. . The Department continued to collect scientific 
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and literary books -from vai^ious bx^oken houses of 
. the eneifi^^ subjects. There was a good collection of these. 
The library, records and apparatus from the previous 
Fisheries Department v/ere reiiioved to the Syonan-to 
• Museum. 
3 * Further cleaning and re-arrangement of books in 
