ffmthly Kt nx>t lor &ay 2605 
a) Dr. rUKTADOV j A.'- OHS 
1. A ia iniajtratiyc / <nu Techn ic al bt . »ff : There was no change in the 
adnini st;*i tive or technical st.iff oi t e artment. 
2. ijuroj-iriug: Jhe ill it rearrange * 5637 specimens in the eueral 
herbarium incor^ora ting in it the speci J*rora the Hong Kong herbarium 
the families concerned being dra..Alneue uid Dilleniaouae. 
dhe zii*ih ue voted most o± hua i.*. x to ci.en.diig the cases of Spirit 
collections, ala oi which hau at..»rt ... to develop moulds on the panes 
anti boa rue. he ii^so devotee, .n r, u- ic *o ooiaeot-n* seeds oi economic 
plants* 
an all ld5 speciiaens were iuc wified mostly oi oo. ion weeds, oi 
wnich tiie ill i tar,) Authorities a. > w ta to Know the euiblu ones, 
3. . . iir ai'y ; uhe :LW dki , one JUK tiiil t dr. Bj.hdab ana Hr. i&rjjUhJfaJlAh 
. as-it-t^u in cleaning the books ana inspecting them inolue, Killing the . 
bore : . lie t present. 
. < . . serves ; Che NQADIIUN continued to be in charge oi’ the 
two \ S reserves. In the Bukit Tlmah lie serve vigilance had to be 
iih r et c i order to prevent the neighbouring Butais from encroaching 
on the x*erervee unknowingly. The coolies carried on regularly the 
duties both oi patrolling the area and of cleaning the paths. 
5. y jego t‘ ble Plots 3 These plots, as anal, are maintained, firstly, to 
grow, for the purpose oi* demo \etration, as many con? ion, easily-growing 
local vegetables ns possible, and secondly , to provide for the entire 
staff, including the iempsyaa, as much leafy vegetable as possible. 
The seeds were also collected for the purpose of sup, lying them to 
the public. 
t. . Join : una 1 Taj X oca £ lo t s : An Attempt is belli lade to increase the 
area of the coiwauiia 3Tp lanti ny a under tapioca. For this purpose more 
people are being released from general work. During this month about 
9 katics 61 tapioca tubers were distributed to every Hojoin and 
Kotiusya in the Gardena. 
| 
7 * ouitana ; Owing to the re pilremetits of a Butai, the plots of 
Incigo and Castor oil had to be changed. Hence these two eropsfare 
now tK.i;ig planter in a new area. in aduition the following were 
__ liiiitfcl! 
Ort.iO siphon liuiuia Kuching) Jd beds ^ cuttings) 
Aiiilrograi his v*ocar jhireta) lb teds (ueedlin,;a; 
mature me tel (kechubomg) 
cannabis males var ^Ganja) 
4 ecus (se<-de) 
2 teas { seeds) 
o. General hox-a ; .iotor Lawn dozers were worked in Lawns 3, L», -a, a 
and h , a ud baba *s in La* ns ji, C , 0 a a. 
»eeain <*ae uone in drains ana around plants in Lawns a, 3, 0 
and Bunrockeries. 
The cut grass, fallen loaves, etc. were collecteu and re: a ved to 
the vegetable plots for composting. 
Owing to many thefts of tapioca, the Tyersall grounds have been 
closed in many parts by barbed wires; this fence will be extended in 
the next month. The a srpenter and his assistant repaired r *< oi 
the huts in the Tyersall, soldered old watering cans an i repaired 
the Taira and the Plant houses and a cement water tank, that m, in 
addition to doing their usual duties of working out thi motor pupip, 
making labels, etc. 
The orchids ana the show plants in plant-houses and at the on ice 
if ore changed from time to time. 
i >. Laborers : The condition of the Iticour force has oouslderabl; 
