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10. Orchids: Maintenance continued as usual.. The aethod of 
* gppjp and v unff seedlin gs was continued experimentally , as x ■ *■ 1 
S:«>od. .40 definite «no« on re.ulte o» yet 
he made. 
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Two bullocks which have been sick for a long une and 
si :- : is of improvement were transferred to Syo -.uinKa tor the 
^ _ • J /% ^ •( tnA . s A M i-l 4 V*. 1 £Z> ' i i \ ^ Tl 
which showed no s^iw - — 7 ^ ^ g 1(0 m h «t 
purpose of treatment »r of slaughtering if c ^e is inposaihle. T at 
Department -laa terei one bullock ana gave to tnis Department 5© Jaties 
meat ..i.ieh u:.s distributed to the staff of the^ardensandthe Kyoiku-Ka 
(Ho.iubu) The Gardens Lorry was loaned for 5 days to the K/oiku 
her a martens. 
j.o-) t.ie berinninp- of this month 15* of the Rorausya were called upon 
t 1« r'otS fSS 4-5 day. for But.i .or*. 
tiu E -uii- ,.s of all the Tokutoetu-Si Departments. a. the beginning tnt-e 
!!!; =»“ «L?e.o»; m tl» »oli« omen, bec.u.o feme nnr. wr. 
p he coolies, ana as a result many coolies gave notice to 
leave ‘this De artraent. However, wnen the matter was fully explaineu to 
them, they withdrew their resignation ana soon realised „he lutxlitjr of 
listening to rumours. After investigations, i have found that *he coolies 
do not get enough rations. when this was brought to the notice of 
At-. CUI-san or the Labour Office, he immediately brought i« to the notice 
of tin. representative oi the Butais, and botn assurei me chat the matter 
would be attended to. 
B ) M r. HOLTTOM's BOfAIUO^L WORK 
!r. Holt turn continued hits study of the Malayan members ol the 
family Oyoeraceae and had almost completed describing the species by 
the end of the month. There will remain a general survey oi the 
family, and the preparation of keys, to be dealo wini. 
) Mr. COkuER's BOTnhlC L WOR K 
Mr corner continued his researches on the structure and development 
of seeds ind 's^udiedf particularly , the Annonaceae Ebenaceae, Lauraceae 
and Bixaceae. Their seeds have complicated structure for the desorit. 
of which many drawings had to be made. Moreover, as the . floors e8 
families are little known, it has been necessary to select a few exanpl 
from each and to trace the whole sequence of development from mover 
rudiment to ripened seed. 
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