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Monthly Deport for June. 2603 * 
1. Jr. F ur t ad a ' s report un his work . 
Herbarium . Che* Mohd. flpi* re-arranged 3,&Ok specif :ens of 
the Rubiaceae famiy. Che* Kiah mended 281 specimens and 
mounted 80 specimens of Algae. 
As a result of new species de tec tea in the Calamus Section 
on which I am working at present, 1 had to re-draft my sp ecif ic 
Key for the Section. ~~ ^ 
187 specimens wore identified for Nipponese officials. 
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Y ork Qh ye made 5 drawings of 4 species of Calamus. His 
no n Iso taken in preparing some maps for the Department. 
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Miscellaneous . I to roun d three times some Nipponese * 
officials who were Intereste d in the medi cina l plants that 
fcould he easily p ^nwn^i n Mala i . TT^ooTnfea outjto tKem that 
many local plants like Datura me 4 e I s ould be "investigated 
regarding the possibilities of their use as drugs at present. 
Da + ura, for instance, figures very largely in native medicine 
and in some cases is reputed to be a very efficacious remedy. 
f Rice and Sugar were brought and distributed to the coolies, 
/ the distribution of the rice being done, as usual, twice a 
month. No oil could be obtained dur ing -this month. There is 
a possibility of the Rice Consumers ’ Unit being cancelled, but 
Mr. Cudo is making arrangements for facilities t f > obtain rice 
en bloc and then distributing it to our coolies during their 
leisure. Failure to obtain rice en bloc will mean a good deal 
of trouble to our coolies, as it i£ often difficult to get 
rice and other rationed articles in a short time and after 
working hours. 
i have managed to settle 8 families in the Tyersall area 
and probably more will lixce to go there, as now the rumour that 
the place is haunted has proved to bt untrue. 
Many arolds especially Alocasia rnacrorrhiza have been 
planted along the fence of tne Johor e Rajah's palace grounds. 
There has been some disaati si action among the Yon ins who 
have to work on Sundays. They are put on a daily wage basis, 
and yet they are told that they will not get any extra wages 
for Sundays and other holidays. As Tokubetu-3i provide for 
overtime wages and the coolies and the monthly paid 3tsff 
actually iraw overtime in the Municipal offices, the Yonins of 
our department seem to think that \so are harsh on them at a 
time when the efssential commodities are very vicar in the market. 
I think therefore *be question of overtime for the Yonins should 
be referred to the Tokubet.u-3i for a general elucidation, since 
the Yonins get leas pay if they work for + he less number of 
days specified for the month. 
-y/ 2. Lab e 1 1 i ng ft re c or d 1 n g of plants . 
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Dr. Koriba wrote and fixed 100 Japanese labels (^n white 
painted wood) and fixed then in place in the hardens. 
The label printers made 85 painted labels. They -also 
prepared 130 more white wooden labels for writing Japanese 
plant names. 20 standard aluminium labels for lawn 0 were 
renewed ai d about 90 hanging aluminium Labels were made for 
vegetables and orchids , 
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