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(Main Gate and Office Gate Hoads), and the Malay women in the 
vegetable gardens and bandstand area, chiefly weeding beds. 
Five old nen were also engaged to help in sweeping, weeding and 
watering and other similar work, 
A supply of petrol was obtained and the two Dennis Motor 
Mowers were used to cut grass on lawns A, 3, D, E, J , H» 'V and 
X, ’The small Raneome’s mower was out of order and undergoing 
repai rs. 
Island in Lake , A deed Pandanus was cut down and self- 
planted bushes of several species removed. 
Fertilizer was given to various young plants on lawns J, 
E , D and 3. 
Thunbergla climber smothering trees along the Cluny Hoad 
boundary was cut back. 
9. Hew planting . 
One dead Cupressus on lawn D was replaced with a new plant 
of Cupressus obtus a var, a qua rr os a . New plants of Pr unn op itys 
elc-gana and Podocarp us op, were also planted on lawn D, and a 
plant of the recently selected Bougainvillea seedling no. 2 
added to the Bougainvillea collection on lawn B. On lawn D beds 
were prepared for planting Cocoa and Coffee bushes. On th 3 
Bandstand hill jt dead plants of Crypt oat.tgie, Brunfelsla and 
Duranta were replaced, and also two new Bougainvillea seedlings 
were planted. 
10 . Vegetable Gardena ( report by Mr. ^nnge) . 
Many beds were re-conditioned for the reception of the 
following crops:- 
6 beds Long Bean and Brinjal; 
h M Sweet Potato, Bendy* and Bayam; 
3 w Kang Kong and Brasaica; 
2 * Maize end Sword Bean. 
The harvest wa© reduced considerably as the best part of 
the vegetable nursery is now utilised for growing crops which 
x do not require particular attention (Sweet Potato, Tapioco and 
Keladi) and because of the recent reduction of skilled labour. 
In lawn R the Banana area , was recultivated and rananured 
according to the quarter year’s system 
Sore large Angaana cuttings had their roots and crowns 
pruned in order to facilitate removal in the near future. 
In lawns P and Y some vegetables established from Japanese 
seeds were harvested. There particular* strains appear to grow 
well under local conditions. 
In lawn Y an experiment on Sweet Potato, arranged by Dr. 
Koriba, was terminated and some notes recorded. 
1 1 . Deat h of Ch e* M ar ‘Ztki, Foreman Gerdener . 
Che 1 karzuki, who h:.d been absent from work on sick leave 
for more than a month, died of pulmonary tuberculosis on 30 th 
August, he hod 17 years’ service, as Label-printer, Sub-overseer 
and Foreman-Gardener, and was a very reliable and useful man. 
He had charge of the Potting Yard and of propagation generally, 
and had a vei*y extensive knowledge of the plants in the Gardens. 
Tile fact that we have lost few kinds of plants from the Gardens 
during the last 18 months is largely due to hie care in main- 
taining stocks. 
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