12 
The climate and soil of this Colony is so suitable for the 
healthy growth of Para rubber trees that I do not think that 
the trees already planted should be destroyed. When they 
will become larger trees they will be fit to produce much 
cheaper rubber as the yield per tree will have considerably 
increased, and the colonies where the soil and climate are not 
so suitable will have gradually abandoned the field of compe¬ 
tition. 
IX. 
Crown Lands. 
The lease of Crown Land Savoie has been transferred 
during the year from Mr Pott in to Mr Arthur Savy, the rent 
(Rs. 250) remaining the same. 
Crown Lands Pianeau and Bardau which occupy the 
summits between Misere, Barbarons and Cascade have been 
leased to Mr D’Emmerez de Charmoy lor 30 years with the 
right of barking cinnamon, for Rs. 75 per annum. 
Crown Land Xewcome at Praslin has been divided into 
6 plots of 12 acres each and one of them leased for Rs. 20 per 
annum to Mr F. Marie. The other plots consist of poor 
denuded land and they will be leased with difficulty. 
The central plateau of Malie acquired by portions in 1909 
and 1910 is still being gradually reafforested but the work is 
slow owing to the small number of labourers (4 men and 1 
boy) employed and to the necessity of keeping open some of the 
boundary lines and footpaths. 
The following plants have been set out during the year: 
Cedar (Casuarina equisetifolia).2137 
Calice du Pape (Tecoma leucoxylon)..1373 
Parkia Roxburghii.. . 675 
Bois de table (Heritiera littoralis) .3124 
Indian beech (Pongamia glabra). .. 378 
Cocoplum (Chrysobolanus icaco).1178 
Takamaka (Calophyllutn inophyllum).... 386 
Gliricidia maculata. 75 
Cola nitida rubra. 60 
Coffea robusta. 75 
Sandoricum indicum . 30 
Improved mangoes from Mauritius. 33 
Over 133 mango trees were also distributed to the J.Ps. 
of South Mahe and Praslin for planting along road sides. A 
great quantity of seed of palm oil and Gum Copal (Trachy- 
lobium verrucosum) have also been sown in the nurseries at 
Niol. This latter tree once existed in large numbers all over 
Mahe; there are hardly half a dozen remaining at present. 
They were cut down for timber. 
A large consignments of seeds was received from 
Nossi-Be (Madagascar) in order to propagate again this useful 
plant which grows into very large and handsome forest trees 
in the North West of Madagascar. In Seychelles the specimen 
left are small trees. Not ouly is the timber excellent but the 
gum obtained from old trees is worth from Is. to 2/6 a pound. 
The fumes from burning pods are also used in Madagascar as 
a repellent against mosquitoes. 
