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It is requested that the fol¬ 
lowing number be quoted in 
the reply to this letter. 
Colonial (Somtarg’o (Dffice, 
Singapore, .O . S.apiem.D.ar ., 1 8 95. 
Gol. Sec. 7703-95. 
Sir, 
I am directed to request you, in communication with the 
Resident Councillor, Penang, to arrange for visiting Province Wei- 
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lesley before the close of this year. 
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2. There are at present, in that Province, no forest re- 
serves properly constituted and defined,with the doubtful excep- 
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tion of the hundred yards breadth reserved inside the boundary 
line under Act 4 of the Treaty of 21st March, 1868. 
3. It has been reported by the Pesident Councillor that an 
area of 1*3,500 acres of Forest exists still unalienated, part of 
which might, perhaps, be constituted a forest reserve. 
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It is for the purpose of reporting on this matter and 
advising the Government what, if any, part of this forest should 
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be retained, that you are now deputed to visit the Province. 
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5. You should obtain from the Colonial Engineer and his 
Assistant at Penang access to the very full maps which have re¬ 
cently been completed of the Province, and send me a tracing 
shewing what territory you recommend should be reserved, with full! 
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Botanical Gardens, 
SINGAPORE. 
