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Jsampmg and aawah.The half sheet j enclose shews shortly what too* 
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pi acridity's idea was .permanent woodland belts" 1»ut we cannot 
set that in is Malacca. 
XiittiL. I., jy. v;«*f. 14/3/16 
K.M. 
Ifee belts were established fcr agricultural purposes is which I am 
act competent to pass aa opinio;. If however lalang is reafforested 
by birds.they draft seen to *ake nueh of a lvam of it,as Ur.lidley 
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statesman# if belts are some itse from an agricultural print of view f I 
don't think they should be abundant because at present they are neatly 
lalang, 
intd.C.C. 17/3/16 
Director of Gardens 
Yru know these belts in Malacca. Ehey arc net woodland in 
ary sens* of the word.Probably now in the case of Merlinay and areas 
W$3t t fhere are 6GCC acres of rubber in one 3 tretch. 
3. Do you think the belts serve any useful purpose or might be 
alienated?. <*- *H • '3 
Intd.L.B.P.W. 1S/3/16 
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I know the belts a little,that is to 3ay,I have identified them where 
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roads cut them*She men who devised them were probably thinking cf 
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Phylloxera when they did sc,against which belts are enforced.Bat a 
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belt of $ mile is an inefficient barrierpSo I think them too many and 
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tor narrow.I also note in what a foolish way they end against Johore 
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territory a3 if ir were the untilled sea. 
Mended,not ended,is probably the right policy in regard to them 
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and the adjoining states should cone into line. 
The valley cf the Malacca stream,given over to rice,would make 
an splendid break from north to south,from the sea to Guncng Xaapin 
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Another belt cf the Linggi and third on the Ifuar would suffice. 
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