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Sir, 
■ I have the honour to forward a sketch of the proposed Belts of 
Forests i a Rile wide for the preservation of insect pests in rubber 
cultivations: in the attached nap of Malacca. 
3. The following -particulars will assist the Senior surveys 
Malacca in roughly fixing the Forest belt3 in the statistical naps: 
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but 3 hruld it be desirable tr have the areas surveyed,I will print then 
cut tr hin . 
(a) |rom §ukit jlenggeh Reserve along the 5-chain Reservation 
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to about tl.e 29th milestone Chaban -Nyalas Road and then along the 
swanp Fcrest Surgei ChcJ.cng ir.tr Muar terrctcry, 
(b) Frcm the Ke3san£„.Ayer Panas junction via Bukit Kenpass into 
the Bukit genggeh reserve. 
(c) Frrn Merlinau Forest Reserve along tl.e small swamp Fcrest 
tr 33rd milestcne MerlimatwGhchcng Read tr 24i milestone Merlimau- 
Jasin read and along t*u?-cit Klirg and Merbau village Fcrest near the 
Bemban Pclice statirn- Girieng Durian village Fcrest and thence into 
the Ayer Paras Fcrest Reserve, 
(d) From the Merlirau Fcrest Reserve alerg the swamp Fcrest via 
Bukit Rajang tr near 7th milestcne Malacca- Jasin read and alcrg 
Sungei GapaK „swanp Forest- up the source to Bukit Bong and thence 
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into the Ayer Panas perest Reserve. 
(e) iron Bukit Bmang Reserve extension 1898 to 11th. mile Durian 
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Tunggal - Macl.ap Road and through Bukit Intan and Stambun village 
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Fcrest into Bukit Panoher Forest reserve. 
(f) From Bukit Panchor forest Reserve via Bukit Kledang through 
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Ayer Pasir into the Bukit Sedanan Reserve about lii milestone. 
3. Wherever cultivations come in : the "forest fcelt 3 "will be 
irregular in si,ape but net diseennected, 
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3 d, V.D.Bcrges 
The Hcn» bie Fcrest Ranger 
Malacca 
The Resident Councillor 
Malacca 
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