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CB SS Bo: 5432 (G). 
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Headquarters, Straits Settlements Command, 
Port Canning, Singapore. 
Answered- 
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18th Pebruary ,1914 
Sir, 
I have the honour to request if you would he so 
kind as to draw up a short statement describing the 
"Flora* of the Straits Settlements for inclusion in a 
Military Report on the Straits Settlements and federated 
Malay States which is "being drawn up for the'War Office, 
with the assistance of the Government of the Straits 
Settlements and Federated Malay States. 
A very short account of the PIora is all that 
is required in a form which would he applicable to both 
the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States, 
unless you think short separate accounts are necessary. 
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I have the honour to be, 
Sir, 
Yo ur obed i en t S e rvaiit, 
Muj oi*, 
General Staff Officer, 
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Straits Settlements* 
Mr. I. H • Burkhil 1 , M .A, 
Director of Botanic Gardens, 
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Singapore. 
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