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fruit a:o Y3G!5ta3l: : supply 
As the answers to the questions asked rather overlap I hare 
treated the headings slightly differently. 
The opinions expressed are my o vn personally ones and must toe 
accepted in that light. 
Fruit and Teg etables 
I do not consider there is at the present time an adequate 
supply either in quantity or variety of either* The shortage in 
quantity is due to a falling off in supply conconlitant with a 
steady increasing population. The poorness of variety 
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is owing to total lack of interest in the subject except for the 
cooly market gardener who has no need to trouble about it. 
The shortage of supply is in both cases due to former market 
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gardens and orchards being built upon where in the vicinity of 
towns, or planted with rubber or more remunerative crops where 
further afield. It must be borne in mind that this is steadily 
going on and consequently the supply is steadily decreasing 
although the population is increasing* 
Remedies* 
I. By importing from countries outside Malay* This is a subject 
on which I am not qualified to express an opinion, but at the 
same time I consider very unsound. 
2. By increasing the homegrown supply. In this connection it is 
not possible to consider Singapore or the Colony separately 
from the remainder of the peninsula, as they are by nature 
one country and the Colony cannot of itself grow sufficlient 
crops in proportion to its population. I suggest therefore 
two schemes one for fruit and one for vegetable. 
Fruit 
Under this heading is included woody plants such as Mangosteens 
Durians Jambu, .Limes, Oranges, Lemons, Chik#^Rambutans etc. 
The first difficulty is that there is a total absence of young 
stock in the country neither is it wpr$h any ones' while to 
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