start a fruit r.ureery v*i ? r there are many more r*’nuraora¬ 
ti ve crops to be grown. P i the p-m* time there in 0 very 
large* demand "both from -nc private indi v;-duals for 
* cock, so that they may hav* their independent supply. 
The oiil} solution is for a fruit nursery to be started under 
Government control and support such as ia dene in other tro¬ 
pical oolonier. A sahsme for this purpose har been receiving 
the consideration of the Government, From thi; rmrrery stock 
can he distribute-' at a reasonable price, and wo$&d come into 
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hearing shortly aftowards, uds tlone in my opinion in miffi- 
dent to meet the requirement© for fruit. 
Vegetable ■, Here 1 Include bananas, pineapples, beans, awe at 
potatoes, R,m% papayas, »nd herbs generally. 
The difficulty in this the total abeene« of the big 
market gardener ir* the country and the fact that the raaftn 
crops of the country are not. food crop** I cannot conceive 
thal s svffici t:r.it nurnb e r of individunl Chines* working their 
own smr.ll allotments will ever be able to keep pace with a 
large and growing town like Singapore even if lend was avail* 
able. It seem*; that the matter must again be dealt with by the 
Government in the absence c:" the necessary trj^e of big market 
gardener, Sufficient Is:.d nut being available in th *? Colony, 
suitable-l»nd must be alienated upco- rtry tc preserve it 
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from rubber growing and other crops. Thin land must be adja¬ 
cent to the railway ho that th let n ? tan be *uppli *-d by 
sped a 1 f. e rv i c c, Th r 1 &r <1 m* 1 st 1 e 
T opened up ar,d worked 
by the Government, If ary private individuals wishing to take 
up work of tbis kind pr Xivlibhod should apply they must be 
given every facility to acquire suitable land, 
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Th* question otybig Government garden applying markets will 
seriously affect the s.?r0.1 Chinese grower and this will need 
considering in fixing the selling price, but tee subject of 
sufficient supplies is too real for this to affect the 
question as a whole. 
