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THE GARDENS DEPARTMENT IN I92S 
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This arrangement er jsts 
Age limit 
The European scientific staff consists of 
the 351 rector ( a student of the Higher plants 
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and the Assistant Director ( a student of 
the Lower slants) # by which arrangement the 
whole systematic plant- world is covered* As 
the Director retires in this year ( I?S35) 
Mr. Mohamed Haniff to count 
as one until his retirement 
Calcutta has such an officer 
and Decca had* and perhaps 
has still* 
The Railway has enquired for 
one. 
5 new officers, one vice hr. 
Mathieu, one vice Mr. Mil sun 
now part time, and 3 for ne™ r 
posts. Such get as nay $300 
I5A-450; and the same Ho. 
houses will he required. 
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and will he replaced hy the Assistant 
Director, the new Assistant Director will he 
a student of the Higher plants, that the 
whole plant-world may remain covered. 
The European horticultural officers are 
seven, respectively, the Curators ot the 
Botanic and of the Economic Garden Singapore 
of tne Kuala Lumpor Gardens, of the Water¬ 
fall Gardens, Penang, of Parks (including 
the Government House Domain), an officer 
seconded for service with the T.M.S. Railway 
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end a probationer. The probationer’s tiree is 
fully taken up in acting for other officers 
on leave, who at the rate of two months for 
every year of service get what he can give. 
These horticultural officers have not the 
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Local allowance in Kuala 
Lump or and in Penan/fe 
The Contr a of labour 
handing of money, raising 
of sale stock giving MM 
advice to purchasers on 
their garden^, giving aid to 
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training by which they can progress to one 
of the scientific posts; but they get an 
increasing pay, and to induce them to remain 
in Government service there are allowances 
attached to the posts away from Head quarter i 
commensurate with the responsioilities dele¬ 
gated to those officers in virtiie of their 
distance from head quarters. 
The duties of the horticultural officers 
are such that Europeans alone ~re suitable. 
The Head quarters of the Department 
