(l) that the Singapore Herbarium he removed to Kuala Lumpor 
ae soon as suitable accommodation can be provided for; 
(ii) that Mr* Burkill be Director in independent charge of the 
purely scientific botanical work of suoh economic gardens 
as may be established in the Peninsula* the botanical 
and public gardens at Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpor 
and possibly grounds attached to the residencies 
wf the Governor Sultans ; Chief WflMMMMtiW Secretary and 
Residents* 
(iii) that a sufficient number of assistants (or curators) be 
appointed* Probably three or four would be needed one of 
whom assistants should be a cryptogamic botanist* The 
systematic botanist asked for by Mr* Robinson should 1 
think, be on Mr, Burkina staff* for I feel sure he mm 
would do rauc& work at first under tne advice and guidance M 
of a botanist of long experience with a knowledge of the 
country; 
(iv) that on the retirement of Mr# Burkill the economic gardens 
f '• * : . i 
be transferred to the agricultural department* and the 
botanioal officers (either under the Director of Museums* 
or preferably, I think, under a Director of tneir own) be 
responsile only for the purely scientific botanical work 
including the herbarium) and for the botanical, public and 
high officials gardens mentioned in para; 5 (ii) 
6* These proposal, if carried into effect* seem 
to have the following advantages:- 
(i) They bring the herbarium to the natural centre of 
botanical research* 
(ii) They provide for Mr,, Burkill (with nis peculiar 
knowldeg^of economic gardening) till his retirement* 
(iii) They provide for the effective supervision of the 
work of the proposed Federated Malay States systematic 
botanist* 
(iv) Tijey provide for the eventual transfer of the economic 
gardensyLthe Agricultural Department* 
(v) They free the Agricultural Department of the charge 
of the public gardens in Kuala Lumpor which is 
