Botanic gardens, 
Singapore, 
6 th. August, 1921 
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it had been decided Vo abolish the Economic harden in 
Singapore, 3 rsd this so lessons Vio importance af the hardens 
in Singapore, reining their area to one half* that Ur. BurlcL 
7. understand, would not oppose tha transfer of himself and 
the Singapore herbarium to Kuala Lumpur i f a proper botanic 
garden wore instituted ,tfh*r*. &e makes thin proviso because 
he greatly ob.ieotp to *? diroroe af th* study of plants in 
uerhari^sn. specimens from x * tudy of pi ant?:* olive, H* naa asked 
*or -a pi?ae of the Tassek Glugor forest Ht'serv* in Province 
Wello?ley ............ ete« 
3. T am not with you in saying that the Agricultural 
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Department i£ the proper guardian of the Economic harden 
Ther* is a difference between a garden and u plantation 
which in the conditions of our life 1 b fundamental* All of 
ur who h&ve the mean© , cultivate^ gardens round our house* 
fox* the sake of Uao 5, ^oeni tiee, be it flowers ui 1 be it 
fruit. With suQh matters tin economic garden is concerned. 
Berne citizens are planters,and grow stuff for diwpu»*,i on 
profit, and r*n economic plantation is of concern to tnea* The 
plantation has the Agricultural Department for its proper 
guardian; but I consider the hardens Department .a® proper 
guardian of the reel economic garden a» I would constitute 
it. TTnforfcunaely our Singapore "gconomic garden M ae regards j ? v &- 
rubber had become a plantation* Common wo XU enable 
n iHyaetor of Agriculture and c. Director of hardens to fend a lin ^ 
which neither r-llews overlapping nor things to slip. 
