i« to bo taken ot Dutch scientists, not only in sylricultural but 
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in other branches of research, one or more whole-time Butch trans¬ 
lators would seem to be required, 
5, In addition to the publioation suggested above we 
are In urgent need of a book giving a detailed account of the 
Malayan commercial timbers and their present and possible future 
uses. Such a book is now in course of preparation. It is also in 
contemplation to publish an account of the minor forest 
products which already have a commercial value and would probably 
find markets if more were known of them, 
6 , Thirdly, we require urgently to know with some 
degree ef exactness what cur forests contain and how they oan be 
most profitably exploited, A proposal has already been made by 
the Railway Department to engage two trained foresters with a 
knowledge of up-to-date logging methods to report on the supplies 
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of timber available for railway purposes, but there ie work for 
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other* If they can be found. 
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7, Fourthly, a mman« detailed study is required of 
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the distribution, habits, and sylvlculture of «H»r principal timber ! 
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treoa. Little work of this kind has yet been dons ozoopt in the 
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mangrove swamps, and no results have yet been published, 
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8 # Fifthly, a systematic scheme should be worked out 
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for testing the ^trenghtha of the Ml ay an timbers, and for ascertai¬ 
ning their duribility under varying conditions both in their 
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natural stats and treated with preservatives. The work alone would | 
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give almost full employment to one offioer for several years, | 
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9 # The foregoing are examples (others might be given) 
of researches requiring for the most part the services of trained 
officers, and the amount of work that can be done depends, as I 
have already indicated, entirely on the number of each officers 
who are available. For adminstrative reasons it is generally 
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inconvenient to appoint a large number ef offioere to a small 
department at ens tins, but, if good men are obtainable, and if th< 
inconvenient likely to arise is considered of minor importance, 
work oan be found for them at onoe without any difficulty. If a 
a good ealary ie offered I have little doublt that a fair number 
