ECONOMIC GARDENS 
The Committee appointed Toy His excellency the Governor, has 
considered the matjters^.included in the terms of reference set out in 
in the Colonial Secret rrffi letter (No. 12856/20) and hegs to 
report as fol&ows:- 
(1) The Economic Gardens form an important part of the general 
area under the Director of Gardens, and comprise parctically M the 
only land he has available for experimental work in reference to 
economic trees, plants and fruits. 
(2) With the exception of one or two special trees in the 
Rubber section and elsewhere there is nothing in the Economic Gardeas 
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at present which need stand in the way of the area being utilised for 
building purpose. 
(3) If such utilisation for building took place, however, 
without compensation being provided by acquisition of other lands the 
work done by the Department which is under the Director of Gardens 
would be seriously curtailed, and that work is of importance at prese - 
nt and should be of greater importance in the future, as part ofi a 
system which is designed to cover the whole of the peninsula. 
(4) The further point has to be considered:- The Committee 
are strongly of opinion that in view of the expansion of Singapore, 
the present area of the Botanical Gardens, considered simply from the 
point of view of an open space, is much tpo small, and the MMMMM 
extension of these Gardens over the area of the Economic Gardens Mtiila 
has been contemplated. We are convinced, however, that a much more 
advantageous extension could be made by embracing in the Gardens area 
part of the Tyersall Estate mm which is entirely suitable for such 
extension. As large building areas are being mapped cut beyond Tagglin 
and the Tyersall Estate, it is more desirable that action to presei-ve 
the only suitable area for Gardens extension should be taken at once* 
Inclusion of the area in the Gardens would, it may be pointed out, 
enable valuable sanitary improvements to be made, a matter of impor- 
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tance in view of its proximity to Tanglin Barrack es. 
(5) In the event of the suggestion made in para: 4 being 
adopted, the Committee are of opinion that a considerable part of the 
area of the present Economic Gardens would he available as building 
