sites* The upper portion which is high land could "be used at 
once for the ifclass of residences mentioned in (b) of the terra 
of reference* The level of the low lying portion require^ rais* 
ing but when that is done if also will be MMUl i mfbUTM valuable 
* 
building land. 
(6) The Committee agree with the views of the Commission 
on Profiteering that in the case of fruit "Government 10000001 
should directly assist by establishing a fruit farm for the 
propagation and selection of improved varieties", but this 
need not necessarily be done entirely within the area of the 
Economic Gardens* 
(7) With reference to the 3upply of vegetables, the 
Committee are of opinion that continuation and extension of 
such action by Government as the Commission on Profiteering 
refer to in paragraphs 174,175 and 176 of their second Interim 
Report are more likely to be helpful to the Community M employ 
ment of the whole or any part of the area of the Econoiruc 
Gardens for vegetable growing* 
(8) We now give specific answeres to the questions put 
in our terms of reference 
(a) The Director of Gardens should deal with fruit 
only* This may be done partly on what would rsaain of the 
Economic Gardens, and partly on land which might be farther 
away from the city. 
(b) If part of the Tyersall Estate is acquired, the 
high land of the Economic Gardens, subject to temporarily 
reservations, should be made available au once for building 
official residences, while, after raising its level, the land 
with frontage to Bukit Tiraah Road could be sold for building 
purposes, and a belt of garden would separate the two groups 
of property. 
(c) If part of the Tyersall Estate cannot be 
acquired it will be necessary to retain the greater portion 
of the Economic Gardens for the purposes of the Botanical 
Department, otherwise the practical^/ utility of that Depart¬ 
ment will be greatly restricted. We don not consider that MM 
the portions which could be given up without obtaning compen- 
