(S 113A) 
It is requested that the Following 
number be quoted in the reply to 
I t this letter. 
• * # P.C.689/19. 
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SfatpaAote, 2;id June . f9f 9 
Dear Burkill, 
I am sorry I have "been so long in replying 
to your letter of 23rd May but I had to go over the 
question with Mr. Peel. He has decided that you 
should address the Colonial Secretary on the subject', 
as your letter brings up a good number of points 
outside the scope of Pood Control although increased 
Pood Production is the outstanding feature. Could you 
therefore do this 
I trust it will not give you 
much extra trouble;but if we started to mix ourselves 
up in the establishment of the botanical Gardens with- 
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out the C.S.O*s. knowledge there might be trouble. 
yours sincerely, 
I. H. Burkill Esq*, HU A., P. 1. S., 
Director of Botanic Gardens, 
SINGAPORE . 
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