Coconut plantations have increased slightly in Singapore 
island and in Province Wellesley. Interest in them and in other 
Oil plants, e.g., Elaeis guineensis (the African Oil Palm) and 
ground-nuts, has a tendency to grow. 
In Penang coconuts were a little cheaper than in 1911, 
probably on account of a fall in the demand for copra. In 
Province Wellesley on the other hand the}^ remained at a high 
price, the average price being nearly $41 per 1,000. 
The Manchurian Soya bean, tried in Singapore, proved 
useless for the country, as was to be expected. 
The area under rice in Malacca and in Province Wellesley 
is almost the same as it was in 1911. 
In Penang and Province Wellesley the padi crop was 
generally poor. 
Gambier, combined with pepper, occupied in 1912 a slightly 
larger area in Malacca than in 1911, and holds its own in 
Singapore island. Fruit and vegetable cultivation is not 
extending concomitantly with the extension of European owned 
and managed plantations, and, labour being much in demand, 
seems unlikely to extend. 
LAND GRANTS. 
* 
The area of Crown Land alienated, and the number of 
Statutory Grants issued and the premia paid for the same during 
the last five vears are as follows :— 
J 
Singapore. 
1908 . 
1909 . 
1910 . 
1911 . 
1912 . 
A. R. P. 
A. R. P. 
A. R. P. 
A. R. P. 
A. R. 
Area granted ... 
419 3 12 
338 2 14 ‘ 
1,542 1 30 
4,944 3 02 1, 
275 0 
sq. ft. 
sq. ft. 
sq. ft. 
sq. ft. 
sq. ft. 
183,543 
45,514 
22,956 
206,010 
59,242 
Number of Statutory Grants 
issued 
144 
33 
100 
127 
68 
Premia paid ... ... $6,715.00 $13,202.90 $154,506.77 $148,222.79 $69,821.25 
Penang. 
1908 . 
1909 . 
1910 . 
1911 . 
1912 . 
A. R. P. 
A. R. P. 
A. R. P. 
A. R. P. 
A. R. P. 
Area granted ... 
663 1 08 
723 1 05 4.004 1 06 2,764 0 04 2,962 3 38 
sq. ft. 
sq. ft. 
sq. ft. 
sq. ft. 
sq. ft. 
Number of Statutory Grants 
232,191 
7,535 
76,423 
409,787 
9,249 
issued 
63 
102 
129 
169 
79 
$3,113.85 $4,890.75 $16,275.97 $14,310.19 $18,567.75 
Premia paid ... 
