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work* Mr. Corner continued his researches 
on the larger fungi, and also made elaborate 
investigations of the development of 
flowers and fruits in various families of 
trees, from the appearance of the first 
floral rudiments to ripe fruits and seeds. 
mt.H olttum spent most of his time preparing 
new descriptions of Malay Peninsula repre¬ 
sentatives of the following groups: Perns, 
Orchidaceae, Zingiberaceae, Marantaceae, 
Gramineae, Cyperaceae. 
The Herbarium remined intact (except 
for the loss of some specimens on loan in 
Germany) and also the library. All the 
Japanese scientific officers concerned 
were insistent that the Herbarium and 
Library (as also the collections at the 
Raffles Museum) should be preserved as part 
of the cultural heritage of Malaya, and on 
this basis the British staff cooperated 
with them. We should like to express our 
gratitude to Professor Koriba and others 
concerned for the disinterested way in 
which they carried out their duties, and 
also for much personal courtesy and kindli¬ 
ness. Professor Koriba himself carried 
out a research into the growth-behaviour of 
some Malayan trees. 
From September 1945 to March 1946, 
under the British Military Administration, 
the Gardens were under the care of 
Dr. Gilbert Archey (Director of the 
Auckland Museum, New Zealand), who was 
responsible for Monuments, Fine Arts and 
Archives. Mr. Holttum left for England 
on September 18th. Mr. Corner remained in 
Singapore in immediate charge of the 
Gardens until November 11th. Mr. J.W.Ewart 
returned soon afterwards and had charge of 
the Gardens until the return of Mr. M.R. 
Henderson in January 1946. Mr. Addison 
returned to take charge of horticultural 
work in April 1946, Mr. Ewart being 
appointed to undertake the duties of Agri¬ 
cultural Officer, Singapore. Mr. Holttum 
returned to duty as Director in May 1940* 
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