Annual Report of the Director of Gardens for the Year 1921* 
The following gave their valuable services upon the Committees for 
the Management of the Gardens: — 
Gardens Committee , Singapore : Mr. D. Beatty (to January 22nd), 
Mr. P. Cunliffe (to May nth), the Hon’ble Mr. V. Gibbons (from February 
9th), Mr. W. G. Hennings (to September 12th), Mr. J. G. Hubback (to April 
ioth), the Hon’ble Dr. Lim Boon Keng (to September 2nd), the Hon’ble 
Mr. J. H. W. Park (from June 28th), Sir John C. Peter (from June 28th), 
the Hon’ble Mr. F. J. Pigott (to March 25th), Mr. J. W. Sime (from June 
28th), Mr. W. A. Sims (from June 28th), and Mr. E. C. H. Wolff. 
Committee for the Management of the Waterfall Gardens, Penang: 
the Hon’ble the Resident Councillor (Mr. G. A. Hall), Mr. Lawrie C. 
Brown, Mr. J. D. Fettes, Captain* H. M. S. Haughton (to September 19th), 
Mr. F. T. Kinder (from September 19th), Dr. P. Liston, Mr. Hastings 
Rhodes, and Mr. C. R. Samuel (from September 29th). 
The Director of Gardens is ex-officio upon both committees. 
Labour. 
Labour was plentiful. The coolies’ wages were reduced in Singapore 
from 70 cents per diem to 55; and the wages of gardeners were reduced also. 
The reductions were recognised by the men as inevitable, and did not cause 
any serious break in the labour force. 
As the budget estimates for the year had been prepared upon a high wage, 
the reduction made it possible to employ additional men who were used for 
the work of deepening the Lake and for filling the two ponds below it. In 
the Government House Domain the surplus funds lapsed. 
In Penang wages were reduced by two cuts to 55 cents. The money 
there freed, enabled the work of restoring the Fern-Rockery to be prosecuted. 
Revenue and Expenditure. 
The revenue in Singapore was $2,572.93 by ornamental plants, and 
$464.63 by economic plants: out-of-pocket expenses caused by the sales and 
recovered, amounted to $825.26, making $3,862.82. The amount paid into 
the Treasury in Penang was $1,067.17, being $929.20 by the sale of plants 
and $137.97 by recoveries. 
Buildings. 
The Department in the first quarter of the year entered into possession 
of the new building containing the Director’s office, library and laboratory. 
Investigations and Collections. 
Living collections .—The Department’s thanks to the following donors 
are here recorded:—Drs. P. S. Cramer, F. W. Foxworthy, H. J. Gibbs, 
and Lim Boon Keng; Professors Harrison Smith and J. F. Rock; the 
Hon’ble Mr. J. Mitchell; Mrs. Anthony, Mrs. Burkill, Mrs. Flippance; 
