Report of the Director of Gardens for the year 1923. 
The Gardens Committee, Singapore, consisted of Mr. W. Dunman (from 
November 13th), the Hon’ble Mr. V. Gibbons (from March 13th), Mr. W. E. 
Hooper (to February 9th), the Hon’ble Mr. W. Lowther Kemp, the Hon’ble 
Mr. J. W. H. Park, Sir John Peter (to July 20th), Mr. J. M. Sime (from 
March 13th), Mr. W. A. Sims (to September 10th), the Hon’ble Mr. Song 
Ong Siang (from May 3rd), and the Hon’ble Mr. E. C. H. Wolff (to April 
13th), with the Director of Gardens. The Committee for the management 
of the Waterfall Gardens, Penang, consisted of the Hon’ble the Resident 
Councillor—Mr. A. B. Voules, Mr. Lawrie C. Brown, Mr. F. T. Kinder 
(March to October), Dr. P. Liston (January to May), Mr. Hastings Rhodes, 
Mr. A. Rogers (January, February, November, and December,) Mr. C. R. 
Samuel, and the Director of Gardens (to October 8th). 
For their valuable services, thanks are due to the members of both 
Committees. 
During the year an enabling enactment (Ordinance No. 8 of 1923) was 
passed by which the second Committee possesses the same powers as the first. 
The Director of Gardens, Mr. I. H. Burkill, was on leave from 
February 27th to October 26th, the Assistant Director, Mr. R. E. Holttum, 
acting for him. Mr. F. Flippance held executive charge of the Waterfall 
Gardens until November 10th, when he went on leave. Mr. G. A. Best 
served as Assistant Curator, Singapore Gardens, until that date, when he 
relieved Mr. Flippance. Mr. J. Lennon was appointed Assistant Curator, 
Parks, Singapore, from January 1st, and was at his post through the year. 
Mr. C. X. Furtado joined the staff as Field-Assistant on April 4th. 
LABOUR. 
Sufficient labour was procurable both in Singapore and in Penang, A 
Chinese gardener was added to the Penang force with the duty of raising 
ornamental plants in pots. 
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. 
The revenue paid into the Treasury in Singapore was $4,462.48: $1,324.28 
came from the sale of plants and seeds, $2,460 from a six months lease of 
the rubber trees in the Economic Gardens, and $667,89 from miscellaneous 
sources, including recoveries. 
The revenue paid into the Treasury in Penang was $809.27, of which 
$693 came from the sale of plants and seeds, and the rest came from 
recoveries, etc. 
It is of historic interest to record, that from 1915 to 1917, inclusive, the 
Gardens in Singapore made a bigger revenue from economic plants 
and seeds than from ornamental plants and seeds, but that in 1918 this was 
reversed; and now with the closing of the Economic Gardens the revenue 
from economic plants almost ceases. 
