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The new house, No. io, was occupied; but it will be some little time 
before a correct amount shading can be attained, and the best results 
obtained. The path between it and the Central Bridge was reconstructed 
in its upper half. In the one-acre block at the Entrance Gate, benches were 
erected for the work of the two Chinese gardeners who are employed now. 
Upon the rented Municipal block adjacent to it a nursery was laid out. 
In October a storm of unsual severity caused a wash-out on the road 
where the stream of the Swimming bath gully passes under it, and 
damaged flower beds lower down. 
The black monkey Presbytes obsciirus has all but killed the last remain¬ 
ing Albizzia moluccana by eating its branch-tips. 
Warszewczia coccinea flowered in a very pleasing way. 
The gazetted by-laws have been printed and set up at the Gate. Police 
regulations have been framed to supplement them when the Municipal Band 
plays in the Gardens. 
Two of the upper roads were provisionally opened to motor traffic. 
Plants were sent out to the number of 1,(869 an ^ packets of seed 23. 
GOVERNMENT HOUSE GROUNDS AND OTHER CHARGES. * 
The new avenue along the Edinburgh Road continues to grow satis¬ 
factorily : the irregularly spaced remaining trees of Cedrela have been 
removed except those nearest to Orchard Road, which it is desired to keep. 
A detailed report upon roadside trees in the town was supplied to the 
Municipal Commission, suggesting a programme for application to every 
road marked as an avenue road upon a map which the Municipality 
supplied. 
The Rain-tree coccid mentioned earlier in this report has done its worst. 
It has had in consequence of the extensive planting of Rain-trees a few 
years back an unsually large number of young and vigorous trees on which 
to feed, and the pruning of them has been in its favour, for there have 
always been succulent shoots for it. 
I. HENRY BURKILL, 
Director of Gardens, S. S. 
11th February? 1925. 
