Annual Report of the Director of Gardens for the year 1926 
COMMITTEES 
The following - gentlemen, to whom thanks are due for their services,, 
were members of the Gardens Committees. 
Singapore — 
The HoiTble Mr. J. H. W. Park, the Hon’ble Mr. Song Ong 
Siang, W. Dunman, Esq., Dr. G. H. MacAlister, W. A. Sims, Esq., 
(to May), J. M. Sime, Esq., R. W. Hughes, Esq., (from May). 
Penang — 
The Hon’ble the Resident Councillor (Mr. W. Peel to 8th May, 
and afterwards Mr. R. Scott), the Senior Executive Engineer 
(Mr. F. T. Kinder to 28th March, Mr. G. Holden from 29th March to 
17th November, and afterwards Mr. F. T. Kinder), L. C. Brown, Esq., 
Hastings Rhodes, Esq., (to March, 24th), B. Nunn, Esq., (March 25th 
to September 25th). 
• STAFF 
The Director, Mr. R. E. Holttum, was in charge of the Department 
until November 18th, when he left for Europe on leave. • 
Mr. M, R. Henderson, Curator of the Herbarium, was absent on 
furlough from February 6th to October 18th, and acted as Director from 
November 19th. 
Mr. G. A. Best, Asst. Curator, Singapore Gardens was in Singapore 
throughout the year. 
Mr, J. Lennon, Assistant Curator, Parks, Singapore, was absent on 
furlough up to September 25th. 
Mr. F. Flippance, Assistant Curator, Penang, was in executive charge 
of the Waterfall Gardens, Penang, throughout the year. 
Mr. Mohamed Haniff, Field Assistant Penang retired on June 30th 
after completing 36 years very valuable service. Fie first entered the service 
of the Gardens Department in 1890, and has served continuously since that 
date being in executive charge of the Waterfall Gardens, Penang, during 
the years 1910 to 1921. Mr. Haniff has during this long service acquired an 
extensive knowledge of the Malayan flora and has contributed largely .to the 
collections of Botanical material in the Peninsula, while he has done a great 
deal of valuable horticultural work, Abdul Kadir bin Elias succeeds him. 
LABOUR : 
In Singapore the maximum number of gardeners and coolies employed 
at any one time was 93. 
In Penang the average strength of the labour force was a little over 58, 
which is slightly higher than ^the previous year. Rates of pay were 
unchanged. 
