ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF GARDENS, 
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1932 
STAFF 
The Director was in charge throughout the year. Mr. M. R. Henderson 
was absent on leave (part of which was spent working in the Herbarium, Royal 
Botanic Gardens, Kew) until September. Mr. E. J. H. Corner acted as 
Professor of Biology, King Edward VII College of Medicine until June 5th. 
The other members of the staff were on duty throughout the year. 
The services of Enche Mat, Overseer, Waterfall Gardens, Penang, and 
Govindasamy, Overseer, Botanic Gardens, Singapore, were terminated, owing 
to abolition of their posts under retrenchment proposals, at the end of 
September. 
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LABOUR 
The average number of gardeners and coolies employed in Singapore was 
85, in Penang 60. Wages were reduced during the year to a minimum rate 
of 42 cents in Singapore and 45 cents in Penang. Hours of work in Singapore 
were changed from 6-30—11 A.M. and 1—5 P.M. to 6-30 A.M.—2-30 P.M. with 
the exception of necessary staff required for afternoon watering and other 
work in plant houses and potting yard. 
REVENUE 
The revenue from sales of plants was as follows:— 
Singapore :— 
Sale of plants 
Inspection fees, etc. 
Rents 
Penang :— 
Sale of plants and seeds . . .. 462 20 
Both in Singapore and Penang the Municipal Commissioners paid 
Government a sum of $100 p.m. for the services of Gardens officers in connection 
with supervision of roadside trees and other Municipal planting. 
PLANT COLLECTIONS AND FIELD EXCURSIONS 
The principal field excursion during the year was undertaken by Mr. C. X. 
Furtado, Assistant Botanist, who spent six weeks in British North Borneo, 
working in co-operation with the Clemens Expedition on Mt. Kinabalu, in 
March and April. Mr. Furtado made a particular study of palms and aroids, 
of which groups he has a specialised knowledge, and gave general attention to 
other groups of plants. He w T as accompanied by Kiah bin Haji Salleh, 
Plant Collector, who stayed two months assisting the expedition. In return 
for these services, specimens have been received from the expedition. Thanks 
are due to officers of the Government of British North Borneo for assistance 
rendered in making travelling arrangements for the Gardens officers to and from 
Kinabalu. 
$ c. 
1,915 84 
166 00 
84 00 
[Note :—The value of the Straits dollar is fixed at 2S. 4 d. or $60 = ,£7 sterling.] 
