ABSTRACT
Mangrove forest similar in type and composition to that found in the Malay Peninsula occurs to a limited extent near all the river mouths, and in Brunei bay covers a very considerable area. In the valleys of the Belait and Tutong rivers occur large tracts of undulating country, above the level of the freshwater swamps, which have been to a large extent denuded of primary forest by generations of natives practising shifting cultivation and which now carry only secondary growth. In 1933 with the formation of a Forest Department, Forest Rules similar to those obtaining in the Federated Malay States were put into force, as a temporary measure, under the authority of the Land Code. The powers and duties of the State Forest Officer are laid down in General Orders and in the Forest Enactment, while those of other ranks are laid down in departmental instructions.
