▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁forest ▁officer ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁P ine ▁Plant ation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁A ▁residence ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁D anden ong ▁Road ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁daughter ▁by ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Forest ▁Commission . ▁This ▁house ▁still ▁exists . ▁The ▁last ▁officer ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁P ine ▁Plant ation ▁was ▁Harry ▁F irth ▁who ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Fire ▁in ▁the ▁P ines ▁Plant ation ▁During ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁ ▁a ▁fire ▁destroyed ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁plant ation . ▁Another ▁fire ▁would ▁threaten ▁the ▁housing ▁estate ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁century ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁ ▁were ▁exc ised ▁from ▁the ▁reserved ▁area ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁Commission ▁to ▁build ▁houses ▁for ▁low - in come ▁families . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁housing ▁in ▁P ines ▁Forest ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁P ines ▁Forest ▁Post ▁Office ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁( clos ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ). ▁The ▁P ines ▁Forest ▁Post ▁Office ▁is ▁now ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁P ines ▁Forest ▁sho pping ▁strip ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Forest ▁Drive ▁and ▁Mah og any ▁bou lev ard . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁streets ▁constructed ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁streets ▁all ud