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42. Firewood. Through the courtesy of the Captain Superintendent of Police, Mr. FORD arranged to have the approximate quantities of firewood exported from certain districts in the New Territory recorded. These returns give, taking a load as 70 catties, a total of about 60,000 piculs for the year from the four places-Shatin, Saikung, Lantao Island and Sheung Shui. This does not represent, however, the total quantity exported, as firewood comes from other places in the New Territory besides those mentioned. Putting the cost of a picul at 75 cents it gives the subs- tantial figure of $45,000, which, after paying for labour and all other expenses, must leave a considerable margin of profit. The thanks of the Department are due to the Captain Superintendent of Police and his officers for their kind co-operation in the matter. Statistics are given in Appendix F.
REVENUE.
43. The total Revenue of the Department is given in Appendix H.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant.
W. J. TUTCHER,
Acting Superintendent,
Botanical and Afforestation Department.
Hou. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary,
Ov $^.,
gr.
Appendix A.
RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE BOTANIC GARDENS, DURING 1902, RAIN GAUGE ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
Date.
Jan.
Feb. Mar. April. May. June, July, Aug. Sept. Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1,
.01
.06 .04 2.93 .55 .01
.03
2,
.06
.98
.19
:
3.
.02
.02.
.16 12.17
4,
.01
.04
.94 1.46
.08
5,
.01
:
.02
...
.41
6,
1.91 .01
.01
.16
.02
.23
1.07
.45
1.07
.87
.28
.46
.02
9.
.04
.52 .16
55
.39
10,
...
.71
.06 .11
6.57
.49
11,
1.33
1.51 1.55 1.90
.10
.05
.17
.09
12,
.48
.01
5.57
1.37
84
:
.04
13,
.13
44
3.89
.98
5.03
.22
14,
...
.02
5,83
.06 .01
1.61 .01
15,
.01.
2.20
.02
.01 .01
.02 .16
16,
.01
.08
.01
.04
1.31
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
.09
.75
.01
.46
1.16
.01
.09
.63
4.78
.01
.71
3.62
.03
.04
.01
.01:
.68
:
22,
23,
24,
25,
.09
.04
.07
:
.11
.01
.01
:
.30
.22
.06
.05 .06
.76
.15
1.78 .03 .02
.82
26,
.19
.06
1.10
27,
.87 .44
.01
28,
1.28 1,06
.30
.17
.05
29,
3.02 .79
5.78
.01
30,
.32
.14 1.29
1.38
.05
ཙ ཀཱཛྫི ཝུཙཙྪཱ
.04
.12
.03
31,
.01
:03
.15 .57
.05 31
.76
.33 .02
Total,.........
.67 2.20 24.37 19.13 | 22,20 31.95 1.12
Total inches for the year-110.03. Observations made at 10 a.m.
Botanical and Afforestation Department.
.03
3.42
3.69
W. J. TUTCHER,
Acting Superintendent,