RECOMMENDATION.
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REASON FOR NOT CARRYING OUT RECOMMENDATION.
SANITARY DEPARTMENT,--continued.
That Scavenging Inspectors be abolished.
That one 5th Grade Clerk be abolished.
BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT.
That unless a substantial profit can be made by the growing and selling of trees, afforestation should be confined to the southern slopes of the Kowloon range of hills and to the maintenance of existing plantations in Hongkong.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
That as from the beginning of term after next Chinese New Year Holidays a uniform fee of $5 per mensem be charged throughout Queen's College.
That the fee in the two British Schools for one child be raised from $5 to $7 per mensem.
That a limit should be placed on the amount that any one Grant-in-aid School can earn.
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The time of the District Inspectors is too fully occupied to permit of their doing the work of Scavenging Inspectors. Moreover these Scavenging Inspectors are required to replace vacancies due to absence on leave, &c.
Not approved owing to transfer of Market Licences and Births and Deaths Registration from Registrar General's Department to the Sanitary Department.
Not considered advisable to restrict this work; afforestation will conserve the water supply, prevent land-slips, &c.
The effect of raising fees for new hoys from September, 1909, is to be watched and reported.
Only eight children involved, and the increase is therefore not worth while.
To be considered by a Committee which is to be formed immedi- ately on the returu of Mr. E. A. Irving from leave.