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No. 1929
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HONG KONG.
REPORT OF ANALYSIS
OF 16 SOILS FROM HONG KONG.
The 16 samples which are the subject of this report were sent to
the Imperial Institute by His Excellency the Governor, Hong Kong,
with a covering letter dated 8th December, 1927.
The samples were sent for analysis in order that suggestions might
be made regarding suitable crops for cultivation on these soils.
The samples represented eight soils and eight sub-soils, the majority
being from uncultivated land. They were submitted to chemical and
mechanical analysis at the Imperial Institute with the results shown
in the following pages.