CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12]

to Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens and Plantations from which it appears that Mr. Ford's enterprise on planting

666 acres with 800,000 trees next year.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord

Your Lordship's most Obedient

Humble Servant

Hennessy.

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No. 26.

TREE PLANTING, 1881.

THE SUPERINTENDENT BOTANIC GARDENS AND PLANTATIONS TO THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.

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BOTANIC GARDENS,

26th October, 1880.

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SIR,-Before commencing tree-planting operations for 1881, I beg to have the honour of submitting the appended scheme of the proposed localities, and number of trees to be planted, and seeds sown in situ in them, for the approval of His Excellency the Governor.

The increase in the tree-planting vote placed at my disposal for next year, will enable us to increase the annual number of trees planted by the large number of 600,000, which will cover an area of about 300 acres, giving a total for next year of about 800,000 trees, on about 666 acres of land planted.

The Honourable Dr. F. STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

I have, &c.,

(Signed)

CHARLES FORD,

Superintendent Botanic Gardens and Plantations.

PROPOSED LOCALITIES AND NUMBER OF TREES FOR PLANTING IN 1881.

LOCALITIES NUMBER OF TREES Victoria Peak, Northern Slopes West of Peak Road 200,000 Do., North 100,000 Mount Davis, South 25,000 Belcher's Bay 65,000 Green Island 65,000 Mount Gough 20,000 Wan-tsai Mountain 10,000 North Point 50,000 Fok-fu-lam Road, Upper Side 100,000 Shan-ki-wan Road Kan-lung 635,000 TOTAL

PROPOSED LOCALITIES FOR REARING TREES in situ DURING 1881.

LOCALITIES NUMBER OF TAKES Victoria Peak to Pok-fa-lam, Northern Slopes 50,000 Mount Davis 10,000 Green Island 4,000 Mount Gough Road, 50 yards on each side 5,000 Wan-tsai Gap and Aberdeen Road, 50 yards on each side 4,000 Wan-tsai Mountain 12,000 Mount Gough 20,000 Kau-lung 15,000 Western Slopes of Ridge running Southwards from North Point 12,000 TOTAL 160,000

(Signed) CHARLES FORD,

Supt. Botanic Gardens and Plantations.

26th October, 1880.

MINUTE BY THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Submitted to His Excellency the Governor.

F. STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

26th October, 1880.

MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

Approved.

J. POPE HENNESSY.

27th October, 1880.

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