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the reception of seeds of forest trees shortly expected from India.
I would respectfully draw
attention to the large number of Chinese and others daily using the gardens, and to the report which I
subruitted.
some time
which
aço,
showed that over two thousand
people visited the gardens during
one day, and that a
only
C 14
day on which
average number of visitors
were present. With the largely
increasing population
of
the Colony
whether
I would respectfully aug gest
in addition to the other
reas owD
given, it would not be only right
be preserved
aa aa
the middle
of
open space in
the town.
I have re
(signed) Charles Ford
Superintendent of
Botanic and
Afforestation Department.
that this piece of
land should
be