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petent man at the former rate.
The cost of tree planting and con-
servation of trees in the New Territory was charged last year to the vote Expenses on account of the New Territory,
The sum of $1200 has been inserted
• to cover the cost of laying out a recreation ground at Kowloon which is urgently needed owing to the great in- crease in the white population there. The proposed recre- abion ground is situated in the Military reserve and is referred to in paragraph 6 of despatch No.593 of the 28th August 1900 on the subject of certain exchanges of land between the war Department and the Colonial Government.
14. Legal Departments.
Land Registry Office,
The increase to the personal allowance of Mr.Wong has
C.O.D.
been approved in 0.9.0. No.303 of 1900.
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The temporary clerk has been previous-
ly paid out of the vote"Expenses on account of New Territ
F
ory***
A hundred dollars has been inserted to
cover the cost of some new furniture for the Crown Soli- citors Office and $150 for the supply of newspapers, and
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punkah coolie.
The officer has hitherto used the At-
torney General's newspapers, which is inconvenient.
15. Iand Court New Territory.
The staff already authorised has been considerably
added to, principally to provide for a Staff of Demarma-
tors to demarcate the holdings on the ground. These of-
ficers and their staff of coolies and the temporary cleri-
cal assistance required for them will probably not be re-
quired after the coming year.
The Land Office is at present accommo---
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