No. 111.
Hongkong.
sir,
318 C. O.
16573
RECE
HEG 17 MAY 05
Government House,
Hongkong, 17th. April, 1905.
You
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With reference to Mr. May's Des-
-patch No. 261 of the 17th. of June, 1904, I have the
honour to transmit for your information six copies of the
Report of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Affores-
o copies ber Book
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-tation Department for the year 1904.
2.
The scheme for felling and re-
-planting Pine forests on the block system with a 25 years'
rotation as set forth in the Superintendent's Report for
1903 was initiated. It elicited much adverse comment from
the public and has also been criticised by Mr. C. Ford
formerly Superintendent of the Department who has contended
that a 50 years' rotation would be preferable. I have
therefore suspended further felling pending the result of a
communication which I have addressed to the Indian Govern -
-ment asking for their advice in the matter. A revenue of
$18,000
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.,
&C.,
800.
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