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Mr. Monson
Mr.
Mr.
Sir A. Burns.
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Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.
Mr. C. J. Jeffries.
DRAFT. DESPATCH.
HONG KONG,
NO.
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Mr. A. J. Dawe.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
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FURTHER ACTION.
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Sir,
Downing Street,
11
March, 1941.
I have etc. to invite
reference to your third personal
note of the 13th December forwarding
copies of the Report of the
Superintendent, Botanical and
Forestry Department for the year
1939.
2.
This Report has been read in this Depor.
heee with interest, and it seems
clear that with the restrictions
imposed by limitation of staff, the
Department is doing excellent work.
I note in particular that further
progress has been made with
reafforestation. The old system of
On the Firestry side
forest lot planting obviously left
much
a good deal to be desired, and I
agree with the conclusion in
paragraph 14 of the Report that
it was time that this scheme was
replaced by something more
satisfactory Mature.
3.