ala
Jurcories.
These have been maintained though we have deteriorated 1 to last toanty yOUT 20okuupno nursery is largel, uces
for the coltivation of vegetables for Governsînt ouse and for the Superintendent. I doubt whether it was originmily
11 Intended for this pirpace.
(In 1938 the grounds at Lai Chi Fok jail were a tained an an additional nursery for roadside tree agedlings.)
The Little Hong Long nurary for roadside trees is maintained
littleong so slam is that at Kowloon Tong. The 'forest racerve' in the Tai Po mu valley is used in part for the cultivation of tree seedlings as is also in fort the 'experien tol aren' at inn21m
sriquioral iamareb.
Aa, 'experimental area' was started at Fealing more than 18 years aい。 This has been used in recent years for the multivation of vegetables for the Joverar, presumably, and for the cultivation of tree baselines for rondelse.planting
poon atte
if over. Krue, two small fields of rice are gen each your
of lawanod eltru trees and a few rigs but research, no. since the inauguration of the W., Agricultural Show, held annually at the turm of the year, the department has staged an exhibition of vegetables grow at anling. Nothing of significance other than this has been done to encourage or improve the cultivation of vegetadles or erope by the Chinese in the derritories. To person qualified in agriculture was on the staff of the artment.
Sericultural egenrot
The present superintendent had before
versent in
the
・1
two yeare precedin the war a scheme for the establishment and staffing af en agricultural esesro►
scheme has not been implemented owing to hostilities.
での墓・
maintain
-fforestation.
at the
trees would be available in tie of emergene,' Part of this reserve and a considerable ereS
slopes near Baling were out prior to the war when the flrowood nttuattan ing on woo Qu
107 108
was being established. Afforestation has been carried out in different parts of the Colony notably nour
ba 7in reservoir
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