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I.
IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) Roads.
The extension of existing roads and the construction of short stretches of feeder roads in those parts of the Territories principally devoted to crop production, would greatly facilitate land communications between farm and market.
(b) Piers.
The construction of piers, at strategic points on the islands and mainland of the Territories, would result in a great improvement in water transport andwould open outlying districts to development.
II.
INCREASED PRODUCTION.
(c) Fertilizer Factory.
The establishment of a fertilizer factory for the conversion of city nightsoil into safe fertilizer and its distribution to the farmer at cost price.
(d) Extension of Irrigation.
Much could be done to bring land in the upper valleys into cultivation by the construction of small dams and irrigation canals, as the uncertainty of regular water supplies is one factor which limits crop production.
III.
ORGANISATION.
(e) Village Depots.
The key to the successful development of Agriculture in the New Territories is intimate contact between the Agricultural Department, the Marketing organisation and the farmer. This can be best achieved by the establishment of depots at selected points in the Territories.
(f) Market Transport.
Efficient marketing of the agricultural products of the New Territories is dependent upon adequate transport facilities.
IV.
DEVELOPMENT.
(g) Agricultural Station.
An area has been made available at Kam Tin as an experimental and demonstration station. The farmer in the New Territories is completely ignorant of modern progress; it is believed that through this Station and the village depots he may learn and benefit from scientific knowledge and methods.