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Probably by no one but himself could so much interesting information upon the subject have been collected from Chinese sources.
Captain HODGINS of the S.S. Haiyang has once more to be thanked for the various specimens of scientific and economic interest which he has collected at his ports of call and presented to the Department.
The usual list of the year's additions to our flora has been prepared by Mr. Tutcher and is annexed. (Annexure A.)
FORESTRY.
A.--Demarcation. Owing to the number of Farm Lots and other alienated ground intermixed with Crown Land in the Pokfulam (7) Block it was found necessary during the year to prepare a series of maps and photographs of the various areas, the rights of the Government with regard to each being carefully ascertained. Both here and in other parts of the Colony where they had been made, the Forestry Service Paths (see below) have proved of the greatest value in demarcating forestry boundaries. Numbers and letters have been plainly painted at their proper places along these paths so that the Forest Guards in their patrols can make no mistake about the localities upon which their reports are made. All the main roads regularly traversed by the Forest Guards have already been marked with figures at the points where they cross compartment boundaries.
The last three compartments of the Harbour Belt (9C, 9D & 9) were demarcated during the year by a top and bottom line and a Forestry Service Path was made through them and marked throughout with the numbers of the planting sections. Some progress was also made with the determination of unmarked boundaries in and near the town of Victoria.
A summary of all the forest areas in the Colony follows :—
Block. Name. Government Pine Plantations. Licensed Pine Plants. Natural Mixed Woods. Acres. Acres. Acres. Victoria, Wongneichung, 610 660 Shankiwan, 680 Tytam. 864 Stanley, 766 Aberdeen, 770 Pokfulam,.. 1,346 Yaumati, 450 9 Harbour Belt, 2,500 356 10 Kowloon Reservoir, 200 Sha Tin, 400 1,797 160 Tsun Wan,. 2,513 Tsing I, 1,680 Shing Mun, 1,183 Tai Lam Chung, 4,047 240 Castle Peak Bay, 1,350 Deep Bay, 2,030 Shap Pat Heung, 2,142 Pat Heung, 4,196 San Tin, 1,341 Sheung Shui, 1,404 *Lo Shui Ling, 1,192 80 Sha Tau Kok, 2,552 400 Double Haven,. 1,932 800 Plover Cove, 2,120 320 Tai Po, N., 1,590 160 Lung Yeuk Tau,. 1,028 160 Tai Po, S... 2,074 960 Turret Hill, 1,207 960 Ma On Shan,. 1,758 640 Long Harbour, 1,748 Sai Kung, 4,681 Hebe Haven, 2,735 320 Junk Bay, 1,619 Tai O. 2,152 Tung Chung, 2,150 Mui Wo,.... 3,090 Pui O, 1,280 Total,......... 9,246 58,947 5,200