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seeds which he thought might possibly succeed here for fodder purposes. The grass seeds received were Rescue, Molasses, Sudan and Colorado.
90. The Rescue grass did not germinate and Mr. Piper informed me on his return from Manila that he had had the same result in Manila.
91. The Molasses grass germinated well and produced a good crop but not equal to Guinea grass, Panicum maximum, Jacq. Cattle, however, did not care for it.
92. The Sudan grass germinated well and produced a crop but it was also inferior to Guinea grass.
93. The Colorado grass germinated poorly and did not produce a good crop.
94. A quantity of spineless Cacti was obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture through the courtesy of Mr. D. Fairchild. These plants are used in America for fodder and they may prove useful here for the same purpose during the winter months.
95. Seeds of Mucuna nivea and Canavalia gladiata were presented to the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon who wished to raise plants and make a trial of them for feeding purposes at Kennedy Town.
96. Most of the seeds presented by Sir Alexander Hosie, mentioned in last year's report, proved to be those of well-known cucurbitaceous plants, but one was a small yellow melon, previously unknown here.
97. A new nursery was made near the south face of the Beacon Hill Tunnel for the purpose of raising trees for planting on the bare hills at Kowloon.
98. Forestry Service Paths.-A sum of $555.80 was spent on repairs in Hongkong and Kowloon. The path leading from Wan-chai Gap around the south side of Mt. Cameron to Middle Gap was added to the list of forestry paths.
99. Clearing Undergrowth around Houses.-An area of approximately 2,900,000 square feet was cleared of undergrowth in various parts of Hongkong, Kowloon and the Police Stations in the New Territories at a cost of $910.70. An additional 1,175,000 square feet were cleared at a cost of $400.80 for the Military Authorities, and an area of about 170,000 square feet was cleared for $94.60 at the cost of private individuals.
100. Some 30,000 square feet of undergrowth were cleared for the Survey Branch of the Public Works Department.