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Gangs of women were employed in cutting long grass and taking up Lantana roots. They did the work free on being allowed to carry away the grass and roots.
Many dead pine trees were cut down during the year.
On several occasions goats were found damaging young trees and the owners were prosecuted and fined.
Colonial Cemetery.-Three trees of Bauhinia Blakeana and one of Bauhinia variegata were planted.
Several trees on a new terrace were cut down so that the ground could be used for interments.
The winter-flowering annuals were a great feature during the first quarter of the year.
The trees of Bauhinia variegata planted some years ago at this place flowered much earlier than those in other parts of the Colony.
To enable the Public Works Department to make a path of easy gradient to some of the upper terraces several trees and shrubs were removed.
Many of the paths were re-surfaced at the end of the year with disintegrated granite.
Royal Square Garden. The plants in the shrubberies in the plot opposite the Courts of Justice were re-arranged and additional ones put in.
The Bauhinia Blakeana trees flowered well, as usual.
The lawns were attacked by caterpillars in the autumn and they were treated in the same way as others previously mentioned.
Civil Hospital Grounds.-The various lawns were weeded and dressed with manure and fine soil.
Parts of those on the lower terrace were taken up, the ground levelled and the turf replaced.
These lawns were also attacked by caterpillars in the autumn and the usual remedy was applied.
About 60 Poinsettias were planted on the bank at the southeast end of the grounds.
The candle-nut trees around the Maternity Hospital were lopped to give more light inside the building.
Royal Observatory Grounds.-These grounds were kept in good order throughout the year.
Eleven coconut palms were planted on the sides of the main walk.
The "blue grass" was given a dressing of leafsoil as it was making very slow progress.