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Particulars of the cases are given in Tables II and III.
Seven contractors had various sums, amounting altogether to $91.60, deducted from their securities for damage done to growing trees in the vicinity of their coolies' matsheds.
Planting and Care of Roadside Trees.--Alongside or near roads in Hongkong and Kowloon 632 flowering trees and shrubs were planted.
Many fine old Banian and other kinds of trees had to be sacrificed to allow alteration to roads to be made by the Public Works Department.
Trees on the route of the electric tramway and those near the different telephone lines were lopped to prevent their branches coming in contact with trams or wires.
Miscellaneous Planting.--135 Ficus creepers were planted at the foot of the new retaining walls along Findlay Road, 64 at the base of an earth cutting near the Sukunpo Recreation Ground, and 220 in Kowloon Tong Cemetery.
One hundred and ten Hibiscus shrubs were planted alongside the nullah at the Sukunpo Recreation Ground.
About 120 feet of bamboos were planted along Chatham Path, 25 feet planted at Mt. Kellett Road, 114 feet at the race course, and 76 feet along Kennedy Road.
Yaumati - Taipo Road.--131 Camphor and 10 Celtis trees were planted between the 4th mile and the Shatin level-crossing, and on the banks of the road 260 flowering shrubs.
Between the Shatin level-crossing and Taipo, 256 Melaleuca and 74 Erythrina were planted, and 20 Camphor and 8 Albizzia transplanted.
For a considerable distance along the level stretch of this road at Shatin it is useless to plant trees as the branches would in a few years' time interfere with the telegraph wires which are carried on very short poles.
Taipo-Fanling-Castle Peak Road.--Between Taipo and Castle Peak trees which had failed were replaced by others.
One thousand four hundred and fifty Melaleuca trees were planted between Autau and Castle Peak on the side of the road which was completed in 1918.
The August typhoon did a great deal of damage to trees along this road, but few were destroyed.
Much harm continues to be done to many of these roadside trees by the villagers stealing stakes, damaging tree guards and allowing their cattle to go unattended or in charge of very young children.
Some of the Poincianas near Fanling flowered well in June.