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Frontier Road—Along the completed portion of this road 63 Candlenut trees were put in.
Lok Ma Chow Road. This road, which was completed in 1918, was planted with 172 Candlenut trees.
Sheung Shui Station Road.—At the cross road 14 Casuarina and 9 Bauhinia Blakeana were planted on the site of the old tea house.
Owing to the widening of this road it was necessary to transplant 22 of the trees on the west side.
Twenty-two Hibiscus were put in between the cross roads and the Golf Club Course.
Castle Peak Coastal Road.—Planting, which was commenced in 1918, was continued on the sections of the road which were finished.
Altogether 1,993 trees of various kinds were planted and this work should be completed in 1920.
Fanling Golf Course—The Rhododendrons planted two years ago on the hills near the 17th fairway flowered fairly well.
The red-leaved Cannas between the 4th and 5th fairways were taken up, divided, replanted, and the bed extended.
Trees and shrubs which had died from one cause or another were replaced by others.
A few trees were transplanted in connection with the laying out of the new course.
Several of the fairways were given a top-dressing of earth and artificial manure.
The improvement in the turf which has received these annual dressings is very marked.
Forestry Service Paths.—These paths are not only used by the Forest Guards but by many residents as they make walks and open up lovely views.
Both those in Hongkong and Kowloon were repaired at the end of the year.
Clearing Undergrowth around Houses. About 3,400,000 square feet were cleared in various parts of the Colony in connection with anti-malarial measures.
Clearing for Survey Purposes, &c.—For survey purposes about 5,800,000 square feet of undergrowth were cleared. Much of this was done so that surveys could be made for proposed new roads.
Forestry Licences, New Territories. The total amount of fees collected amounted to $4,881.11 compared with $4,798.02 in 1918.