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FORESTRY SERVICE PATHS.
Description of Path.
Hatton Road,
From
Peak-Pokfulam Road,
Aberdeen New Road,
Quarry Bay-Tytam Road, Wongneichung-Tytam Road,
Tai Po Road,
Shatin Pass,
Customs Pass,
Lau Tong Ravine,
Total,
Length in Miles.
Cost of Construction.
to
Peak-Pokfulam Road,
87
Aberdeen New Road,
135
Wanchai-Aberdeen Road,
111
Wongneichung-Tytam Road,
2
130
Reservoir Daini,
107
Shek Li Pui,
69
Shatin Pass,
Customs Pass,
239
325
Lau Tong Ravine, Lyemun,
175
90
35
1,468
K.-Clearing undergrowth round houses. It was decided in the Autumn that this Department should undertake the keeping down of the growth of brushwood in the upper part of the town and in the plantations immediately surrounding it. Considerable progress has already been made with this work and from the experience thus gained it is anticipated that the whole can be completed at least once a year without extra expense to the Government. It has always been easy to get coolies to cut thick undergrowth near the town without payment on the understanding that they keep what they cut as fuel. If the same ground is cleared every year the fuel obtained from it is not sufficient payment for the work involved, it is necessary, therefore, to arrange that the coolies shall be allowed to cut a certain area every year where the brushwood is of several years' growth and as it is beneficial to have the pine and other woods cleared of undergrowth every 5 or 6 years the Government secures in this way a double advantage.
FORESTRY LICENCES.
A re-arrangement of the forestry licensing system was made during the year by which the issue of the licences and all matters not of a technical forestry nature are managed for the Northern District by the District Officer at Tai Po, and for the Southern District by the Assistant Land Officer in Hongkong. This change will cause a considerable saving of time and expense to the Government as well as to the licensees. A table of the area and licence fees is appended. In consequence of the date of issue being changed from January to July one and a half years' fees have been collected during the year. The two issues are detailed below. The first shows an increase in the licensed area of 540 acres, the second of a further 413 acres. All the cases of non-renewal are due to negligence on the part of the licensees and will probably be adjusted as usual during 1909.
January to June 1908. Private Forestry Licences, 41 7,616.90 acres $ 380.84 Village 393 37,604.67 Private 1 126.40 5,306.00 Village 45 1,880.27 540.00 unrenewed. newly licensed. July 1908 to June 1909. Private Forestry Licences, 37 6,138.10 acres $ 613.81 Village 373 36,634.00 3,666.54 Private Village 10 2,866.40 73 unrenewed. 69 7,119.70 25 413.70 newly licensed.The roads recognized as "main roads" in the New Territories for purposes of forestry reservation are as follows:-
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FORESTRY SERVICE PATHS.
Description of Path.
Hatton Road,
From
Peak-Pokfulam Road,
Aberdeen Now Road,
Quarry Bay-Tytam Road,.. Wongneichung-Tytam Road,.
Tai Po Road,
Shatin Pass,
Customs Pass,
Lau Tong Ravine,
Total,
Length in Miles.
Cost of Construction.
to
Peak-Pokfulam Road,
87
Aberdeen New Road,
135
Wanchai-Aberdeen Road,.
111
Wongneichung-Tytam Road,
2
130
Reservoir Dani,
107
Shek Li Pui,
69
Shatin Pass,
Customs Pass,
239
325
Lau Tong Ravine,... Lyemun,...
175
90
35
1,468
K.-Clearing undergrowth round houses.It was decided in the Autumn that this Depart- ment should undertake the keeping down of the growth of brush:wood in the upper part of the town and in the plantations immediately surrounding it. Considerable progress has already been made with this work and from the experience thus gained it is anticipated that the whole can be completed at least once a year without extra expense to the Government. It has always been easy to get coolies to cut thick undergrowth near the town without payment on the understanding that they keep what they cut as fuel. If the same ground is cleared every year the fuel obtained from it is not sufficient payment for the work involved, it is necessary, therefore, to arrange that the coolies shall be allowed to cut a certain area every year where the brushwood is of several years' growth and as it is beneficial to have the pine and other woods cleared of undergrowth every 5 or 6 years the Government secures in this way a double advantage.
FORESTRY LICENCES.
A re-arrangement of the forestry licensing systein was made during the year by which the issue of the licences and all matters not of a technical forestry nature are managed for the Northern District by the District Officer at Tai Po, and for the Southern District by the Assistant Land Officer in Hongkong. This change will cause a considerable saving of time and expense to the Government as well as to the licensecs. A table of the area and licence fees is appended. In consequence of the date of issue being changed from January to July one and a half years' fees have been collected during the year. The two issues are detailed below. The first shows an increase in the licensed area of 540 acres, the second of a further 413 acres. All the cases of non-renewal are due to negligence on the part of the licensees and will probably be adjusted as usual during 1909.
FORESTRY LICENCES.
January to June 1908.
Private Forestry Licences,
41
Village
393
7,616 90 acres $ 380.84 37,604-67
Private
1
Village
45
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126 40 5,306.00 540.00
1,880.27 unrenewed.
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newly licensed.
July 1908 to June 1909.
Private Forestry Licences,
37
6,138 10 acres $ 613.81
Village
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Private Village
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73
373
36,634.00
3,666,54
10
2,866-40
unrenewed.
69
7,119.70
"
25
"
413-70 newly licensed.
The roads recognized as "main roads " in the New Territories for purposes of forestry reservation are as follows:-
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