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69. Care of Trees in Plantations.-Dead trees have been removed from the following blocks:-(1) Victoria, (3) Shaukiwan, (6) Aberdeen, and (7) Pokfulam.
70. Protection from Fire.-Fire barriers were cleaned to the extent of 213,659 feet at a cost of $490, and 5,215 feet new barriers made at a cost of $21.
71. Fires at the Tsing Ming and Chung Yeung Festivals were less destructive than usual, and no great damage was done on either occasion. At both the Festivals, the Honourable the Registrar General kindly allowed 10 District Watchmen to assist the Forest Guards and Foresters in the suppression of fires.
72. In all 43 fires were reported during the year. The principal fires were in 1F above Bowen Road, in 5F, Repulse Bay, in 7G, Mt. Davis, and 9B, Kowloon. The fire above Bowen Road was in all probability caused by the carelessness of someone walking along the road throwing a lighted match or cigarette end on to the hillside. The others were most likely caused by worshippers at tombs or grass cutters.
73. One person was arrested for setting fire to a plantation and was fined $3 at the Police Court.
74. Forest Guards' Service.- Reports of Forestry Offences were about 20 per cent. more than in the previous year and the convictions about 70 per cent. more, although the actual number of cases was rather less. See Tables II and III.
75. It was found that the 1910 amendment to the Malicious Damage Ordinance did not affect the persons it was intended to, and the fines levied on the villagers of Taihang, Chaiwan and Little Hongkong were remitted.
76. This Department was authorized to spend a sum of not more than $150 a year in rewards to the elders of villages for preventing and reporting Forestry Offences, and in assisting the Department in making arrests.
77. The elders of various villages were notified of this proposal, but so far only one case has been reported to the Department and that was from Taihang. The offender was arrested and fined $5 at the Police Court.
78. A sum of $127.50 and another of $48 were received from the contractors of the Kowloon Waterworks for damage done to trees in the vicinity of the works. The damage occurred in previous years but the money was not received until after the completion of the contracts.
79. Towards the end of the year, as a symptom of the general unrest at the time of the outbreak of the Revolution, the Forest
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69. Care of Trees in Plantations.-Dead trees have been re- moved from the following blocks:-(1) Victoria, (3) Shaukiwan, (6) Aberdeen, and (7) Pokfulam.
70. Protection from Fire.-Fire barriers were cleaned to the extent of 213,659 feet at a cost of $490, and 5,215 feet new bar- riers made at a cost of $21.
71. Fires at the Tsing Ming and Chung Yeung Festivals were less destructive than usual, and no great damage was done on either occasion. At both the Festivals, the Honourable the Registrar General kindly allowed 10 District Watchmen to assist the Forest Guards and Foresters in the suppression of fires.
72. In all 43 fires were reported during the year. The principal fires were in 1F above Bowen Road, in 5F, Repulse Bay, in 7G, Mt. Davis, and 9B, Kowloon. The fire above Bowen Road was in all probability caused by the carelessness of someone walking along the road throwing a lighted match or cigarette end on to the hillside. The others were most likely caused by worshippers at tombs or grass cutters.
73. One person was arrested for setting fire to a plantation and was fined $3 at the Police Court.
74. Forest Guards' Service.- Reports of Forestry Offences were about 20 per cent. more than in the previous year and the convictions about 70 per cent. more, although the actual number of cases was rather less. See Tables II and III.
75. It was found that the 1910 amendment to the Malicious Damage Ordinance did not affect the persons it was intended to, and the fines levied on the villagers of Taihang, Chaiwan and Little Hongkong were remitted.
76. This Department was authorized to spend a sum of not more than $150 a year in rewards to the elders of villages for pre- venting and reporting Forestry Offences, and in assisting the Department in making arrests.
77. The elders of various villages were notified of this pro- posal, but so far only one case has been reported to the Department and that was from Taihang. The offender was arrested and fined $5 at the Police Court.
78. A sum of $127.50 and another of $48 were received from the contractors of the Kowloon Waterworks for damage done to trees in the vicinity of the works. The damage occurred in pre- vious years but the money was not received until after the comple- tion of the contracts.
79. Towards the end of the year, as a symptom of the general unrest at the time of the outbreak of the Revolution, the Forest
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