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This is the most serious visitation of this pest since 1894, in which year 36 tons of caterpillars were collected.
It may be of interest to draw attention to the fact that the year 1894 was also the worst year on record for Plague and that the year 1914 was also a bad year for that disease.
The Assistant Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Pearse, has informed me that the early part of 1914 was particularly favourable for fleas so that it seems that climatic conditions which are favourable for fleas are also favourable for pine tree caterpillars, hence the coincidences mentioned above.
A large amount of creeper-cutting was done during the year.
The principal plantations in which this work was carried on were those in the vicinity of the following roads:-
Aberdeen Road, Bowen Road, Barker Road, Conduit Road, Craigmin Road, Aberdeen-Wanchai Road, Shaukiwan-Tytam Road and Wongneichong Gap Road.
In 98 and 9c, pine tree plantations near Ngaushiwan which are the result of broadcast sowings were thinned out.
Altogether about 45,000 of small seedling trees were removed.
For the construction of a path from Aberdeen Police Station through the forest to Aberdeen-Wanchai Road, the trees in the line of the path were cut down.
Protection from Fire. The usual clearing of the Fire Barriers in Hongkong and Kowloon was completed before the Chinese autumn festival.
The Honourable the Secretary for Chinese Affairs kindly lent 10 District Watchmen to assist the Forest Guards and Foresters in watching for fires at the Tsing Ming and Chung Yeung Festivals and their presence no doubt had a good effect as no fire occurred on either occasion.
There were 49 fires reported during the year, 22 in the first quarter, 19 in the second, none in the third and 8 in the fourth quarter.
The wet autumn was undoubtedly the reason for so few fires being reported in the last quarter of the year.
The biggest fire took place at Repulse Bay but none of them were very extensive.
Forest Guards' Service.—The Forest Guards arrested 321 persons for Forestry Offences compared with 459 in the previous year. The presence of troops in various parts of the Island after the beginning of August had a very salutary effect on some of the villagers.
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This is the most serious visitation of this pest since 1894, in which year 36 tons of caterpillars were collected.
It may be of interest to draw attention to the fact that the year 1894 was also the worst year ou record for Plague and that the year 1914 was also a bad year for that disease.
The Assistant Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Pearse, has informed me that the early part of 1914 was particularly favourable for fleas so that it seems that climatic conditions which are favourable for fleas are also favourable for pine tree caterpillars, hence the coinci- dences mentioned above.
A large amount of creeper-cutting was done during the year.
The principal plantations in which this work was carried on were those in the vicinity of the following roads:-
Aberdeen Road, Bowen Road, Barker Road. Conduit · Road, Craigmin Road, Aberdeen-Wanchai Road, Shaukiwan- Tytam Road and Wongneichong Gap Road.
In 98 and 9c, pine tree plantations near Ngaushiwan which are the result of broadcast sowings were thinned out.
Altogether about 45,000 of small seedling trees were removed.
For the construction of a path from Aberdeen Police Station through the forest to Aberdeen-Wanchai Road. the trees in the line of the path were cut down.
Protection from Fire. The usual clearing of the Fire Barriers in Hongkong and Kowloon was completed before the Chinese autumn festival.
The Honourable the Secretary for Chinese Affairs kindly lent 10 District Watchmen to assist the Forest Guards and Foresters in watching for fires at the Tsing Ming and Chung Yeung Festivals and their presence no doubt had a good effect as no fire occurred ou either occasion.
There were 49 fires reported during the year, 22 in the first quarter, 19 in the second, none in the third and 8 in the fourth quarter.
The wet autumn was undoubtedly the reason for so few fires being reported in the last quarter of the year.
The biggest fire took place at Repulse Bay but none of them were very extensive.
Forest Guards' Service.—The Forest Guards arrested 321 per- sons for Forestry Offences compared with 459 in the previous year. The presence of troops in various parts of the Island after the begin- ning of August had a very salutary effect on some of the villagers.
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