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Forestry Licences, New Territories.-The fees collected under this heading amounted to $4,859.18. Of this amount $3,057.21 was collected in the Northern District and $1,793.97 in the Southern District. I am indebted to the courtesy of the District and Assistant District Officers for these two returns.
NURSERIES, AGRICULTURE, &c.
Between 80,000 and 90,000 pine tree seedlings were raised in the Beacon Hill Nursery for planting in 1916.
Several thousand broad-leaved trees were also raised in this nursery for planting along the New Territories roads and elsewhere.
A part of the Fanling Garden was also used for raising broad-leaved and flowering trees for planting in the New Territories.
In the Lower Forestry Store Nursery and in the Botanic Gardens' Nurseries several thousand Australian and other trees were raised for forestry purposes.
In the Fanling Garden several kinds of vegetables were grown to demonstrate to the natives the varieties suitable for growing for the Hongkong market.
Several experiments were made with artificial fertilizers and in many cases their superiority over farmyard manure was clearly demonstrated.
Through the courtesy of the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture for the West Indies a quantity of Onion seed was received from Tenerife, part of which was sown on the Fanling Garden.
The seed was sown on October 9th and germinated well and at the end of the year they were beginning to form bulbs.
By the third week in February of this year very serviceable onions were obtained.
So far as I know this is the first time that onions have been produced in Hongkong.
Many people have grown them in the past but these are the first bulbs, locally grown, that I have seen.
Several plants of Spineless Cacti were received from the Agricultural Department, Washington, and these will be tried in the Fanling Garden. Those already there are in a healthy condition but they have not made much growth.
Seeds of the Litchi were sent to the Agricultural Department, Washington, and to the Under Secretary of State, Cairo, for experimental purposes.
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Forestry Licences, Neu Territories.-The fees collected under this heading amounted to $4,859.18. Of this amount $3.057.21 was collected in the Northern District and $1,793.97 in the Southern District. I am indebted to the courtesy of the District and Assistant District Officers for these two returns.
NURSERIES, AGRICULTURE, &c.
Between 80,000 and 90,000 pine tree seedlings were raised in the Beacon Hill Nursery for planting in 1916.
Several thousand broad-leaved trees were also raised in this nursery for planting along the New Territories roads and elsewhere.
A part of the Fanling Garden was also used for raising broad- leaved and flowering trees for planting in the New Territories.
In the Lower Forestry Store Nursery and in the Botanic Gardens' Nurseries several thousand Australian and other trees were raised for forestry purposes.
In the Fanling Garden several kinds of vegetables were grown to demonstrate to the natives the varieties suitable for growing for the Hongkong market.
Several experiments were made with artificial fertilizers and in many cases their superiority over farmyard manure was clearly demonstrated.
Through the courtesy of the Imperial Commissioner of Agricul- ture for the West Indies a quantity of Onion seed was received from Tenerife, part of which was sown on the Fanling Garden.
The seed was sown on October 9th and germinated well and at the end of the year they were beginning to form bulbs.
By the third week in February of this year very serviceable onions were obtained.
So far as I know this is the first time that onions have been produced in Hongkong.
Many people have grown them in the past but these are the first bulbs, locally grown, that I have seen.
Several plants of Spineless Cacti were received from the Agricultural Department, Washington, and these will be tried in the Fanling Garden. Those already there are in a healthy condition but they have not made much growth.
Seeds of the Litchi were sent to the Agricultural Department, Washington, and to the Under Secretary of State, Cairo, for experimental purposes.
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