Protection from Fire-Two new fire barriers were made at Fanling in the autumn to protect the young pine trees planted in the spring.
Old barriers were cleared before the Chung Yeung Festival which occurred on the 5th October.
The thanks of the Department are due to the Honourable the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for kindly allowing ten District Watchmen to assist the Forest Officers in watching for fires at both the spring and autumn festivals.
The Department is very much indebted to the Honourable the Captain Superintendent of Police for allowing his officers at out-stations to engage coolies and supervise the extinguishing of fires occurring in the vicinity of their stations.
Owing to the excessively dry weather at the end of the year, only .92 of an inch of rain fell in the last three months, fires were very numerous, no less than 35 being reported for the last quarter.
One of the biggest fires occurred near Deepwater Bay where 1,000 trees were killed and many more injured.
Another was near the Saikung Road where 2,000 trees were badly damaged.
Both of these fires were caused, in all probability, by pedestrians throwing away unextinguished matches, cigarettes or cigars.
Forest Guards' Service.--The number of persons proceeded against for committing forestry offences was 395 compared with 363 in the previous year.
Out of this number 353 were convicted, 9 had their bail estreated, and 2 were required to sign personal bonds, and of the 31 discharges, 16 were cautioned.
Particulars are given in Tables II and III.
One Forest Guard was charged by the Police with accepting two bribes of a dollar each at Pokfulam. He was convicted and fined $50 or six weeks' imprisonment.
Several contractors had sums amounting to $154.50 deducted from their securities for damage done to trees in the vicinity of their matsheds.
The District Officer was asked to warn the villagers of Tai Wai as it was found that considerable damage to trees and shrubs was going on in the vicinity of this village.
Considerable damage to plantations was also discovered in the plantations near Ngautaukok, Malautong, and Sheklipui and the villagers of these places were warned by the Assistant District Officer at my request.
Timber Felling.-The block of pine trees at Pokfulam, referred to in last year's report, was felled at the beginning of the year.
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Protection from Fire-Two new fire barriers were made at Fanling in the autumn to protect the young pine trees planted in the spring.
Old barriers were cleared before the Chung Yeung Festival which occurred on the 5th October.
The thanks of the Department are due to the Honourable the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for kindly allowing ten District Watch- men to assist the Forest Officers in watching for fires at both the spring and autumn festivals.
The Department is very much indebted to the Honourable the Captain Superintendent of Police for allowing his officers at out- stations to engage coolies and supervise the extinguishing of fires occurring in the vicinity of their stations.
Owing to the excessively dry weather at the end of the year, only '92 of an inch of rain fell in the last three months, fires were very numerous, no less than 35 being reported for the last quarter.
One of the biggest fires occurred near Deepwater Bay where 1,000 trees were killed and many more injured.
Another was near the Saikung Road where 2,000 trees were badly damaged.
Both of these fires were caused, in all probability, by pedes- trians throwing away unextinguished matches, cigarettes or cigars.
Forest Guards' Service.--The number of persons proceeded against for committing forestry offences was 395 compared with 363 in the previous year.
Out of this number 353 were convicted, 9 had their bail estreated, and 2 were required to sign personal bonds, and of the 31 discharges, 16 were cautioned.
Particulars are given in Tables II and III.
One Forest Guard was charged by the Police with accepting two bribes of a dollar each at Pokfulam. He was convicted and fined $50 or six weeks' imprisonment.
Several contractors had sums amounting to $154.50 deducted from their securities for damage done to trees in the vicinity of their matsheds.
The District Officer was asked to warn the villagers of Tai Wai as it was found that considerable damage to trees and shrubs was going on in the vicinity of this village.
Considerable damage to plantations was also discovered in the plantations near Ngautaukok, Malautong, and Sheklipui and the villagers of these places were warned by the Assistant District. Officer at my request.
Timber Felling.-The block of pine trees at Pokfulam, referred to in last year's report, was felled at the beginning of the year.
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