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trial of seeds of Aleurites montana has been made at the Fan Ling Experimental Garden about 45 pounds of seeds having been raised before the end of the year.
At the Fan Ling Experimental Garden a small quantity of seeds of Perilla ocymoides obtained locally were raised. It is hoped in due course to furnish a report to the Imperial Institute, London, on the possibilities of oil production from perilla.
Five hundred and sixty pounds of seeds of Pinus Mossoniana and forty pounds of Camphor seeds were collected during the year.
The first and second crops of rice were good and pineapples were fair. The one thousand young pineapples obtained from Honolulu have now made good progress.
Eight thousand five hundred and forty packages containing 1,070,040 bulbs of Narcissus Tazetta were inspected and certified for export to the United States of America and Honolulu, the largest number examined since the inauguration of this service in 1919.
(e.)—LAND GRANTS AND GENERAL VALUE OF LAND.
The net amount of premium received from sales of Crown Land and pier rights, New Territories excepted, for the year 1923 was $2,892,445.78 an increase of $348,220.25 on the preceding year, and $990,387 more than the average for the previous five years.
The principal items were $242,400 for Inland Lot No. 2413, $156,000 for Inland Lot No. 2411, $100,200 for Inland Lot No. 2421, $94,500 for Marine Lot No. 430, $450,500 for Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 1558 to 1561 and $82,700 for Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1556.
In the New Territories the net amount received for premium was $589,799.14, the principal items being $150,500 for New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 419 and $98,700 for New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 435.
Resumptions include several Farm Lots in the Wongneichung Valley and Kowloon Farm Lots Nos. 3 & 4 at Yaumati, all of which were required for development purposes.
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trial of seeds of Aleurites montana has been made at the Fan Ling Experimental Garden about 45 pounds of seeds having been raised before the end of the year.
At the Fan Ling Experimental Garden a small quantity of seeds of Perilla ocymoides obtained locally were raised. It is hoped in due course to furnish a report to the Imperial Institute, London, on the possibilities of oil production from perilla.
Five hundred and sixty pounds of seeds of Pinus Mossonianu and forty pounds of Camphor seeds were collected during the year.
The first and second crops of rice were good and pineapples were fair. The one thousand young pineapples obtained from Honolulu have now made good progress.
Eight thousand five hundred and forty packages containing 1,070,040 bulbs of Nacissus Tazetta were inspected and certified for export to the United States of America and Honolulu, the lar- gest number examined since the inauguration of this service in 1919.
(e.)—LAND GRANTS AND GENERAL VALUE OF LAND.
The net amount of premium received from sales of Crown Land and pier rights, New Territories excepted, for the year 1923 was $2,892,445.78 an increase of $348,220.25 on the preceding year, and $990,387 more than the average for the previous five
years.
The principal items were $242,400 for Inland Lot No. 2413, $156,000 for Inland Lot No. 2411, $100,200 for Inland Lot No. 2421, $94,500 for Marine Lot No. 430, $450,500 for Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 1558 to 1561 and $82,700 for Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 1556.
In the New Territories the net amount received for premium was $589,799.14, the principal items being $150,500 for New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 419 and $98,700 for New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 435.
Resumptions include several Farm Lots in the Wongueichung Valley and Kowloon Farm Lots Nos. 3 & 4 at Yaumati, all of which were required for development purposes.
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