AnnualReport-1923 — Page 449

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Volunteer Head Quarters :-On the completion of the build- ing of the new miniature rifle range, the Parade Ground was returfed where necessary. Privet plants on the north east side were clipped and the flowers removed before opening.

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St. John's Cathedral Compound :-Rockeries were overhauled and furnished with ferns and foliage plants, blue grass was planted where necessary and the whole compound kept in a tidy condition generally throughout the year.

Helena May Institute :-Grass plots and flowering shrubs around the Institute were attended to as required.

Statue Square -All grass plots in the gardens around the Square were machined, weeded and maintained in good order generally. Trees and shrubs received their annual pruning in February. The grass plots around the Cenotaph have been put in the charge of this Department.

The Cricket Ground :-The actual playing pitch was repaired after each match during the season. The whole pitch was regular- ly machined, weeded and top dressed with finely sifted old manure at the expense of the Hongkong Cricket Club.

Victoria Hospital Grounds :-The gardens and grounds were regularly maintained throughout the year; the grass on the new tennis lawn below the road was machined, weeded and rolled. The garden of "Lyeman" adjoining the Hospital was also attend- ed to by this Department.

Senior Officers' Quarters, Homestead Site:-These grounds have now been placed under the care of this Department ; some turfing has been done and the layout will be definitely settled in 1924.

Government Pavilions and Villas :-Grass was regularly machined and kept short and flowering shrubs attended to as required.

Royal Observatory Grounds :-Lawns and banks were regular- ly cut and maintained in good order. Undergrowth in the planta- tion below the buildings was cleared as usual. Fresh turf was laid down on one of the levels on the completion of the new Seismograph room.

Children's Playground, Kowloon :-Several trees, which had been planted here for shade purposes were removed to give room for the erection of a matshed. The ground was attended to as required.

Island House, District Officer's Quarters, Taipo :-The lawn and banks were cut regularly and undergrowth cleared on the whole island as required. Seedling annuals were occasionally supplied for use as pot plants from the Botanic Gardens.