AnnualReport-1924 — Page 481

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Increasingly large numbers of visitors now make use of this garden and some difficulty has been experienced in dealing with large gangs of youths, who for some time played organised foot- ball matches to the great discomfort of the regular and more orderly visitors.

West End Park:-The Camphor trees in the park were treated with insecticides to prevent damage by white ants.

The undergrowth was cleared twice during the year and gaps in the hedges were replanted with Agaves.

The lower portion of the park has been leased to the Princi- pal of St. Stephen Girls' College for use by the scholars as a playground.

King's Park, Kowloon :-This area has now been laid out by Public Works Department as a sports ground and all flowering trees have been lifted and removed to Sung Wong Toi and elsewhere.

Civil Hospital Grounds :-All lawn were regularly machined, rolled and kept in good order generally; grass caterpillars, which fortunately made their appearance in small numbers only, were dealt with in the usual way.

Areas covered by Blue Grass were replanted as required and a stock of flowering plants was maintained.

The grass plots in the grounds of the Lunatic Asylum were regularly cut and creepers on the walls clipped as required.

Colonial Cemetery :-A large number of Palms and small trees which were

were damaging headstones and graves generally were cut out.

The long Bamboo hedge inside the front boundary wall was given a hard pruning and this has much improved its appear-

ance.

The grass on the various burial plots was kept closely cut throughout the whole year and all flower beds were restocked with seedling flowering plants as required.

Four persons were arrested and convicted for damaging flowering shrubs.

Senior Officers' Quarters, Leighton Hill:-The tennis courts and grass

banks were regularly given such attention as they

required.

A number of large Pinus Massoniana died owing to disturbance of roots by builders and were removed.