Camphor seedlings to the total number of 12,156 were raised and basketed in readiness for planting in the following year.
Taipo Forestry Reserve. Further additions were made to the plantations on the lower slopes of the reserve, trees planted were Aleurites montana 1,840, Artocarpus integrifolia 390, and Cinnamomum Camphora 2,300.
At the upper end of the reserve and where the grass is shorter a large area was sown by the broadcast method with seeds of Pinus Massoniana and Pinus radiata.
Large numbers of seedling trees of various species were raised in the nursery.
The first and second rice crops were good.
Ginger was extensively planted and harvested and was of very good quality.
There was a noticeable increase in planting of both summer and winter vegetables. Such vegetables were of fair quality only but found a ready market.
There was a good crop of the poor variety of Ground Nut.
Inspection of Nursery Stocks.
Owing to the fact that the importation of bulbs of Narcissus Tazetta into the United States of America is now prohibited, very small numbers of the bulbs passed through the Colony during the year; formerly a very extensive trade was carried on between the bulb growers in Amoy and the United States of America.
Six consignments totalling 156,880 bulbs were inspected and certificated as against 100 consignments totalling 1,450,660 in 1925.
(e.)-LAND GRANTS AND GENERAL VALUE OF Land.
The net amount of premium received from Sales of Crown Land exclusive of the New Territories during the year 1926 was $252,530.95 a decrease of $114,995.82 on the preceding year and $1,558,107.64 less than the average of the previous five years; this average is however an unusually high one as it covers the years of the land boom.
The principal items were $95,031.25 for Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1992, $25,810.00 for Inland Lot No. 2615, $24,630 for Inland Lot No. 1946 and $22,525 for Inland Lot No. 2614.
In the New Territories the net amount received for premium was $26,091.79.
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Camphor seedlings to the total number of 12,156 were raised and basketed in readiness for planting in the following year.
Taipo Forestry Reserve. Further additions were made to the plantations on the lower slopes of the reserve, trees planted were Aleurites montana 1,840, Artocarpus integrifolia 390, and Cinnamomum Camphora 2,300,
At the upper end of the reserve and where the grass is shorter a large area was sown by the broadcast method with seeds of Pinus Massoniana and Pinus radiata.
Large numbers of seedling trees of various species were raised in the nursery.,
The first and second rice crops were good.
Ginger was extensively planted and harvested and was of very good quality.
There was a noticeable increase in planting of both summer and winter vegetables. Such vegetables were of fair quality only but found a ready market.
There was a good crop of the poor variety of Ground Nut.
Inspection of Nursery Stocks.
Owing to the fact that the importation of bulbs of Narcissus Tazetta into the United States of America is now prohibited, very small numbers of the bulbs passed through the Colony during the year; formerly a very extensive trade was carried on between the bulb growers in Amoy and the United States of America.
Six consignments totalling 156,880 bulbs were inspected and certificated as against 100 consignments totalling 1,450,660 in 1925.
(e.)-LAND GRANTS AND GENERAL VALUE OF Land.
The net amount of premium received from Sales of Crown Land exclusive of the New Territories during the year 1926 was $252,530.95 a decrease of $114,995.82 on the preceding year and 1,558,107.64 less than the average of the previous five years; this average is however an unusually high one as it covers the years of the land boom.
The principal items were $95,031.25 for Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1992, $25,810.00 for Inland Lot No. 2615, $24,630 for Inland Lot No. 1946 and $22,525 for Inland Lot No. 2614.
In the New Territories the net amount received for premium was $26,091.79.
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