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King's Park, Kowloon.-Trees on the portion of the park above the newly made sports grounds were regularly inspected and given such attention as they required.
Civil Hospital Grounds.-A supply of pot plants and flowering plants in beds was maintained throughout the year. Tennis courts and turfed areas were kept in good order generally.
In the Lunatic Asylum grounds the bamboo hedges and grass plots were regularly inspected and kept in good order.
Colonial Cemetery.-A large number of shrubs, small trees and Palms, which were liable to damage graves and headstones, were removed and the vacant spaces turfed.
Many new graves were turfed and a number of the old ones reshaped and returfed.
The front boundary wall collapsed during the storm on the 18th July and the major portion of the turf on the lower portion was buried under several feet of sand and stones.
One of the largest of the Norfolk Island Pines (Araucaria excelsa) was badly damaged during the storm and was subsequently removed.
The whole area was kept free from undergrowth and all lawns and grass banks were given such attention as they required.
Senior Officers' Quarters, Leighton Hill.-The grass slopes below the buildings were cleared of undergrowth and sown with seeds of Pinus Massoniana.
Tennis lawns and turfed areas were kept in good order, generally.
Flowering trees and shrubs were planted on flat spaces and the smaller banks which closely adjoin the buildings.
Indian School Grounds, Sukunpo.-Trees and shrubs in all parts of the grounds and the lawns on either side of the school building were kept in good order generally.
The row of Crateva religiosa which were planted when the grounds were first placed under this Department, have grown to a height of 30 feet and produce a fine show of flowers, annually.
Volunteer Headquarters.-Large trees which adjoin the drill hall were pruned, the boundary hedge clipped and the banks cleared of undergrowth, as required.
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King's Park, Kowloon.-Trees on the portion of the park above the newly made sports grounds were regularly inspected and given such attention as they required.
Civil Hospital Grounds.-A supply of pot plants and flower- ing plants in beds was maintained throughout the year. tennis courts and turfed areas were kept in good order generally.
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In the Lunatic Asylum grounds the bamboo hedges and grass plots were regularly inspected and kept in good order.
Colonial Cemetery.-A large number of shrubs, small trees and Palms, which were liable to damage graves and headstones, were removed and the vacant spaces turfed.
Many new graves were turfed and a number of the old ones reshaped and returfed.
The front boundary wall collapsed during the storm on the 18th July and the major portion of the turf on the lower portion was buried under several feet of sand and stones.
One of the largest of the Norfolk Island Pines (Araucaria excelsa) was badly damaged during the
the storm and was subsequently removed.
The whole area was kept free from undergrowth and all lawns and grass banks were given such attention as they required.
Senior Officers' Quarters, Leighton Hill-The grass slopes below the buildings were cleared of undergrowth and sown with seeds of Pinus Massoniana.
Tennis lawns and turfed areas were kept in good order, generally.
Flowering trees and shrubs were planted on flat spaces and the smaller banks which closely adjoin the buildings.
Indian School Grounds, Sukunpo.-Trees and shrubs in all parts of the grounds and the lawns on either side of the school building were kept in good order generally.
The row of Cratacva religiosa which were planted when the grounds were first placed under this Department, have grown to a height of 30 feet and produce a fine show of flowers, annually.
Volunteer Headquarters.-Large trees which adjoin the drill hall were pruned, the boundary hedge clipped and the banks cleared of undergrowth, as required.
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