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15th respectively, this fortunate state of affairs was chiefly due to rain which fell on days immediately preceding the Festivals.
The thanks of the Department are due to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for the loan of watchmen on the occasion of both Festivals, and to the Captain Superintendent of Police and Officers in charge of outlying stations for promptly reporting and in many cases dealing with fires by day and night.
Forest Guards Service. The number of serious forestry offences was much smaller than during the past year, this was primarily due to the infliction of heavier fines and longer terms of imprisonment by Police Magistrates and District Officers.
Numerous night patrols were carried out by Forest Guards under the supervision of Supervisors and this undoubtedly acted as a deterrent in the case of thieves who cut timber during the night and dispose of it in the very early hours of the morning.
Ten persons, who had been previously convicted of forestry offences were after the second conviction, banished, this action has without doubt been of great assistance to the Department in the protection of growing trees in all parts of the Colony.
The total number of persons arrested and charged during the year was 276 as against 483 in 1925 and 449 in 1924, of these 239 were fined or imprisoned, 13 cautioned, 3 received strokes with a rattan cane, 4 had their bail estreated, 13 were discharged and in four cases the charge was withdrawn.
Full particulars of these cases are given in Table II & III.
Compensation for damage to plantations, roadside trees and forestry paths paid by contractors amounted to $825, in addition to this a sum of $200 was paid by villagers of Fung Yun as a penalty for illicit felling of large wild trees in the vicinity of the village, the villagers also provided free transport of the felled trees to the adjoining beach, after which the trees were confiscated.
The cutting of plants of New Year Flower was less serious than during past years, this was chiefly due to the posting of 500 notices in all parts of the Colony warning the people against further cutting of the plant in British Territory, a plentiful supply of this beautiful shrub is now brought down from Canton shortly before Chinese New Year and this has had the effect of lessening the demand for the local plants with which the market was formerly very largely supplied.
Forestry Service Paths.-At the commencement of the dry season all paths were cleared of undergrowth, rocks and other debris, small portions which had been washed out were re-cut
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15th respectively, this fortunate state of affairs was chiefly due to rain which fell on days immediately preceding the Festivals.
The thanks of the Department are due to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for the loan of waichmen on the occasion of both Festivals, and to the Captain Superintendent of Police and Officers in charge of outlying stations for promptly reporting and in many cases dealing with fires by day and night.
Forest Guards Service. The number of serious forestry offences was much smaller than during the past year, this was primarily due to the infliction of heavier fines and longer terms of imprisonment by Police Magistrates and District Officers.
Numerous night patrols were carried out by Forest Guards under the supervision of Supervisors and this undoubtedly acted as a deterrent in the case of thieves who cut timber during the night and dispose of it in the very curly hours of the morning.
Ten persons, who had been previously convicted of forestry offences were after the second conviction, banished, this action has without doubt been of great assistance to the Department in the protection of growing trees in all parts of the Colony.
The total number of persons arrested and charged during the year was 276 as against 483 in 1925 and 449 in 1924, of these 239 were fined or imprisoned, 13 cautioned, 3 received 'strokes with a rattan cane, 4 had their bail estreated, 13 were
discharged and in four cases the charge was withdrawn.
Full particulars of these cases are given in Table II & III.
Compensation for damage to plantations. roadside trees and forestry paths paid by contractors amounted to $825, in addition to this a sum of $200 was paid by villagers of Fung Yun as a penalty for illicit felling of large wild trees in the vicinity of the village, the villagers also provided free transport of the felled trees to the adjoining beach, after which the trees were confiscated.
The cutting of plants of New Year Flower was less serious than during past years, this was chiefly due to the posting of 500 notices in all parts of the Colony warning the people against further cutting of the plant in British Territory, a plentiful supply of this beautiful shrub is now brought down from Cantou shortly before Chinese New Year and this has had the effect of lessening the demand for the local plants with which the market was formerly very largely supplied.
Forestry Service Paths.-At the commencement of the dry season all paths were cleared of untlergrowth, rocks and other debris, small portions which had been washed out were re-cut
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