CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9] — Page 258

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I intend to employ a portion of them in girdling the Island with a carriage road and in opening their Communications which are likely to bring its agriculture into activity. The Island has many beautiful and uncultivated valleys; it has a rich course of pure water whence indeed it takes its name — Fongshun (properly written Hang Kiang, meaning Perfumed Streams). I anticipate that the power of easy intercourse with the populous parts of the Island on the North will lead to settlements on the South — which, as I mentioned, is the more salubrious side of the Island — by a population superior to the present inhabitants, who are not the most trustworthy people.

30. The Woods and Forests of the Island require some attention than they have hitherto received. Unlicensed and unchecked cutting of timber has been greatly injurious to the Island and ought to be checked. When some of the many subjects which occupy the time and enquiries of our public functionaries have the state of the Island, with a particular view to the preservation of the woods and forests, investigated, I will...

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64. 15 253 I intend to employ a portion of them in girdling the Island with a carriage road and in opening their Communications which are likely to bring its agriculture into activity. The Island has many beautiful and uncultivated valleys; it has a rich course of pure water whence indeed it takes its name Fongshun (properly written Hang Kiang, meaning Perfumed Streams). I anticipate that the power of easy intercourse with the populous parts of the Island on the North will lead to settlements on the South which, as I mentioned, is the more salubrious side of the Island by a population superior to the present inhabitants, who are not the most trustworthy people. 30. The Woods and Forests of the Island require some attention than they have hitherto received. Unlicensed and unchecked cutting of timber has been greatly injurious to the Island and ought to be checked. When some of the many subjects which occupy the time and enquiries of our public functionaries have the state of the Island, with a particular view to the preservation of the woods and forests, investigated, I will...
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64.

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intend to employ a portion of them in qirdling the Seland with a carriage rodd and in pening ther Communications which are

likely

resnices

to bring its agricultural into activity. The Island has many beautiful and uncultivated valley- it has a rich cursly of mure water whence indeed it takes its name _ Foughtons (properly written Hang Kians (meaning Perfumed (teams). anticipate that the power of cacy intercourse with the porulous parts the Saland on the North with lead to settlements on the South - which

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side of the Island - by a population

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trustworthy people.

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require sune attention than they have hitterts received. unliccured and unchecked cutting. timber has been greatly injurious

to the deland and right to be checked. Schall, when some

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functionaries, have the state of the Island, with a particular view‐ to the preccroation of the wooots much- frects, investigated, and will

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