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13. I desire to correct, by a brief explanation, whatever false impression these statements may convey to Your Lordship's mind. Having for many years taken deep interest in the study and science of forestry and being impressed with the sanitary advantages it would be to Hong Kong's hills with trees as rapidly as possible, I addressed to the present Governor some months after His Excellency's arrival in the Colony the report which is adjoined (Appendix II) and to which Mr Ford refers.
The materials for that report were not borrowed from Mr. Ford's previous writings, because study and practical observation had made me familiar enough with my subject, and because upon matters of afforestation Mr Ford would not be an authority from whom I would quote, however much I might be disposed to defer to his abilities as a gardener. The list of trees is simply a compilation of the returns prepared by the officers in personal charge of this particular branch of the Department. I had the Superintendent, Mr Ford's returns to the end of 1874, and subsequent to that, the returns of Mr Bowdler, the Acting Superintendent. The two together made up the figures returned by me in my Report of August 1874.
The figures are therefore quite correct. In Returns of this kind, the figures are cumulative, as more trees are planted from year to year.
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13. I desire to correct, by a brief planation, whatever false impression
these statements
may convey
to Your.
Lordship's mind. Having for many
years taken deep interest in the study
and science of foresting
and
being
ein:
- pressed with the sanitary advantage
to
B
possi
it would be to Hong Kong. hills with trees as rapidly as =ble, I addressed to the
present-s Governor some months after Hisun Excilliney's arrival in the Colony the report which is adjoined (Ap. pendix II) and to which Mr Ford refers.
The materials for that report were not borrowed from Mr. Ford's precious writings, because study practical observation had made me familiar enough with
my subject,
and
Maid
and because upon matters of effores. tation Mr Ford would not be
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:thority from whom I would quote, how- ever much I might be disposed to
defer to his abilities as a The list of trees in
simply
ny
Gardener Report
compilation of the returns prepared by the officers in personal- charge of this particular brauch of the Department. I had the Superin -
lendent the Ford's relurus
to the
end of 18740 and subsequent to that the pelurus of the Bowdler the Acting superintendent. The tos together mader up the figures returned ༼༡༡་་འ༢༦
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joen in my Report of
August 18py are
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-reet.
The
therefore quite cor-
In Returns of this Rind the
are
figures are planted from up.
cumulative as
more
trees
to
year
year
Stence
the
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