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raising of trees that may be of future commercial value, such as eighty thousand seedlings of the Japanese Wax tree which have already been placed on the Peak Road that leads to the new European quarter on the hills. Others will be erected in some parts of the Chinese quarter of the Town which had been rather neglected by the Survey Department.
Mr. Ford has raised in our nurseries this year 73,000 trees.
Last year the vote for Roads, Streets and Bridges was $25,000. On this year's vote, there is an increase of nearly $7,000.
14. Lighting Street-Lamps
On the advice of the Executive Council, I recently renewed the contract for three years with the Gas Company on condition that they lowered the price of gas and added thirty-three per cent to the number of public lights. The reduction in the price of gas has enabled me to increase the vote. I now take $26,000. Some of the new lamps will be erected in the Chinese quarter.
Separate despatches will be addressed to Your Lordship respecting the vote of $35,000 for the New Water Police Station, the vote of $20,000 for the Observatory, and some other items in the Works and Buildings vote.
16. Though the Estimates now submitted show a surplus of $80,246 on the year's expenditure...
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raising of
trees that
may be of future commercial value, such as eighty thousand seedlings of the Japanese Was tree which
already
be placed
on the Peak Road that leads to
the new European quarter on the hills.
Others will be erected in some
parts of
the Chinese quarter of the Town which had been rather neglested by the Survey Department.
Mr. Ford has
raised in
our
nurseries this
year:
73.
Last
year
the vote for
was
$25,000. On
14.
Lighting Street -Lamps
the advice of the Executive Connail I.
-recently renewed the contract
On the vote for Roads,
streets and Bridges there is an increase of
nearly $7000.
for
three
15.
years with the Gas Company on condition
that they lowered the price of gas
and
added thirty, three per cent to the number
of public lights. The reduction in the
price of gas
without
has enabled
any very great
me
to do this
increase in the
in
Esternates, the vote. I now take being #26,000. Dome of the new lamps will
be
Separate despatches will be (addressed to Your Lordship respecting the
vote of #35,000 for the New Water Nolice Station, the vote of #20,000 for
Observatory
the
and some other items in the
Works and Buildings vote
16.
Though the Esterates now
submitted show a surplus of $80,246
on
the
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