CO129-289 - Individuals - 1898 — Page 94

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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in order to meet the wants

the rapidly increasing town on that peninsular bey graistation and this set free the large acreage

reserved

arca

Cka

a catchment

and render it possi ble to disperse with the pre- sunt expensive pumping establishment.

Irrigation

Irrigation of the hadds fields is Effective simply by leading the walin along the sides of the hills by means of Channels, from which charach the wali is allowed. to run

to the terraced fields In addition to

as

required.

the ordinary paddy fields im

the valleys

works of reclam-

atim have bun carried onl

by which

large quantity of

land has bun reclaimed.

from the sea.

Walls of rough

rubble backed by earth han bun constructed to keep out thei

water

Ava

Along the top of these au- bankments, a foot path is

Jacobin Lade

and sluices

Made f

timberr

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