CO129-315 - Public Offices & Others - 1902 — Page 333

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

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It is probable that not much

can be done to assist and benefit the growers with their main crop- rice but something has already been done for the next most important crop, which is sugar..

At His Excellency

cane.

the fovernor's suggestion Isent in 1899 to the Straits, Java, &c. for

new

kinds

and the introductions have thriven well and will perhaps yield $18,000

*

cuttings for planting during the ensuing season. Possibly further advantages may

be secured in this direction.

The pine-apple plants which I introduced from beylon will also

doubt help to improve the extending pine-apple industry, and further introductions may be made.

AL

very

grape vines will be Loubtful venture as I am afraid latitude is too tropical for this plant to do well in.

The chief use of an beonomic

I distribrited about 16,000 cattings in the early

·Figor the Chinese prowave. Ct.

Jarden

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