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Miles from Kowloon.

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EXCLOSURE A.

4675

REED

e 13 FE! 05

Approximate area of land under cultivation, and estirate

of population, of the country served by the 2 routes.

35

Western Houte.

Eastern Houte.

tiles from Kozioon.

7

Tsun tan, Population 8,270.

Cultivation (rice &

Fineapples) 1,400

Tan Mai. Kau Yeuk Districts. 4 1/2

Bores

Population

4,580 Cultivation (rice) 1,850

acres

18 1/3

Tsi Lar Chung. Popin. 1,100

Tai Po District.

12 1/2

15 1/2

Sc Kun Wat.

Quitn.(rice)

Un Long Market. (includine

Un Long, na Isun, Fing Shan, Shap Fat Heung, Kan Tin and Fab neung Districts).

Population.

500.

Fopulation Cultivation (rice) 2,800

8,550

$2,200

Cultivation (rice & sugar) 18,100

#su Ling. (served by fest-

ern route but not so well). Fopulation

Cultivation (rice &

18 1/2

2,970

sugar) 1,770

28.

San Tin. (served by Hastern

route but not so well)|

Population Cultivation

8,150 1,780

31 1/8

32 1/2

Moutes adjoin

Sheung Shui District.

Population 5.800 Cultivation 8,100 acres.

Lo Bu Herry (Boundary).

New Territory Fopulatio0

Cultivation (a large amount cultivated by

2,190

persons living in Chinese Territory) 8,750.

Mestern Route. Total Population. Total cultivation

Summary

86.510

82.570

Eastern Route. Summary. Total Population. 21,740 Total cultivation. 11,570

acres

acres

Population per mile Cultivation per rile

1,090

674

Population per mile 1,085 Cultivation per mile

(This route serves the

551

18

21

largest fishing district)

Note