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indignation in Hongkong, which exerns to have been kept- active, caused by the action of the Botanical & Offereciation perturbed
at
the proposal Dept. in
ill-advised Deforestation of the best and enout to reduce the garrisone here beautiful woodlands of the Colony A grave ever seemo
to have been committed by the Department and on as I honestly.
allowing
it to be committed will result in the security part of the bovenment in
The mischief abready done and the potentiality of feather of the fortren in war
Learning
rapid progress of devastation seems in have arisen in very doubtful.
lack of knowledge and in the Exovemment having been Lincerely yours
technical point of foresting which no one Colony seems to be acquainted with, and the colony mathen he than.
this point, apparently.
Incated
dawhnews an
in the
stid
Thave been appealed in from the unofficial vide
in throughong for and, if possible, to ate the harm being done, and to communicate the reply by wire, at Hooghony's expence, which might have effect in stopping finther unnassary
struction of large
areas of
plantations which
de
we cond
and cared for dining 80 years at to much expenditins
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