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Native Tobacco-Practically nothing was done during the whole year. Prices were down more than 50% and all houses lost heavily.
Leather and Hides. Some improvements had been made in these lines and dealers made some money with a fair amount of business transacted, but, imports of hides from Kwangsi were scarce on account of the trouble in the interior of China.
Ginger and Preserves. The export of these commodities increased a good deal and dealers made money on account of cheap prices of ginger and sugar.
Soy. There was not much change in this line on that of the previous year
Paper-Owing to heavy stocks and small demand losses are
reported.
Vermilion. Very little business was done and was worse than 1920.
Lard. This line of business was very much behind 1920, owing to lack of demand from foreign countries.
Tinned Goods.-General improvement has been made in these lines, as cost of tin-plates, sugar and raw materials was less.
Shamshoo-Spirit of wine and sugar were cheaper, therefore, profits to native brewers were better, but exportation was about the the same as the previous year.
done.
Vinegar.-Mollasses were low in price and good business was
Knitted Vests and Socks-Up to date machinery is now being used, and these industries are progressing day by day. Great demand was made from the interior and from Australia, and pro- fitable business resulted.
Rattan and Fibre Furniture.-These was not much improve- ment on the previous year. Local prices advanced 5% only on account of labour. Seagrass and rattan core were also slack.
(c.)-FISHERIES.
A considerable proportion of the boat population of Hongkong supports itself by deep-sea fishing, in which pursuit a large number of junks are engaged. The villages of Aberdeen, Stanley, Shanki- wan, and also many in the New Territories, are largely dependent upon this industry for their prosperity. Fresh water fish is im- ported from Canton and the West River There are oyster beds of considerable value in Deep Bay.
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(d)-FORESTRY, AGRICULTURE, AND BOTANY.
At Kowloon Tsai, 2,500 one year old trees of pinus massoniana
were planted.
On the hills between Cheung Sha Wan and the Taipo road, 50,000 sites were sown with pine seeds.
All sites in which seeds had failed to germinate at Cheung Chan and Fan Ling were resown with pine seeds, altogether 45 pounds of pine seeds were used.
294 pounds of pine seed was sown broad-cast on grass banks above and below roads at the following places, Taipo road, Tsin Wan road, Chai Wan gap to Tytam, Tytam to Stanley, Stanley road, Findlay road, Lugard road, Sai Kung gap to Ha Chan gap and roads on Cheung Chau.
On the grass slopes below Severn road 394 one year old trees of Pinus Massoniana were planted.
Broad leaved trees planted.
In the vicinity of Aberdeen reservoir, 186 young trees of "Jak" (Artocarpus integrifolea) were planted.
185 Tristanias and 45 Eucalyptus were planted on grass banks below Severn road.
The trees used for roadside planting were principally camphor, tristania, albizzia, melaleuca, poinciana, ficus, aleurites and bauhinia; these were used at the following places, Tytam road 20, Shaukiwan 12, Shaukiwan to Tytam 59, Bowen rond 2, Pokfu- lam road 2, Barker road 6, Plantation road 13, Conduit road 2, Albany road 2, Nathan road 46, Mody road 3, Taipo road 422, Tein Wan road 738 and 24 near the market on the Sham Shui Po reclamation.
Trees removed.
In connection with general improvements to and widening of roada in various parts of the Colony, large shade trees had to be felled at the following places, Queen's road east 9, Arsenal street 2, Caine road 4, Eastern street 2, Pokfulam road 1.
At Taipo police station & number of large specimens of tristania which were entirely shutting out the view of the railway station and the adjoining public road, were removed.
In connection with extensions at Kowloon and Yaumati reservoirs and the formation of the site for new cemeteries at Fo Pang Hang, numbers of pinus massoniana had to be removed from adjoining plantations.
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