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Enclosure No. 2.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hongkong..17.th.Saptechan1927.

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No....1...................of 192 77.

1.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance intituled an Ordinance

to enable certain areas to be declared prohibited areas with

a view to the protection of afforestation operations, and I

an of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary

to the Governor's instructions.

Very

2. The afforestation operation of the Botanical and Forestry

Department are greatly hampered by the practice of cutting

and atealing the trees in the afforestation areas.

young trees are sometimes also out in the course of grass cut-

ting. The areas in question are so widely spread that it is

difficult to detect and catch offenders. One expedient ad-

opted by them is to hide their cutting implements in a plant-

ation, so that they are not found approaching the plantation

or coming from it with any cutting implements. Further, if

while engaged in cutting in a plantation they see forest

guards approaching, they hide their implements and, when ques-

Lioned, say that they are merely passing through the planta-

ticn.

The forest guards have to proceed on their patrol and