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from the latter. Such a survey, has the advantages of bringing up to date our knowledge of local bamboos and of affording Dr. McClure an opportunity of increasing his knowledge of bamboos in this section of the Chinese zone. In the interests of the Colony generally, the offer was accepted by Government and the survey was in progress at the end of the year. When the survey is complete and the material worked out, Dr. McClure proposes to publish an account of the survey and of the species collected.

39. Botanical Collection of Bambuseae (Living Specimens).— On the advice and with the assistance of Dr. McClure, it was proposed to build up a living collection of Bamboos for Botanical purposes. The first steps were taken and a number of plants of different species, (supplied by Dr. McClure), were housed ten- porarily at the Sheung Shui Experimental Nursery. It is hoped to make this collection as complete as possible, at any rate, in respect to Chinese and Tropical species generally and to this end assistance was sought from various botanical centres. Such a collection will be very valuable from a scientific point of view and will take some years to build up. It is hoped to obtain material from many sources, chiefly on an exchange basis. (Note. An excellent site for this collection has been decided upon and it is proposed to have this area surveyed and to draw up a plan for systematic planting of the collection).

AGRICULTURE, ETC.

40. Fan Ling Experimental Garden.-The Citrus plots again produced a good crop of fruits but they were all blown away by the typhoon in September. The typhoon caused considerable havoc amongst the various fruit trees and all fruits on the remaining trees were blown away. Foreign vegetables of good quality were again cultivated for demonstration purposes and for exhibition at the Annual Show of the New Territories Agricul- tural Association, which was held at Shek Wu Hui on January 9th & 10th.

41. Inspection of Nursery Stock and Vegetable Products.- The following shipments were inspected and certified for export:54 dried and fresh vegetable consignments, for export to the Philippine Islands; 19 consignments of Narcissus Tazetta L., containing 57,000 bulbs for export to Britain, Canada, Honolulu, India, Australia, Burma and Mexico; 24 consignments of Sugar Cane containing 193,500 canes exported to Singapore; 16 small lots of miscellaneous seeds and plants exported to various countries.

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SEED COLLECTION.

42. Seeds of the following species were collected for local use and for the purpose of exchange:-Albizzia Lebbek Benth., Artocarpus hypargyraea Hance, Atalantia Hindsti Oliv., Bau- hinia glauca Wall, Bauhinia variegata L., Biota orientalis Endl., Bombax malabaricum DC., Callistemon rigidus R. Br., Camellia hongkongensis Seem, Cassia glauca Lam., Cassia fistula L., Casuarina equisetifolia L., Celtis sinensis Pers., Cunninghamia sinensis R. Br., Delonix regia Rafin., Diospyros Morrisiana Hance, Ficus retusa L., Garcinia oblongifolia Champ., Glyptostrobus heterophyllus Endl., Grevillea robusta A. Cunn., Hibiscus Abelmoschus L., Iris speculatrix Hance, Leucaena glauca Benth., Melaleuca leucadendron L., Paulownia Fortunei Hemsl.. Quercus cornea Lour. Quercus Edithae Skan, Quercus Harlandi Hance, Quercus salicina Bl., Rhodoleia Championi Hook., Sapium sebiferum Roxb.. Sapium discolor Muell-Arg., Strychnos angustiflora Benth., Strychnos paniculata Champ., Strophanthus divergens R. Grah., Tristania conferta R. Br.

EXCHANGE OF SEEDS.

43. The Departament is indebted to the following donors of seeds, plants etc.:-India: The Superintendent, Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta; New Zealand: The Curator, Botanic Gardens, Christchurch; R.O. Dalrymple; Australia: W. Dixson, Sydney, H. J. Ludowici, Sydney; China: Professor Woon-yung Chun, Canton; Japan: The Director, Botanic Garden, Taihoku, Formosa; Local: Lady Northcote; Dr. G. A. C. Herkiots and Messrs. Andrew Tse, Shau Mayer and Kwok Ping Lau.

44. The following were the principal recipients:-Britain: The Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Australia: The Director of Plant Breeding, Sydney; W. Dixson, Sydney; New Zealand; R. O. Dalrymple; New Guinea: The Director, Depart- ment of Agriculture, Rabaul; India: M. K. Sitaram Chetty, Bangalore; U.S.A.: The Superintendent, Atkins Institution of the Arnold Arboretum, Cuba; Mrs. Elice Burr, Overstreet, California; Indo-China: The Director, Jardin Botanique, Saigon; France: Mon. L. Pompoy; U.S.S.R.: The Director of Introduc. tion and Naturalisation, Batum; China: Professor Woon yung Chun, Canton; Rev. G. L. Russell, Pakhoi; Local: Mrs. E. L. Agazzis, Messrs. A. W. J. Simmons, Andrew Tse and Kwok Ping Lau.

REVENUE AND Expenditure.

45. Statements of Revenue and Expenditure of the Depart- ment are given in Tables III, IV & V.

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