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Afforentatiɔz is desirable in the Colony for
To ingresee the beauty of the terrain.
To check ail erosion.
To lover the temperature (compare Zong Kong and Amy
islands pre-war).
29 increase the precipitation of rein and mist.
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To al up mun off of water and thus increase the
period of water appl, to the reservoirs.
To wide cover for birds, etc.
To provide useful materiale, firewood, bamboos, etc.
The cup: 1, by the Department to Government of firewood started in 1937 would be maintained, possibly after an interval of a few years.
Mifficulties of ffomstation.
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wack of soil and poverty of soil.
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Erdability of exposed disintegrated grenite (*.g. Fowloon
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High growth of grees tending to mabærge young treen.
rage cuttere and fire.
Long Arught in winter.
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Drying #.F. winter winda. (The thickest woodland is n
the northem, cooler, wetter #lap®a, €.5¶
@han, Fat Bin, etc.) All these difficulties can be ove roose.
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'roadcast swing of pine seeds in Harch - wasteful.
ine seedlinge will not grow in soil that does nɔt dɔntain a particular fungus; this fact apparently unknown to the ... Dept!)
¥1t-owing (5 seeds on top of a cubic foot of la^sened earth) better but danger of seedlings swamped by greNDOS.
Pit planting with seedlinge two years old - widely practised throughout the world.
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Contour planting of basbɔos, etc., will result in terracN foration and soil collection which will facilitate the establishment of tree seedlings.
Lianes and other plants can be esen in gullies to cheer sil emaiɔn se in
Dynamite can be used to loosen laterite prior to planting.
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