655414-1890-Botanical-and-Afforestation-Departs--Annual-Report — Page 9

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MAY, 1890.

Services ex Departmental.

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67. A contract was made on behalf of the Royal Engineers' Department for rearing and supplying plants of certain kinds required for various fortifications of the Colony. The contract extends over nearly two years, and this department undertook to organize the arrangements and supervise the Con- tractor during the period of the contract.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,

So..

&c.,

Se.

Appendix.

CHARLES FORD, Superintendent,

Botanical and Afforestation Department.

STATISTICS OF PLANTING OPERATIONS.

DESCRIPTION AND NUMBER OF TREES AND AREA IN ACRES.

Localities! Marked

LOCALITY,

on

Map.

Pinus sinensis.

Camphor. uieria hamin Bamboos,

Crypto-Cumming-

Grand

japonica. sinensis.

Tristauea conferta.

Arca.

Total

of Trees.

Pokfulam,

A

8,202

64 acres.

West Point,

00

B

15,035

2,436

17,161

287

Pokfulam,...

C

11,520 1,279

10

Mount Kellet,

31,089

253

E

3,381

21

Aberdeen,

F

1,989 11,390

590

114

Sokunpo Hills,

G

14,107

:

112

Quarry Bay,

I

38,862

5,864

363

371,908

:

3093

Taitam,

J

44,556

:

37

3

K

12,774

103

L

8,931

-.

Hunghom,

Government Civil Hospital,

Bowen Road,

Bowrington,

Albert Road,..

West Point,

Peak Road,

:

:

:

67

76

307

147

32

547,453

20,135 14,546 1,279

607

17,161 | 4994 acres.

601,211

Area of New Plantations,..

Area within Old Plantations which have been filled up,

450 acres.

50

多少

CHARLES FORD. Superintendent,

Botanical and” Afforestation Department.

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