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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14тп AUGUST, 1880.

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4. If the experiment which is being tried of sowing the seeds in situ proves successful, which it mises well to do, the cost of afforestation of the Island will be much reduced and the operations atly accelerated, as I estimate that with the like sum of $7,680 which was granted for each of the Lst two years, we shall be able to sow in situ seeds to cover 600 acres with trees, that is, about four five times as large an area as could be accomplished by rearing trees in nurseries and transplanting. 5. The work of afforestation can, no doubt, be greatly advanced by the co-operation of Chinese, vino would, if suitable encouragement be offered by the Government, undertake to plant large areas « the return of being allowed to use the thinnings of the trees under certain regulations, for a certain ember of years, y 15, when the plantations might revert to the Government, or be leased for an nded period, under such a regulation, or modification of it, as clause No. 28 of the Mauritius dinance No. 12 of 1872. Three or four of the small market gardeners at Kowloon have expressed mselves willing to plant 100,000 trees next year under such an arrangement as the above, and one the chief contractors in Hongkong says that he would like to plant trees if the benefit could be Coured to him for 50

years.

6. Accompanying this paper are some photographs, representing portions of the work which has on and is being done in tree-planting.

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7. Nos. 1 and 2 represent two of the nurseries. No. 1 is the nursery on the Kowloon peninsula, and shows in the foreground this year's seedling trees just above ground. In the back ground of this

ow, the dark patches represent two-year-old trees, most of which will be planted out this year.

8. No. 2 is a photograph of a portion of the nursery in the Sookunpò valley, and shows the way

s which uneven and sloping ground is dealt with so as to admit of irrigation.

9. Nos. 3 4 and 5 are plantations, No. 3 being the northern spur of Mt. Gough, the sky line of which was planted this year with bamboos and "banian" at the lower portion; Oaks, Quercus Har- n-li and Q. salleins in the mid-lo, and four-year-old trees, about 6 feet high, of Pinus sinensis at top. Ines 11 feet high of the latter have been successfully planted on the bills this season.

10. No. 4 represents an avenue with Bamboos, Casurarinas, Pinus, &c., in the Bowrington planta- tin, which were planted five years ago. The hill behind the forester's cottage is clothed with Pine nees about 40 foot high.

11. Photo. No. 5 shows plantations made on the sides of the road leading from the city to Victoria Teak; they were planted in 1875 and 1877. The light-coloured patch on the right hand side is chor tree nursery. In the centre is the Guinea-grass (Panicurn maximum) farm surrounding "e farmer's house and out-buildings.

12. No. 6 is a portion of the indigenous vegetation of the Little Hongkong woods. The trees consist of Oaks, Schina Noronhue, Ternstroemia japonica, Bischoffia javanica, Artocarpus hypargyrea, Ilovocarpus chinensis, Gordonia anomala, &c.

13. Pinus Sinensis, when established, grows about 2 to 3 feet a year in height.

CHARLES FORD,

Supt. Botanical Gardens and Plantations.

15th May, 1880.

No. 196.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

NIGHT DUTIES OF THE POLICE.

The following Minutes, Despatches and Reports are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th August, 1380.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

MINUTE av His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR ON THE POLICE REPORT OF THE BURGLARY IN THE CAINE ROAD ON THE NIGHT OF THE 29TH OF AUGUST.

I should be glad to get from the Captain Superintendent a Report of the Night Duties of the Police Force, specifying the beats, number of men, &c., at the present date, and a Statement showing

similar facts of both this time last year, and this time in 1876.

J. POPE HENNESSY,

Governor.

1st September, 1878.