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HONGKONG.

No. 18 93

STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR FORESTRY WORKS IN THE YEARS 1894 AND 1895.

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Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency

the Governor, on the 25th May, 1893.

Statement showing Disbursements for Forestry Works in the years 1894 and 1895 for which contracts have been already made, and those for which contracts now require to be made.

Estimated total cost.

APPROVED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

C.S.O. No. 1161, 1892.

1. Rearing Trees in situ,

2.

53.

""

to be planted in 1894,

3. Planting Trees being reared under No. 2,..

To be disbursed in 1893.

$

C.

400.00 600.00

LOONa

To be disbursed in 1894.

$ c.

440.00 360.00 1,600.00

To be disbursed in 1895.

ANGREN

e.

C.

840.00

960.00

1,600.00

Contracts to be now made which require approval:—

4. Rearing Trees to be planted in 1895,

5. Planting the Trees to be reared under No. 4,

1,000.00 1,600.00

1,000.00 1,600.00

$6,000.00

1,000,00

2,400,00

2,600,00

The works under headings 4 and 5 now require the approval of the Legislative Council in order that the contracts for them may be made; those under headings 1, 2, and 3 have already been sanc- tioned and are now in progress.

CHARLES FORD, Superintendent,

Botanical and Afforestation Department.