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No 20

95

HONGKONG.

STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR FORESTRY WORKS IN THE YEARS 1896 AND 1897.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of

His Excellency the Governor.

Statement showing Disbursements for Forestry Works in the years 1896 and 1897, 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. 881

To be disbursed in 1896.

To be disbursed in 1897.

1894-

$

C.

$

C.

$

C.

1. Rearing Trees to be planted in 1896,.....

1,000.00

1,000.00

2. Planting Trees being reared under No. 1,

1,600.00

1,600.00

Contracts to be now made which require approval :—

3. Rearing Trees to be planted in 1897,.................

900.00

900.00

4. Planting Trees,...........................

1,100,00

1,100.00

4,600.00

2,600.00

2,000.00

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

CHARLES FORD, Superintendent,

Botanical and Afforestation Department,