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Botanic Gardens.
Old Gardens.-A large proportion of the big trees damaged, several destroyed. A large quantity of shrubs blown out of the ground.
New Gardens.-Five large trees including a palm tree blown down.
Blake Garden.
Six banian trees blown down, of which 5 can be raised; one blown into a neighbouring street and killed. Most of the young trees, planted during the last three years, destroyed.
Trees and fence damaged.
Peak Garden.
A few trees down.
West End Park.
Government House Grounds.
The large Poinceanu at West of house killed; the two large banians in front of the house wrecked. Several other trees blown down or otherwise damaged.
Garden shrubs much damaged.
Mountain Lodge Grounds.
Colonial Cemetery.
A large quantity (more than 200) of the biggest trees especially pine trees broken off and killed.
Loan Plant Compound.
away.
Gate and part of wall blown down.
Albany Nursery and So Kun Po Nursery.
Stock much damaged.
Glenealy.
Several large pine trees and tree ferns killed, the large Champac tree much damaged.
Bank opposite the Main Entrance of Government House.
Large proportion of the big pine trees killed, some tree ferns and smallar trees blown
Street Trees.
About 40 trees
About 10 large banian trees blown down of which 4 can be re-erected. of other kinds killed. Caine Road, Albany Road, Albert Road, Garden Road and others were impassable at daylight on the 28th but a path was cleared for traffic by mid-day. The removal of branches and litter is now in hand and making good progress. The Sanitary Department has received instructions to deal with the streets below Bonham Road, Caine Road, Upper Albert Road and Kennedy Road. These roads and the higher ones are being cleared by this department and will probably be finished by this evening. The trees planted in Kowloon during the last few years are decimated.
Reports on damage to trees in outlying Government plantations are not yet to band.
I have, &c.,
S. T. DUNN,
Superintendent.
30th July, 1908.
The Honourable, The Colonial Secretary.
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