499
74. Miscellaneous Drainage Works.-Extensive works were carried out under this heading. The following is a statement of the principal items, the amount stated being in some cases only a part of the cost owing to the work extending into more than one year:
HONGKONG.
(i.) Constructing storm-water culvert in Caroline Road ......$ 8,863 (ii) Training nullah at Aberdeen Paper Mills (iii.) Extending sewerage system from Barker Road to R.B.
L. 1, Mount Gough
1,536
1,499
(iv.) Constructing storm-water drain in Conduit Road
opposite I.L. 1624, &c.
859
(v.) Laying sewer in Caroline Road..
681
(vi.) Extending sewer in Aberdeen Road, Hill District... (vii.) Extending sewer in Ship Street to Kennedy Road (viii.) Extending storm-water drain opposite Bay View Police
Station
(ix.) Constructing storm-water drain in Morrison Hill Road... (x.) Filling in old drain in Wai Tak Lane
632
596
495
438
368
(xi) Laying sewer in Ko Shing Street to supersede sewer
crossing M. L. 71
361
(xii.) Extending sewer in Canal Road to Tramway Company's
premises
297
(xiii.) Diverting sewer opposite Victoria Hospital, Barker Road,
to new line of road..
246
$16,871
KOWLOON.
(xiv.) Re-drainage of portion of Yaumati in consequence of reclamation (Extension of K.M.L. 49).....
$12,788
(xv.) Extension of sewer from Gillies Avenue to Des Voeux Road. 4,326 (xvi.) Extension of sewer in Macdonnell Road for K. I. L. 1077
and adjoining lots
2,556
(xviii.) Laying storm-water drains in Reclamation Street and
Macdonnell Road, Mongkok
(xvii.) Extension of storm-water drain in Macdonnell Road
behind Godown Company's premises
1,433
1,029
(xix.) Laying storm-water drain in Carnarvon Road............ (xx.) Forming new manholes in drains
598
272
$23,002
GENERAL.
(xxi.) Drain connections.
$ 4,463
Item (i). This work was required to obviate the flooding of Caroline Road during rain- storms and also to drain the swainpy areas of land in the vicinity of Victoria School. It comprised the construction of cement concrete and brick culverts, egg-shaped in section and varying in size from 4′ 6′′ × 3′ 0′′ to 4′ 0′′ × 2'8". It also included the diversion of a short length of 15" sewer necessitated by the work already mentioned and the construction of a sand pit and surface channel to connect with a channel draining some nurseries occu- pied by the Botanical and Forestry Department.
Item (ii). The deposit of ashes from the Paper Mills at Aberdeen on an area of fore- shore acquired by the Company working the mills having begun to obstruct the discharge of water from a large nullah, the Company were called upon to take steps to prevent this occurring by enclosing their area with sea-walls and rubble mounds. Owing to the proxi- mity of the nullah to the boundary of the Company's area it was arranged that the Govern- ment should construct a wall which would form the side-wall of the nullah and so relieve the Company of the cost of protecting their boundary on that side, the Company contribut- ing a sum of $1,500 towards the carrying out of the work. The amount appearing in the foregoing statement represents the portion of the cost defrayed from Government funds.
Item (iii). This extension was found necessary on account of the number of new houses being built on Mount Gough. The work consisted of laying a 6" pipe sewer and constructing the necessary manholes. A considerable amount of rock was met with in car- rying out the work.