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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JUNE, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 323.
The following Report of the Director of Public Works for 1898 is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th June, 1899.
J. G. T. BUCKLE, for the Colonial Secretary.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
No. 218.
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, HONGKONG, 13th April, 1899.
SIR,-I have the honour to forward ny Annual Report for the year 1898.
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
I have the honour to be,
Sir.
Your obedient Servant,
R. D. ORMSBY,
Director of Public Works.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
FOR THE YEAR 1898.
1. The total expenditure of the Public Works Department in the year 1898 (exclusive of expen- diture on the Praya Reclamation, which is dealt with separately) was as follows:--
Annually Recurrent,
Public Works Extraordinary,
Total,.......
$203,629,44 234,920.41
$438,541.85 $
$382,696.00 of this came from General Revenue and $55,845.85 from the loan.
2. Included in the above total a sum of $117,086.06 was spent on Water Works and charged to the special item of revenue for Water Account.
3. The expenditure on Establishment was $74,907.64.
LAND SURVEY BRANCH.
4. Land Sales-Extensions and Grants on short leases.--The following table gives particulars of the above:
No. of Lots.
Area in Square feet.
Premium.
Crown Rent.
Sales by Auction,
24
245,131.00
Extensions granted,
18
402,451.00
$ C.
105,127.00 30,260.68
$
C.
2,282.00
1,454.68
Grants on short leases,
13
152,356.00
1,332.00
799,938.00
135,387.68
5,068.68
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