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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1897.
47. Improvement of Gas Lighting, City of Victoria.--Altogether 107 lamps have now been fitted with incandescent burners in various districts of the City. Existing lamps are being moved and new lamps erected so as to bring the lighting of the City in accordance with the suggestions contained in the Report on this subject.
48. Raising Praya Wall, Sheklongtsui.-The work in connection with raising the level of the Praya Wall opposite Marine Lots Nos. 126 and 177 to 183 has been completed. The consequent raising of the adjoining roadway still remains to be done.
49. Jubilee Celebrations.--Numerous public buildings and structures, including the Clock Tower, Queen's Statue, Government House, Central Market, Queen's College and Tsimshatsui Police Station were illuminated on the night of the 22nd June. About 9,000 lanterns and 4,000 glass lamps, besides 1,325 incandescent electric lights, were utilized for the purpose.
Stones to mark the commencement of the "Victoria Hospital" and "Victoria Road were successfully laid by His Excellency the Governor on the 23rd June in connection with the works to be undertaken by the Colony in commemoration of Her Majesty's completing the sixtieth year of Her reign.
50. Plague Account.--Practically the only expenditure incurred by this Department under this head has been for the erection of two matsheds in the Taipingshan Resumed Area to accommodate the occupants of houses in which cases of plague had occurred whilst the disinfection of the premises was in progress.
Expenditure.
51. The expenditure for the half-year will be found in a tabular form in Appendices B and C. 52. Mr. COOPER, Director of Public Works, having been appointed to Ceylon, left the Colony on the 6th May, when I took over the duties of the acting appointment pending the arrival of Mr. R. D. ORMSBY to succeed Mr. COOPER.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
W. CHATHAM,
4X4
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Appendix A.
CITY OF VICTORIA WATERWORKS, 1897.
Acting Director of Public Works.
Pokfulam.
Tytam.
Month.
1st of the mouth.
into Tunnel.
gallons.
gallons.
gallons.
January, February,
March,
April,
24,809,000
May,
20,079,000
45,061,000
Junc.
39,934,000
In reservoir Discharged In reservoir Discharged
1st of the
into mouth. Tunnel.
gallons. gallons. gallons. gallons. inches.
56,695,000 17,757,000 | 341,000,000 50,879,000 8,360,000 76,996,000 4.210,000 2.26 46,645,000 16,038,000 315,087,000 46,340,000 4,279,000 66.657,000 3,919.000 1.82 38,398,000 17,757,000 | 284,488,000 60,513,000 1,598,000 79,868,000 6,366,000 .82 9,450,000 237,000,000 63,881,000 2,905,000 76,236,000 5,976,000 3.24 24,617,000 | 229,200,000
21,132,000 90,810,000 5,710,000 14.86 63,343,000 29,445,000 | 306,083,000
95,536,000 5,053,000 23.35
Collected from streams intercepted by conduits.
Total Con- sumption.
Blue Pool and Mint Dam.
Rainfall.]
Remarks.
26,157,000
115,064,000
306,608,000
64,431,000 | 486,103,000
31,234,000