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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD APRIL, 1881.
RETURN OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE MONTH ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1881.
Description of
Date of Original
of Order for
Estimate Commence- for
ment Condition
Completion Commence- Present Amount Expended Balance
of Works.
of
of Estimate. Date.
to
Remaining.
ment of
1880-81.
1880-81. 1880-81.
$ c.
WORKS & BUILDINGS. 2.-Repairs to Buildings,
Repairs to Pok-fú-lam Police
Station,
Crosby's Store-removing stores from and building quarters for watchmen,
Central Police Station-repairing
12,000
1,767.55
10,232.45
29th Dec., 10th Jan., 25th Jan., Completed,
13th Jan., 19th Jan., 19th Jan., Completed,
6th Jan.,
26th Jan.,
3rd Feb., Completed,
and white-washing,
No. 2 Police Station-repairing
12th Jan.,
10th Feb.,
12th Feb., Completed,
and colouring,
Powder Magazine, Stone Cutters'
4th Feb.,
7th Mar.,
9th Mar.,
completed,
Island, repairs to,.
Yau-má-ti Police Station, repairs to,
26th Feb.,
7th Mar.,
21st Mar., In progress,
Fire Brigade Station, constructing
26th Feb.,
1st Mar., Completed,
bunks for firemen,
Constructing new
Incidental services under $50 each.
Alteration to Gas fittings in Post Office;}
new teak-wood doors for and repairs to Government House; repairs to Captain DEANE's quarters, Central Market, Victoria Gaol and Superin- tendent's quarters, Civil Hospital, and Hung-hòm Police Station, 3.-Maintenance of Water Works,
Incidental repairs to water fittings in' Government Buildings; clearing out sand and stones, &c. from water tanks, water sources and dams during the month,.
9.-Fittings for Offices in different
Departments,
New book cases for Govt House, Miscellaneous Works,
Repairs to railing in Albert Road,... ROADS, STREETS & BRIDGES.
11.-Drainage and Sewerage,
Pok-fú-lam Road-constructing
new sewer,
Clearing catch-water drains above
Robinson Road,
sewer
from 1st to 31st Mar., Completed,
5,000
459.39
4,540.6
500
24th Mar., 24th Mar., In progress,
2,000
4.00
304.00
496.00
1,696.00
25th Mar., 25th Mar.,
completed,
13,000
706.11
12,293.89
4th Feb., 19th Feb.,
from
Battery Road to First Street,.
14th Mar.,
26th Feb., 7th Mar.,
19th Feb., Completed, 20th Mar., Completed,
25th Mar., In progress,
12.-Roads out of Victoria,
8,000
331.50
7,668.50
Repairs to Wán-tsai Gap Road, Re-building bridge do. do.,
26th Feb.,
7th Mar.,
26th Feb.,
7th Mar.,
21st Mar., In progress, 28th Mar., progress,
In
6,000
512.63
5,487.37
18.-Road & Street Contingencies,. Hospital Path-constructing fence
wall and side channel, 14.-Re-making Streets in T'ai-pʻing-
shún, &c.,.
Pound Lane-repairs to, Lower Lascar Row-repairs to, Gap Street-repairs to, Water Lane-repairs to,
29th Jan., 14th Feb., 18th Feb., Completed,|
9,000
321.39
8,678.61
29th Dec., 10th Jan.,
20th Jan., Completed,
...
19th Feb., 3rd Mar., 21st Feb.,
19th Feb., Completed,
9th Mar., Completed,
15th Mar., Completed,
Kwok A-cheong Lane-repairs to,
5th Mar., 14th Mar.,
25th Mar., In progress,
Miscellaneous Services,
2,000
293.04
1,706.96
Repairing and raising fence wall,
and constructing public urinal in Garden Road,
27th Jan., 14th Feb., 19th Feb., Completed,
Special Vote,
1,710
234.79
1,475.21
Re-building Bowrington Bridge,... 1st Sept., | 31st Aug., 28th Jan., In progress, Praya Works, Piers & Landing Steps, New Timber Wharf at foot of
Pottinger Street,
19,500
13,140.85
6,359.15
2nd Sept., 6th Sept., 6th Sept., Completed,
New Timber Landing Steps in front of Central Market and White's Lane,.. Repairs to Praya Wall, Landing Steps, Parapet, &c. between Inglis's Bridge and Reclama- tion Ground,
Special Works paid for by Crowm Lessees of Marine Lot 18, and Inland Lot 669, Alteration to the P. & O. sewer, Deviation of Ice House Lane,
Hongkong, 14th April, 1881.
25th Sept., 25th Sept., 25th Sept., Nearly
completed,
2nd Dec., 2nd Dec., 28th Dec., Completed,
19th Feb., In progress, 2nd Mar., In progress,
6,000
6,000.00
E. BOWDLER,
Acting Surveyor General.