SIR,
317
No.
22
89.
HONGKONG.
REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO DATE.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Governor.
SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 20th November, 1889.
Works included in Praya
In accordance with the minute of His Excellency the Governor of 23rd ultimo (C.S.O. No. 18), I have the honour to submit the following report on works in progress, or which have recently been completed.
STORM DAMAGE.
Of the works rendered necessary to repair the damage caused by the great storm of 29th and 30th May last, and fully described in my report of 27th July, although progress was delayed by the almost continuous rains of an exceptionally wet season, (the recorded rainfall for the 10 months ending 31st October having reached 118 inches, a quantity I believe far exceeding anything previously recorded in this Colony) on the whole good progress has been made and but comparatively little remains to be done.
The repairs to the Tytam Aqueduct were finished some two months ago; those to the service tank, and supply works at the Albany are far advanced and should be completed by the end of next month, and those to the Tytam Reservoir have been commenced, and should also be completed about the same time.
The repairs of the lower end of the Albany Nullah, and those of the Glenealy Nullah and culvert are now nearly completed, the repairs to damage done to the Cemetery in the Happy Valley, and the stone bridge over the Bowrington Canal were finished a month ago, the damage to other sewers, and to the principal streets in the City has also been repaired, as well as the roads in the hill districts. The road and bridges to Stanley and Aberdeen yet remain to be done.
From the progress already made and the amount expended, I anticipate that the whole of the damage caused by the great storm will be repaired at an outlay within the amount of my Estimate, viz.: $112,783.
ROADS, STREETS AND BRIDGES.
During the past few months 21 miles of street within the City have been put in hand; the greater part has been completed in a substantial manner, and the remainder will be finished about the end of the year. The repairs to roads in the hill districts are well advanced, and those of the roads in the Kowloon Peninsula are now in progress. I hope during the winter months to be able to put all the roads. and streets of the Colony into good working order. The roadway of the timber bridge on the Praya over the Bowrington Canal gave way a short time since, and, on examination, it was found that the structure was in an advanced stage of decay. The same holds good of other wooden structures (bridges and piers) in various parts of the Colony. It is in my opinion desirable, as far as practicable, to replace these timber structures by more permanent works in iron.
EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC WORKS.
Contracts are now being prepared, and will shortly be advertised for the Reclamation Ordinance, rubble foundations of Sections Nos. 2 and 7 of the work included in the Praya
Reclamation Ordinance, 1889.
1889,
Honourable COLONIAL SECRETARY.
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