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No.
C.S.O. No. 118.
Despatch No. 313.
Enclosure 1.
C.8.0. 1472 of 1890. (In original.)
Enclosure 2.
C.S.O. 1472 of 1890. (In original.)
Enclosure 3.
C.S.O. 2696 of 1890. (In original.)
HONGKONG.
REPORTS RESPECTING PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES FOR 1890.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency, the Officer Administering the Government.
MY LORD,
Officer Administering the Government to Secretary of State.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 28th August, 1890.
With reference to the last paragraph of my despatch, No. 240, of the 15th ultimo, I have the honour to forward herewith, as requested in the 12th paragraph of Your Lordship's Despatch, No. 67, of the 18th April, a statement drawn up by the Surveyor General shewing all the Public Works which are in contemplation. with the estimated cost of each, the amount spent up to 31st December, 1889, and the amount which it is estimated will be spent on each during the year.
2. I enclose a similar statement for the works under the charge of the Water and Drainage Department.
The marks A. B. & C. placed against the various items in Mr. BROWN's list signify the relative importance of each, as explained in some notes by Mr. Brown which will be found appended.
I also enclose a detailed statement of the expenditure on Sanitary Works from 1880 up to 30th September, 1889, and Mr. BROWN has brought the total up to the 31st of December, 1889.
3. I find that the detailed statement referred was supplied by the Surveyor General as far back as November, 1889, but was mislaid in the Colonial Secretary's Office and only found a few days ago.
I regret exceedingly that this should have been the case and I have given strict instructions that greater care must be observed in future.
4. I referred to the subject of the Epidemic Hospital Hulk which Mr. BROWN mentions as not being under the charge of the Public Works Department in para- graph 6 of my despatch, No. 240, of the 15th of July. I may add that the Marine Surveyor is supervising the construction of the Hulk and I will communicate with the Colonial Surgeon as to its future charge.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient
humble Servant,
F. FLEMING.
The Right Honourable
Lord KNUTSFORD, G.C.M.G.
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