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(3) Of all other expenditure including the cost of bringing out from London to Hongkong and the salary of the Architect (Mr. H. W. Wills), the return to shew the dates of disbursements and the loss in interest to the Rate-payers on the respective amounts to 30th ultimo, also an estimate of the total monies still required to complete the work, and the probable date of completion.
wenditure incurred for the services of Mr. WILLS as Architectural Assistant
(3) The
who was not engaged exclusively for the Central Market but to assist in connection with Government buildings generally is as follows:
Agreement,
Passage to Hongkong,*
* The question as to the refund of this is under consider-
ation. Most tatto
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Half salary during voyage,..
Salary from 1st March to 30th June,
£ 10.9 £45. 0.0
£45.10.9 $ 287.63
189.51 1,087.17
Total, $1,564,31
The estimate of the total monies still required to complete the work is shewn in the tabular statement.
CIVIL HOSPITAL STAFF QUARTERS.
(3.) With reference to the statement of the Honourable the Surveyor General at a meeting of the Finance Committee on the 11th December, 1890, to the effect that the Civil Hospital Staff Quarters or the residence for the Assistant Surgeon, Apothecary, Nursing Staff and others connected with the hospital, though being built on a larger scale than is perhaps necessary, but then (about ten months ago) nearly completed, will the Government lay on the table a statement or return shewing when the building was completed; if not yet completed, why not; if not completed, the probable date when it will be ready for occupation, the total amount of monies expended to 30th September, 1891, and the sums then due although not actually paid-
(1) In the purchase of the site for the building;
(2) In the preparation of the ground and foundations; and
(3)⋅ Of all other expenditure in connection with the building;
also an estimate of the total monies still required, if any, to complete the work.
(3.) The Civil Hospital Staff Quarters are not yet completed. Some difficulty has been experienced
in getting the Contractor to proceed with the work as rapidly as was anticipated.
Replies to the remainder of this question will be found in the tabular statement attached. (4.) Is it intended to utilise or convert any portion of the Civil Hospital Staff Quarters building or palace into an addition of the Civil Hospital, and if so, how much, as recommended by the Un-official Members in their Memorandum addressed to His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern- ment regarding the Estimates for Public Works extraordinary for 1891, and dated 20th December,
1890.
(4.) After careful consideration and communication with the, Colonial Surgeon it has been found impracticable to convert any portion of the Civil Hospital Staff Quarters into an addition to the Civil Hospital for the direct treatment of patients.
LUNATIC ASYLUM FOR "CHinese.
(5.) With reference to the Honourable the Surveyor General's statement at the meeting of Finance Committee held on 11th December last, to the effect that the building to be used as the Lunatic Asylum for Chinese was well advanced, will the Government lay on the table a statement shewing when the building was completed; if not completed, why not; and when it will be completed; if completed, when was it occupied; if not occupied, why not; and the total amount of monies expended to 30th Septem- ber, 1891, in the purchase of the site and the cost of the building, also the sums then due although not actually paid, and an estimate of the further amount, if any, still required to complete the building. (5.) This building is completed and was occupied on the 26th of September, the patients having been transferred from the European Asylum during the carrying out of repairs to that building. The replies as to expenditure will be found in the tabular statement attached.
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