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137. During the year 1890, 109,476 cubic yards of rubble and to the 31st of December, 1891, 116,222 cubic yards of rubble and 29,194 cubic yards of earth backing, had been deposited, leaving to complete this contract 5,508 cubic yards of rubble and 23,056 cubic yards of earth backing. The total amount of work done in this section during 1891 was the depositing of 6,746 cubic yards of rubble and 29,194 cubic yards of earth backing.
138. Section No. 3.-A contract (4) was entered into with Mr. TSANG KENG in December, 1890, for the construction of the necessary rubble foundations and earth backing for the wall over the whole length of this section about 1,060 lineal feet.
139. The amount of the contract is $94,000 and the date of completion was fixed at the 21st of December, 1891.
140. This work was not commenced till January, 1891.
141. To the 31st of December, 1891, 132,639 cubic yards of rubble and 2,873 cubic yards of earth filling had been deposited, leaving 37,461 cubic yards of rubble and 55,297 cubic yards of earth backing to complete this contract.
142. The depositing of further rubble must await the settlement of the foundations, but better progress should have been made with the earth backing.
143. Sections Nos. 4, 5 and 6-Have not yet been commenced, the total length of walling required for these sections is about 4,206 lineal feet.
144. Sectiom No. 7.—A contract (2) was entered into in April, 1890, with Mr. TSANG KENG for the construction of the necessary rubble foundations for 1,157 lineal feet of wall and 1,797 lineal feet of sewers and for backing the same with selected earth. The date fixed for the completion of this work was the 16th of January, 1891.
145. During the year 1890, 99,630 cubic yards of rubble stone were deposited.
146. To the 31st of December, 1891, 123,584 cubic yards of rubble and 70,427 cubic yards of earth backing had been deposited completing the work except trimming the foreshore.
147. The total amount of work done under this contract during the year 1891 was the deposit- ing of 23,954 cubic yards of rubble and 70,427 cubic yards of earth.
148. In March, 1891, Mr. TSANG KENG obtained the contract () for the construction of the footing courses and plinth and backing the same over the whole length of this section. This work is now completed excepting pointing the external joints which cannot be done till the low tides are obtained.
149. The amount of this contract was $34,350.
150. The contract (1) for the completion of the wall, raising the level of the reclaimed ground, constructing the necessary roads, channels and storm water drains, was obtained by Mr. CHAN A TONG in September, 1891.
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151. The amount of the contract is $163,600 and the time fixed for its completion is December
152. To the 31st of December, 1891, 661 cubic yards of hand packed rubble, 20,979 cubic yards of earth and 96 cubic yards of concrete had been deposited and 5,458 cubic feet of granite ashlar set.
153. In May, 1891, a contract (r) was entered into with Mr. CHAN A TONG for the construc- tion of about 955 lineal feet of storm water drain in Ice House Lane.
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The amount of the contract was $8,280.73 and the time fixed for its completion is November,
154. This work was, however, delayed awaiting the completion of the sewers and water mains in this street.
155. To the 31st of December 13,675 cubic feet of granite ashlar and 402 cubic yards of concrete had been set and the work is now drawing near completion.
156. In September the contract (1) for the reconstruction of the storm water drains in Wardley Street and Murray Road a length of 730 lineal feet was let to Mr. TSANG Keng. The amount of whose tender was $4,000 and the time fixed for the completion of the work expires next February.
157. Only moderate progress has been made with this work 3,350 cubic feet of granite ashlar has been set and 114 cubic yards of concrete deposited.
158. Reclamation in front of Sailors' Home.-The contract (4) for constructing the Praya Wall (480 lineal feet) above the rubble foundations, filling in and raising the level of the reclaimed ground, and constructing the storm water drains (930 lineal feet) was entered into by Mr. CHAN YING CHEUNG in May, 1890. The amount of the contract was $50,800 and the time fixed for its completion was September, 1891.