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577
34. Kowloon New Roads.-A sum of $862.69 has been expended in forming and surfacing Gran- ville, Cameron and Carnarvon Roads, Kowloon.
35. New Water Mains.-Considerable progress has been made with the construction of the service ervoirs at Kennedy Town and Wanchai, and the necessary works for connecting them with the ribution system.
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36. Sewerage, City of Victoria.—The work done under this heading consists mainly of connecting
draius and the extension of the system to provide for the drainage of new houses.
ne thousand one hundred and forty-seven lineal yards of new pipe sewers and two automatic shing tanks have been completed.
37. Water Supply, Kowloon Peninsula. The pumping station buildings have been completed, and with the exception of a few short lengths of mains, which cannot be laid pending the completion of Observatory Road and the streets at Mongkoktsui, the works are now complete so far as is necessary to meet present requirements.
38. Tytam Water Works Extension.-The work on the main embankment, the construction of the catchwater to the cast, and the clear-water channel on the western side of the reservoir, have been completed. As the water in the reservoir has not yet attained the level of the overflow, the further raising of the Weir has not yet been commenced.
39. Water and Drainage Works Miscellaneous.-The more important works carried out under this heading are:—
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Drainage of Station Street, Yau Ma Ti, C.S.Ö. 1888. Storm Water Drain, Elgin Road, Kowloon, Contract 3. Drainage, Elgin Road, Kowloon, Contract Drainage, Observatory Road, Kowloon, Contract 100. Sewerage, Shaukiwan Village, Contract rs. Extension of drains, Wing Sing Street, &c., Yau Ma Ti. Mongkoktsui drainage, Kowloon, Contract, Sewerage, Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, Kowloon. Taikoktsui Improvement Works, Contract
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Peak and Magazine Gap Sewerage, Contracts.
Service Reservoir, Bowen Road, Contracts. Water Works, Shaukiwan, C.S.O. J. Water Works, Aberdeen, C.S.0.988.
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$ c.
538.90
.1.180.28
317.80
676.13
.1,790.36
353.56
..2,993.52
324.32
1,551.70
.2,345.54
.2,666.64
4,435,99
2.61
Total...............$19,177.35
40. Isolation Hospital-Considerable progress has been made with this work, the walls of the buildings are nearly ready to receive the roofs.
41. Central Police Station Additional Quarters.-The quarters were completed and handed over to the Superintendent of Police on the 20th of June, 1896, and a few minor works required to com- plete the work under this contract are being proceeded with. C.S.O. 1942.
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42. Signalling Station and Lines of Communication with same.--The works in connection with this project have been completed.
43. Extension of Streets, Kennedy Town.-Chater Street and a portion of Davis, Cadogan and Smithfield Streets have been formed, kerbed and channelled, and Belcher Street formed and macadam- ised, C.S.O..
44. Extension of Station Street, North Kowloon, and Streets at Mongkoktsui.—This work has been commenced under contract No. entered into with Mr. A. CHEONG, for the filling up and forming
14 1896 of the streets, north of Farm Lot No. 12. This work is proceeding satisfactorily.
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45. Taipingshan Improvement Works.--The contracts entered into with Messrs. Kang Ox and CHANG A TONG, Nos. 15 and 18, respectively, for the construction of the storm-water drain and the retaining wall and other works at the junction of Pound Lane and Taipingshan Street, have made fairly satisfactory progress.
46. Owing to the existing storm-water drain running diagonally across the resumed area, it has not been practicable to enter into further contracts pending the completion of the new storm water drain.
This, however, will shortly be completed and a contract entered into for the necessary work over about one half of the resumed arca.