The more important works and the expenditure thereon are the following, viz. :—
Sewerage of Yaumati including storm water drain at Market and Wing Sing
Street, C.S.O. H, and Requisition 1896,
181
Sewerage, Kowloon Point, including culvert and drain in Elgin Road, Contracts
rits and Tits;
.....$
792.40
*
Drain in Observatory Road, Contract 18; and Sewer at Tsimshatsui Police
Station,
3,258.90
Peak Sewerage (Magazine Gap) Contract rs, Shaukiwan Sewerage, Contracts,
39
T
2,758.14
2,393.81
Aberdeen Sewerage, Contract 1, Mongkoktsui Drainage, Contract 800,
Taikoktsui Improvement, Contract 1,
Covered Reservoir, Bowen Road, Contract riit, Shaukiwan Water Works, Contract 5, Aberdeen Water Works, Contract re,. Miscellaneous,.
937.94
10,245.69
1,551,70
3,548.80
9,819.35
830.46 1,704.89
$ 37,842.08
72. Sewerage of Yaumati.-The work under this heading was confined to minor extensions neces- sary to meet the requirements of new buildings erected during the year.
73. Sewerage of Kowloon Point.-Includes the construction of 155 lineal yards of brick culvert 4'.6′′ × 8'.0", and the laying of 407 lineal yards of fireclay pipe drains, varying in size from 6 inches diameter to 18 inches diameter, in Elgin Road, necessary to provide for the efficient drainage of the New Barracks and other buildings recently erected abutting on Elgin Road.
One hundred and thirty-nine (139) lineal yards of 21 inch fireclay pipes have been laid in Observatory Road to provide for the discharge of storm water in this locality.
74. Peak Sewerage.-During the year, the sewerage system of the Hill District has been extended, to provide for the drainage of new houses at Mount Gough, and for the disposal of the sewage of the Magazine Gap District.
The works carried out include the laying of 1,035 lineal yards of 4 inch and 6 inch fireclay pipe sewers and the construction of the necessary manholes and flushing tanks.
75. Shaukiwan Sewerage. During the year, the drainage of the northern portion of the village of Shaukiwan was undertaken and completed.
This work included the laying of 484 lineal yards of 9 inch fireclay pipe sewers, 30 lineal yards of 6 inch cast iron pipes and the construction of the necessary manholes and flushing tanks.
The remaining portion of the village is at present without any satisfactory sewerage system, but little can be done to improve this state of affairs pending the construction of a road along the foreshore for which plans and sections have been prepared.
76. Aberdeen Sewerage.-The completion of the sewerage works at Aberdeen has been carried out during the year.
The work done being the laying of 354 lineal yards of 9 inch fireclay pipe sewers and the construction of the necessary manholes and flushing tank.
77. Mongkoktsui Drainage.—The drainage works at Mongkoktsui carried out during the year consist of the construction of two open masonry nullahs with concrete inverts and 40 lineal yards of brick culvert, 3'. 0" in diameter, for conveying the upland waters through the village, and also the laying of 573 lineal yards of fireclay pipe sewers and the construction of the necessary manholes and flushing tanks.
78. Taikoktsui Improvement.-The works executed under this heading were confined to the project for the improvement of the western portion of the village, and consisted of the proper sewerage and drainage of that portion and other contingent works.
Similar work for the improvement of the remaining portion of this village will shortly be commenced.
79. Covered Reservoir, Bowen Read.-This work was carried out for the purpose of rendering a supply of water from the Albany Nullah available for the Public Gardens.
The reservoir is situated at the junction of Garden and Bowen Roads and has a capacity of 50,000 gallons.
The works carried out include the construction of the reservoir and re-arrangement of the water service to the Public Gardens and the grounds of Government House, so as to substitute this unfiltered water supply for that previously obtained from the mains in connection with Albany Filter Beds.
80. Shaukiwan Water Werks.-The project for the provision and distribution of an adequate water supply to the village of Shaukiwan was undertaken during the year.