HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR 1898.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor,
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
No. 218.
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No. 19
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SIR,-I have the honour to forward any Annual Report for the
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, HONGKONG, 13th April, 1899. year 1898.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
R. D. ORMSEY.. Director of Public Works.
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
FOR THE YEAR 1898.
1. The total expenditure of the Public Works Department in the year 1898 (exclusive of expen- diture on the Praya Reclamation, which is dealt with separately) was as follows :-
Annually Recurrent,
Public Works Extraordinary,
Total,.
............
$203.621.44
234,920.41
$438,541.85
$382,696.00 of this came from General Revenue and $55,845.85 from the loan.
2. Included in the above total a sum of $117,086.06 was spent on Water Works and charged to the special item of revenue for Water Account.
3. The expenditure on Establishment was $74,907.64.
LAND SURVEY BRANCH.
4. Land Sales Extensions and Grants on short leases.--The following table gives particulars of
the above:
No. of Lots.
Area in
Square feet.
Premium. Crown Rent.
$
C.
8
C.
Sales by Anction,
24
245,131.00
105,127.00
2.282.00
Extensions granted,
18
402.451.00
30.260.68
1.454.68
Grants on short lenses,
13
152,356.00
1,332.00
799,938.00 135,387.68
5,068.68