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An Tau Police Station.
Here also the drains have been extended for some distance in order to overcome a nuisance which had arisen through the disposal of the sullage water too near the building. Cost $264.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to obtain a water supply by sinking a well near the station, but as no water was met with, it has to be filled in again. Cost $124.75.
San Tin Police Station.
This is a native dwelling which has been adopted for the accommodation of the Police. zanine floor was put in to form a living room for the Sergeant in charge, a new cell built and various other alterations and additions made at a cost of $99.72. The drains are now being put in order.
Tại Po Police Station.
The drains have been extended and improved at a cost of $568.04.
Starling Inlet Police Station (Sha Tau Kok.)
In this case it was found advisable to extend the drains so as to discharge into the tidal waters. The work was carried out at a cost of $294.72. '
Ufhces and Quarters at Tái Pó.
These consist of matsheds which required a good deal of repair, principally owing to damage caused by storms, the cost has been $1,549.57.
The drains at the Quarters have been put in order and extended to the sea and the concreting of the ground surface has been renewed and partly rendered with cement at a cost of $537.46.
A well which had been sunk near the Quarters was lined with rubble and properly finished off at a cost of $40.30.
The tennis-court was enlarged and re-laid with turf at a cost of $247.15.
Leper Village near Au Tau.
Twelve wooden huts for lepers were erected and enclosed in a bamboo fence at a cost of $2,199.70. The lepers formerly occupied some miserable hovels situated in a swampy piece of land.
Tái Pó Read.
This road is completed and open to traffic for a distance of 132 miles. Good progress has been made with the remaining portion which extends to Tái Pó.
Some delay has been caused through the non-arrival of iron joists ordered from England, and required for the construction of the bridges, a number of which are in readiness to receive them; but these are now due and will be speedily put in place. The filling to form the embankments across which the road will be carried to Tái Pó is being obtained by cutting the top off a small island in order to form a site for the erection of permanent quarters. The island occupies a very suitable position for the purpose and will be connected with the mainland by the embankments referred to.
The amount expended on the road during 1901 was $74,648.86.
Telephone Service.
Several improvements have been made in the telephone service, the principal being the fixing of a new annunciator at Tai Pó and the establishment of separate wires to Au Tau and Ping Shan in place of the single wire which formerly served both places.
Maintenance of Buildings.
Considerable repairs were effected at the various old Customs Stations and other premises occupied as Police Stations. The total expenditure under this heading was $5,928.
Five new Police Stations have now been completed and two more are in progress.
Waterworks Intake.
A number of improvements were effected at the Cheung Sha Wan Intake in order to utilize inore fully the supply of water available from this source. By making some modifications in the distribution mains, the entire districts of Yaumati and Mongkok-tsui have now been supplied from this important auxiliary of the Kowloon Waterworks, thus leaving the supply from the former works, all of which has to be pumped, available for the districts of Tsim Sha Tsui and Hunghom.
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works,
27th March, 1902.