287
The Naval Yard Extension and Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE'S Shipyard Works were in progress throughout the year, and building operations were going on over the entire area bounded by Ice House Street, Des Voeux Road, Pedder Street and Connaught Road. The South-eastern section of Princes Buildings was also begun. The erection of so many large buildings simultaneously taxes the re- sources of the Colony in the production of the materials and the supply of skilled labour required to carry them out.
PUBLIC WORKS, RECURRENT.
17. Maintenance of Buildings.-The buildings involving large expenditure were the following :—
Government Civil Hospital,-painting externally and
general repairs,
Capsuimun old Customs Station-extensive repairs, Animal Depôts and Slaughter-houses, Kennedy Town-
colourwashing, &c.,
.$7,366
... 4,215
3,076
Water Police Station-painting, colour-washing, &c., Government Pavilions- do.,
...
3,062
do.,
2,581
Central Market-
do.,.
do.,
...
2,574
Western Market-
do.,
do.,
2,572
Central Police Station-general repairs and doing up
Inspectors' quarters,
2,318
Civil Hospital Staff Quarters and Principal Civil Medi- cal Officer's Residence-painting, colour-washing, &c.,
1,889
Victoria Gaol-general repairs, &c.,
1,765
Lunatic Asylums--painting externally and general re-
pairs,
1,580
Kennedy Town Hospital-matsheds and general repairs, 1,548 Government House-general repairs,...
1,429
Saiyingpun Market-painting, colour-washing, &c.,...... 1,297 Kowloon City Police Station-do., do.,
1,115
Shaukiwan Police Station-
do.,
do.,
972
Hung Hom Market-painting, colour-washing, and small
952
additions,
Ping Shan Police Station-painting, colour-washing, &c., Government Offices-general repairs,
832
829
Kowloon Observatory-painting, colour-washing, &c.,....... Yaumati Police Station- do.,
770
do.,
750
Tung Lung Chau School do.,
do.,
737
Aberdeen Police Station- do.,
do.,
710
No. 5 Police Station-
do..
do.,
673
Yaumati Market-
do.,
do.,
653
626
&c.,
496
Disinfecting Station-surfacing compound, &c.,
Hung Hom Slaughter-house-painting, colour-washing,
The Pavilions at the Peak, which had been leased to the Peak Club since 1897, were restored to the purpose for which they were originally erected, namely, a summer resort for the Senior Officers of the Civil Service. Considerable alterations and extensions of the Government Offices were undertaken. All the Government Buildings, with slight exceptions, were maintained in a good state of repair.
In the New Territory, the principal work executed was the repair of the old Customs Station at Capsuimun. There were 7 new Police Stations occupied by the close of the year and, except at Sha Tin, all the Police stationed in the New Territory are now comfortably housed, either in new buildings or in old ones which have been adapted for the purpose.
18. Maintenance of Telegraphs.--A direct telephone line with metallic circuit was constructed between Governinent House and Mountain Lodge. Communica tion was established between the Government Exchange at the Central Police