170
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Temporary pier in substitution for Murray Pier which
was closed owing to Naval Yard Extension Works,.$ 600
Tsim Sha Tsui Police Basin-Repairing slip, &c.,
Ab Kung Ngam-Repairing sea-wall,
Yaumati Pier-Repairs.
Shaukiwan Road-Repairing sea-wall,
Stonecutters' Island-Pier for gunpowder depôt--Repairs,
548
499
443
402
375
23. Maintenance of Lighthouses.-The following sums were expended upon the various lighthouses:-
Waglan, Gap Rock, Green Island,
$2,050
1,844
362
Cape Collinson,
305
All these structures were painted and otherwise done up during the year, whilst there was some exceptional expenditure at Waglan in covering the roof of the quarters with asphalte and at Gap Rock in repairing one of the derricks and transferring the old one to a new site.
24. Dredging Foreshores. 20,742 cubic yards of rubbish were dredged from the City and Kowloon Dust Boat Stations, and 2,627 cubic yards of material from other portions of the foreshores, the whole being deposited at sea, whilst 1,846 cubic yards were dredged from the mouth of Water Street Nullah and deposited on the Praya Reclamation Works.
The Dredger was hired to Messrs. PUNCHARD, LOWTHER & COMPANY, for one week, for duty on the Naval Yard Extension Works.
The dredging machinery and gear were repaired and put into thoroughly good order in the spring, the vessel being put on the slip for cleaning and painting at the same time, and again during the last week of the year.
25. Miscellaneous Works.-The following are the principal items of expenditure under this vote, representing in some cases only a part of the cost of the work in consequence of its execution extending into more than one year :-
Carrying on operations for ridding malarial districts of
the anopheles mosquito,
.$6,787
Quarters for Chair Coolies at Victoria Gap,
5,675
New flagstaff at Waglan Lighthouse,
2,125
Retaining wall behind Tung Wah Infectious Hospital,
Kennedy Town,
1,982
Alterations, cupboards, &c. at General Post Office,...... 1,830 Electric fans and lights for Council Chamber and
Extension of Government Offices,
1,531
Alterations at Quarters, West Point Filter Beds,
1,465
Additions and Alterations at Yaumati Police Station,... 1,380
Fittings for Kowloon British School,
1,362
Winches, &c. for Hunghom Slaughter-house,
1,318
Forming and concreting paths at the Governor's Peak
Residence,
1,306
Fitting up apparatus at City Disinfecting Station, laying
gas service, &c.,.
1.115
Fittings for Victoria Hospital, Barker Road,..
985
Cadogan Street Improvements, Kennedy Town,
974
Repairing matsbeds at Taipo,
834
Cupboards for the Governor's Peak Residence,...
800
Altering old Tung Wah Mortuary for observation shed
for cattle,
641
Improving gas lighting at Central Police Station, altering
cells, &c.,
602
Electric fans for Attorney General's and Crown Solicitor's
Offices,
579