Item (ii) consisted merely of making good the rocky bed of a stream-course to prevent water becoming stagnant.
Item (iii.) included the training of two small nullahs, about 4 feet deep by 2 feet wide, and the filling in of some low-lying ground in the neighbourhood of the Lin Fa Kung Temple.
Item (iv.) consisted of two large semi-circular channels, 3′ 6′′ in diameter, formed of lime concrete and faced with cement concrete, 3" thick, extending from Kennedy Road to the boundaries of Inland Lots Nos. 349 and 1,210.
Item (v.) comprised four branches of the Albany Nullah to the South of the new road, three being immediately to the Eastward of "Clovelly" (Inland Lot 1,206) and one imme- diately to the Eastward of the Peak Tramway. The section of these nullahs is very variable, some portions of them being constructed with concrete inverts and rubble masonry side walls and having a depth of 6 feet by an average width of 4 feet, whilst others consist merely of a cement concrete invert formed in the rocky beds of the streams.
66. Large Flushing Tanks for Main Sewers and Substitution of Iran for Earthenware Pipes. For flushing the sewers of the low-level district extending from Hillier Street on the East to Bonham Strand West and Possession Street on the West, a tank having a capacity of 8,100 gallons was constructed in Blake Gardens. The water, which is derived from a spring above the site formerly occupied by No. 2 Tank, is made to flow through the various sewers in turn by manipulating disc valves in the manholes.
In consequence of the trouble caused by the roots of trees penetrating the sewers, it has been decided to substitute iron for earthenware pipes in those sections where this is liable to occur and a commencement was therefore made with that portion of the Bonham Road sewer extending from the East side of the Pumping Station to the Pokfulam Road. This section was completed before the close of the year.
67. Miscellaneous Drainage Works.-A large amount of work was again performed under this heading. The following is a statement of the principal items, the amount stated being in some cases only a part of the cost owing to the work extending into more than one year:
Kowloon.
(i.) Yaumati--Outfall sewer opposite Hi Lung Lane, ...$ 11,038
(ii) 43 new gullies,
3,402
(iii) Salisbury Road--Storm-water drain,
2,385
(iv.) Disinfecting Station neighbourhood-Extension of
nullah, &c.,
2,312
(v.) Mongkok tsui Market neighbourhood-Sewers and
storm-water drains,
2,226
(vi.) Robinson Road--New sewer on West side of road between Middle and Mody Roads,
1,995
Drains in connection with lowering summit, Storm-water drain between Chater and Mody Roads,
1,977
1,450
(vii.) Salisbury Road-Sewer to new Post Office,
859
-S 27,644