No. 1.
37
No. 1918
1913
HONGKONG.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
at a Meeting held on the 28th April, 1913.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, May 29th, 1913.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.), Chairman.
Mr. EDBERT ANSGAR HEWETT, C.M.G.
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Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
Mr. CHARLES HENDERSON Ross.
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the Colonial Treasurer, (ARTHUR GEORGE MURCHISON FLETCHER).
Housing of Subordinate Officers in Kowloon. (C.S.O. 2849/12.)
The Chairman laid before the Committee a plan which had been prepared for the erection of eight 2-storied houses, forming a continuous row, on an area of Crown land to the west of King's Park and south of Jordan Road. Part of the area referred to had formerly been included in K.I.L. 1132, which had been acquired by Government, the major portion of the lot, with a dwelling house on same, being utilized for a residence for the Manager of the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.
2.-Six of the houses would contain 3 rooms each whilst the two end houses would contain 4 rooms each. Each house would also contain a kitchen, pantry and bathrooms and some accommodation for servants would be provided in a separate block in the rear. The estimated cost of the eight houses was $61,000, or an average of $7,625 per house.
3.-The Committee unanimously approved of the plan and recommended that the houses should be arranged as indicated by blue dotted lines on the plan dated 12th April, 1913, the hill which partly occupies the site being cut away to enable this to be done.
4. The Committee then adjourned.
Laid before the Legislative Council this 29th day of May, 1913.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.
W. CHATHAM, Chairman.