No. 1.
37
No. 1917
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HONGKONG.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
PUBLIC
WORKS
COMMITTEE
at a Meeting held on the 22nd February, 1917.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency
the Governor, March 8th, 1917.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.), Chairman.
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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MacDonald THOMSON).
Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
Mr. EDWARD Shellim.
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Mr. PERCY HOBSON HOLYOAK.
Mr. H. P. WINSLOW, Railway Manager, was present by request.
Goods Shed at Railway Terminus, Kowloon Point.-(C.S.O. 431/1916.)
The Chairman laid before the Committee drawings and an estimate for a Goods Shed adjoining the Passenger Station at Kowloon Point, which had been submitted to Govern- ment by the Railway Manager. The estimate was as follows:--
Pulling up and removing present ramp, Raising remainder of praya wall,
$
204.84
6,074.10
Platelaying,
1,030.35
Ballasting,
3,802.80
Permanent Way Materials,.
13,762.36
Weighbridge foundation and installation,
3,173.00
Goods Examination Shed,
69,817.44
$97,864.89
Mr. WINSLOW explained that such a shed was necessary to enable goods traffic to be conducted by the Railway and that, judging from past experience, a shed of the dimen- sions proposed, namely, about 400' 0" by 30′ 0′′, was required. After full discussion, the Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the proposal be approved.
Laid before the Legislative Council this 8th day of March, 1917.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.
W. CHATHAM,
Chairman.