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HONGKONG.
FIRE STATION BUILDING.
CONTRACT No. 47 of 1924.
No. 1924
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CONTRACTOR: MESSRS. TROLLOPE & COLLS.
Quarterly Report ending 30th September, 1924.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor on the 3rd November, 1924.
Tenders for the erection of the superstructure were invited on 11th July, to be submitted by 28th July.
The tenders were checked, the necessary contract documents prepared and a con- tract was entered into on 25th August with Messrs. Trollope & Colls (Far East) Ltd., amounting to $855,898.26.
Building operations cannot be commenced immediately on a contract of this magnitude, as the contractors require a reasonable time to arrange for materials and plant.
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Satisfactory progress has been made and plant, consisting of concrete mixers, elevators and cranes have been delivered, while consignments of materials-broken stone, sand, cement, bricks and timber have been deposited on the site.
The levels and setting out of the building have been checked and work is proceed- ing on the assembling and erection of the plant, and on the fixing of the wood casing for the concreting to the stanchions.
7th October, 1924.
HAROLD T. CREASY,
Director of Public Works.