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No. 1926
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HONGKONG.
FIRE STATION BUILDING.
CONTRACTORS: MESSRS. TROLLOPE & COLLS (FAR EAST) LTD.
6th Quarterly Report ending 31st March, 1926.
CONTRACT No. 47 or 1924.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor on the 22nd April, 1926.
The Contractors have made satisfactory progress, but the work has been seriously delayed as the ironmongery and sanitary goods did not arrive from England until the end of March.
The whole of the brickwork is now complete with the exception of several partitions on the ground floor.
The doors and sashes have been fixed to the three upper floors of the Des Voeux Road portion of the building and painterwork has been commenced.
Plasterwork has been carried out to the offices on the four upper floors to Connaught Road, joinerwork has been fixed and wood block floors are being laid. Painterwork has been commenced on the two upper floors.
The iron railings are being fixed to the courtyard and Connaught Road verandahs.
The granitework has been completed but still requires to be dressed down.
The soil and rain water goods are being fixed and this will allow work to proceed with the external plasterwork.
Owing to the adverse circumstances prevailing during the latter part of 1925, and the non-delivery of Indents from England, it has been impossible to complete the build- ing by 25th February which is the contract date for completion.
12th April, 1926.
HAROLD T. CREASY,
Director of Public Works.