Hongkong.
26
Pound Lane Bathhouse-General repairs, painting, colourwashing and limewashing throughout, Shektongtsui Market-General repairs, painting and limewashing throughout,
Sanitary Department Stables, Pokfulam Road,- General repairs, painting, colourwashing and lime-washing throughout,
Government Villas-Substituting reinforced concrete roof to verandah for defective tiled roof,
No. 5 Police Station-Renewing floors and sundry repairs,
Postmen's Quarters (behind old Land Office)-Fitting up iron bunks and small repairs,
Mountain Lodge-Washing down painted walls,
Tsat Tsz Mui Police Station-General repairs, painting and colourwashing throughout,
$380
348
344
312
297
276
239
201
49. Maintenance of Lighthouses.-The following sums were expended upon various lighthouses
Gap Rock :-
Repairing derricks, &c.,
General repairs, painting and lime-washing externally,
Lightning conductors,
Flag cupboard,
Lyemun Beacon :-
$1,000
282
200
91
$1,573
Constructing reinforced concrete band round beacon where fractured,
1,013
Green Island :-
General repairs, painting and lime-washing throughout,
Miscellaneous small items,
659
222
881
Waglan:
General repairs, painting and lime-washing externally,
Lightning conductors,
680
46
726
Cape Collinson :-
General repairs, painting and lime-washing throughout,
268
A considerable amount of damage was caused to the light-houses or their appurtenances by the typhoon of the 17th August, especially in the case of Gap Rock. There, the lantern was damaged, several Muntz metal shutters were badly twisted, practically the whole of the iron railings fencing the various paths, etc., were destroyed, several doors and windows were carried away and