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205. Kowloon Walled City-New Village Type houses and site formation:-Expenditure incurred in connection with the rehousing of a number of families from Kowloon Walled City.
Expenditure $10,831.31
206. Demolition of Nos. 22-34 Catchick Street:-The work was commenced in January and completed in March. The contractors were Messrs. Lam Cheong Kee and a credit of $1,926.00 was received from them for the old materials.
207. Demolition of the Old Central Market: The work was commenced on 14th September and completed on 16th November. The contractors were Messrs. Lai Kee & Co., and a credit of $32,500.00 was received from them for the old materials.
208. Demolition of the old Wanchai Market:-The work was commenced in April and completed in June. The contractors were Messrs. Ching Hing Construction Co. and a credit of $650.00 was received from them for the old materials.
209. Demolition of Queen's Gardens:-The work was commenced on 5th July and completed on 4th December. The contractors were Messrs. Yeung Fat & Co., and a credit of $1,650.00 was received from them for the old materials.
210. Waterworks; Extension to, and Augmentation of Supplies:-Work was confined mainly to surveys, preliminary works and calling for tenders through the Crown Agents. The subsequent works in 1938 will be dealt with under Loan Works-Appendix VI (c), Head 2-Waterworks.
Expenditure $1,521.19
211. Supply to Albany:-Tenders for the supply of pumps and power units were called for through the Crown Agents. These were still being considered at the end of the year. A schedule of materials to be tendered for for the pipe line was practically completed.
Expenditure $1,505.06
212. Supply to Peak Road:-Tenders for the supply of pumps and power units were called for through the Crown Agents. These were still being considered at the end of the year. A schedule of materials to be tendered for for the pipe line was practically completed.
213. Cross Harbour Pipes:-(a) Materials:-Experiments were made at Messrs. Hume Pipe Company's works to obtain a suitable outside covering for protecting the steel pipe shells from corrosion. These indicated that satisfactory results were likely to be obtained from the use of a vibrated cement concrete