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HONGKONG.
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877.
and rising only to low water level.
From what was said to me
by the Surveyor General on the subject,
prepared to take his proposals with favourable consideration provided a battery
Green Island.
is Established on
In the meantime I shall
: feel obliged if your Excellency will favour me with such comments on the practicability and cost of the Commanding Royal Engineer's and Major Whitmore's several
· proposals for blocking the channel as you
may
make
consider
on all
Subject
my
Wh
to Enable me to
necessary report when
July informed
- particulars in connection with the
in all its be
bearings.
I have the honour to be
Sir
Your Excellency's obedient Servant (84) W. G. Cameron
Major General Commanding in China & St.
No. 20.
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE OF COST OF CONTEMPLATED PUBLIC WORKS.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, on the 4th February, 1887.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
HONGKONG, 18th January, 1887.
SIR,
I have the honour to transmit you the enclosed approximate Estimates of the larger works and buildings which the Government has in contemplation or which have been under consideration.
The Honourable F. STEWART, LL.D.,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
&c.,
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
J. M. PRICE,
Surveyor General,
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE OF COST OF NEW PUBLIC WORKS,
New Prison,$400,000.00 Slaughter House,50,000.00 Supreme Court and Offices,75,000.00 Praya Junction,438,000.00 Drainage of Happy Valley,25,000.00 New Central Market, New Western Market,150,000.00 Police Buildings Extensions,200,000.00 Gap Rock Light House,100,000.00 Kelletts Bank Breakwater,90,000.00 HONGKONG. Filter Beds, Service Reservoir and Water-mains, Sanitary Works,150,000.00 170,000.00 600,000.00 Total$2,448,000.00 Equal to £408,000.0.0J. M. PRICE.
Surveyor General,
*This amount may be increased to $50,000 or $60,000 by works of ornamentation and landscape gardening according to the scale on which it is contemplated to carry out this project.
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