(Item 12) Slaughter House, Kowloon is set down at $6,500 whereas its cost last year was at $3,000, and only estimated. I request you to inform me why this increase is considered necessary.
14. I approve the commencement of the Public Laundries (Item 13) if you are satisfied that this can be undertaken by the P.W.D. this year without putting a check on works already begun, but otherwise it would be better to postpone this work, which, though desirable, does not seem to be of urgent necessity.
15. I approve the proposed reclamation of Police Station at Quarry Bay (Item 20) and am glad to observe that the Estimate has been reduced from $19,000 (as voted last year) to $7,000.
16. I will defer sanctioning the reconstruction of the Govern...