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Kowloon.-The Extension of the Mongkoktsai Nullah to the Old Kowloon Boundary was completed. Ma Tau Chung Nullah made slow progress.
New Territories.-The Nan Ching Street Nullah from the water front to the Tai Po Road was completed and the Extension of the Mongkokisui Nallah from the old Kowloon Boundary to the Kowloon Range of hills progressed satisfactorily.
WATER WORKS.
Honghong. The Upper tier of beds at the Eastern Filter Beda were completed and put into use, whilst construction of the lower tier was well advanced. The service reservoir side walling was started.
well The extension to Tytam Tuk Pumping Station was advanced and the engine, pumps and boiler have been ordered from England.
Fair progress has been made with Stanley Mound East, Stanley Monnd West and Jardine's Lookout Catchwaters.
A new 8" dia. W. 1. main has been laid from the Pokfulam Road Pumping Station to the 750' Tank.
The laying of a new C. 1. main 15" in dia. in Queen's Road and along the Praya Fast was begun.
Tenders from various English firms were received in connection with the proposed conversion of Bowen Road Filter Reds to Mechanical or Faat Gravity Filters.
Kocloon. Various improvements to the distributing mains were carried out.
The construction of Pipers Hill Service Reservoir commenced and excellent progress was made.
Good progress was made with the construction of four new filter beds for Kowloon.
New Territories.-Fair progress was made with the construc- tion of the Shek Lai Pui Reservoir which was approximately half completed by the end of the year.
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The construction of the Kowloon Catchwater extension cou- tinued slowly during the year.
Shing Mun Valley Scheme. The constraction of the Access Road from Tsun Wan to Pineapple Pass progressed very slowly.
Contracts were let to Messrs. Sir W. G. Armstrong & Co. in November for the construction of the N. & S. Tunnels and the South Conduit and to Messrs. Trollope & Colls (Far East) Ltd. in December for the construction of the Raw Water Reception Reservoir below Shek Lai Pui.
Surveys in connection with the remainder of the 1st section of the Scheme were carried out and the indent for the trunk mains was practically ready.-Enquires re filtering plant were forwarded and tenders were received from several British Grms by the end of the year. Borings across the harbour were taken between Nathan Road and Jackson Road,
RECLAMATIONS.
Hongkong.-North Point private schemes made fair progress. Kowloon. The Tai Tack Reclamtion (a privata echenie at Kowloon City) made poor progrese Kowloon Bay West Reclamation made good progress,
New Territories.--The Standard Oil Co. and the Kailan Mining Administration (private) Reclamations at Laichikok, made good progress,
PIERS.
Hongkong. Queen's Pier, the roofing was finished but the masonery entrance inade poor progress owing to labour troubles.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Good progress was made with the levelling of the Kowloon Tong Development Scheme areas approximately 13 acres being handed over to the Company during the year.
The total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary was $8,112,785.49 and on annually recurrent works $1,793,968.69.
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