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Recurrent (Head.30) as it is only by efficient maintenance that the Colony can reap the full benefit of its past capital expenditure.
In view of the very full memorandum
prepared by my Hon. friend the Director of
Public Works of which all Hon. Members have
a copy I do not think it necessary to speak at
any length on Head 31, Public Works Extraordinary.
I will merely invite the attention of Hon.Members
to the following new works of special interest:-
Sub-Head 23 - re-alignment of Yee Wo
Street $100,000.
This is necessitated by private
ro-building operations. It is essential at once
to lay out the streets on the new alignment to
which re-building must conform station to Conduit Road. widening may Road from
Sub-Head 24 - $75,000/- this provides
much needed motor access on the Mid-levels and
constitutes the natural continuation of the
road now in preparation from Gardon Road to Hay Road.
Sub-Head 42. - $50,000 - Part compensation
for the existing Royal Naval Canteen. The Canteen
has to be removed in pursuance of the scheme
settled several years ago for road improvements
at Arsenal Street corner. The matter has been
the