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18" diameter and 1.93 miles in length. The Dam has an extreme length of 1,255 feet with an extreme height from foundations to the roadway of 170 feet, to the crest of the overflow 161 feet, is of cement concrete faced with granite. Pumping Machinery, supplied and erected by J. Simpson & Co. of London, vertical inverted direct-acting type. Engines triple expansion, piston rods of three cylinders directly connected to single-acting plunger pumps. Designed to run at 30 revolutions per minute. Three boilers Lancashire type each 26′ 0″ in length by 7′0″ diameter; two capable of running the whole plant. Satisfactory progress made with the additional Filter Beds and Service Reservoir for the Western District of the City. Central Police Station Extension progress substantial. Considerable road construction and improvements carried out. Coastal Road from Shamshuipo to Castle Peak commenced. Existing road from Deep Water Bay to Repulse Bay widened, regraded, and diverted where necessary for motor traffic. Road from Fanling to Castle Peak: section from San Tin to Au Tau widened to 20 feet. Taipo Road, between 5th and 9th milestones, widened and improved, shortening the section by 3,100 feet. 10,383 lineal feet of stream-courses trained in the City, Peak, Shaukiwan, Pokfulam, and Kowloon Districts. Extensions of the sewerage systems made in Hong Kong, Kowloon, and Shamshuipo. New Recreation Ground, Sookunpoo Valley, completed.
Legislation.—32 Ordinances (12 amendment) passed. The principal matters dealt with were: Crown Land Resumption, Alien Enemies (Winding up) Amendment, Trading with the Enemy and Export of Prohibited Goods, Rating (Special War Rate), Military Service, Legal Proceedings against Enemies, Liquors, Deportation, Opium, Ferries, Importation and Exportation, Contracts (War Restrictions), and Fire and Marine Insurance Companies Deposit.