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A good business was done in Ginger and Human Hair. Little business was done in Aniseed Oil and Cassia Oil. The total of shipping entered and cleared amounted to 579,541 vessels of 29,518,189 tons, a decrease of 53,537 vessels and 4,974,484 tons. The U.S.A. and Great Britain complained of the poor quality of the South China bristles.
Public Works.-Market at Shamshuipo completed. Central Police Station Extension practically at a standstill owing to difficulty in obtaining steelwork. A new road from the north end of Taitam Tuk Dam to Taitam Gap, 20 feet in width, completed, also a new road, 40 feet wide, west of Aberdeen Village. Considerable portions of the old road, eastward and westward of Aberdeen Village, widened to 30 or 40 feet and otherwise improved for motor traffic. Extensive improvements to Pokfulam Road in progress. New Territories road, 20 feet in width, from 3rd milestone, Taipo Road to the village of Tsün Wan, nearly 6 miles, completed. Extensive road construction or improvements in progress, both Hong Kong and mainland. Upwards of 3,200 lineal feet of stream-courses trained in the neighbourhood of the City, Tsat Tsz Mui, and Kowloon. Extensions of sewers in connection with new buildings in Hong Kong, Kowloon, and Shamshuipo. Filter Beds and Service Reservoir for the Western District of the City nearly completed. Piers hitherto used by ferry launches between the City and western side of Kowloon Peninsula resumed by Government.
Areas known as Kowloon Marine Lot 83 and Kowloon Inland Lot 1178, in Hunghom Bay, resumed by Government at a cost of $383,807.90 for future railway and wharfage developments.
Legislation.-15 Ordinances (6 amendment) passed. The principal matters dealt with were:-The Malay States Extradition Ordinance Repeal, Indecent Exhibitions, Bills of Exchange (Time of Noting), Claims against Enemies, Dangerous Smoking Prevention, Peak District (Residence), General Military Service, Copyright, Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty, and Opium.