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having arrived from England in July, a further contract was entered into with Messrs. Sang Lee & Co. for their erection and by the close of the year the work was completed with the exception of the painting and the fixing of the new lamps. The painting was delayed by unsuitable weather.
1908. Estimates, $25,000.00
1908. Expenditure, $24,990.90
Expenditure to 31/12/08 $24,990.90 Total Estimates $28,100.0088. Miscellaneous Works.-The following are the principal items of expenditure under this heading, representing in some cases only a part of the cost of the works in consequence of their execution extending over more than one year :-
Government Offices-Extension of Correspondence and Accounts Offices, Public Works Department, $3,568 Government Offices-Reconstructing roof gutters and verandah floors, Completed, 3,085 Green Island Gunpowder Depôt-Store for detonators, Completed 2,719 Government House-- Miscellaneous small works Completed, 2,493 Kowloon-Canton Railway-Taking borings in connection with report on bridges (to be debited to the Railway), $527 Douglas Rock-Beacon to mark position, Completed, 1,823 Cheung Chau Pier, Completed, 1,538 Vegetable Market, Yaumati, Completed, 1,463 Battery Path-Railing enclosing bank on north side, Completed 1,328 Yaumati Police Station-Railings and sunshade, Completed, 1,053 Additional cells, 991 Railway Rest House at Tai Po-Contribution on account of provision of a room for the Local Auditor, Completed 462 Central Market-Constructing kitchen & scalding room, Completed 895 Victoria British School-Filling in and fencing area for playground, Completed, 849 Western (Temporary) Market-Repairs, 756 City Disinfecting Station-Repairs to compound, etc., Completed, 700 Praya Reclamation Office-Alterations, Completed, 673 Lighthouse Pier, Green Island-Extension, 662 European Lunatic Asylum-Converting latrine into bathroom, Completed, 662 Filling in Swampy Land to S.W. of Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, Completed, 586 Street Watering Fountains in various parts of City, 501 Supreme Court-Renewing concrete surfacing of compound, &c., Completed, 488 Land Office-Constructing strong room, Completed, 454 Government Civil Hospital-Miscellaneous small works, Completed, 441 Queen's College-Office for evening classes, &c., Completed, 434 Victoria Hospital-Plastering wards, &c., Completed, 299 Reconstructing Refuse Enclosures, City of Victoria, Completed, 385 Coolie Quarters, &c., for Assistant Land Officer, Tai Po, 369 3431908. Estimates, $35,000.00
1908. Expenditure, $34,896.11
*The beacon, which was of cement concrete, was entirely destroyed soon after its completion.
89. Queen's Statue Pier
Instructions were received from Government that these works were not to be proceeded with.
90. Paving Cattle Depôt Compound
91. Mongkoktsui Breakwater-Typhoon Refuge for Small Craft.-On the 7th March, a despatch was forwarded by His Excellency the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, submitting the scheme which had been prepared for the construction of a breakwater off Mongkoktsui, the estimated cost of the works involved being $1,540,000 and the area of sheltered water afforded 166 acres. The scheme was referred by the Secretary of State to the Consulting Engineers (Messrs. Coode, Son and Matthews).
A reply to the despatch having been asked for by cable, a telegram, dated 15th July, was received from the Secretary of State stating that the Consulting Engineers, whilst approving generally of the proposals, considered some modifications in the design necessary and thought them of sufficient importance to justify a consultation with Mr. Boulton, the
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