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Executive Engineer who had prepared the scheme. Some further telegraphic correspondence took place and, as the result, Mr. Boulton left for London on the 15th August.
Meanwhile, the hopper dredger St. Enoch (capacity, 650 tons), which had been employed on the Naval Yard Extension Works, was purchased from Messrs. Punchard, Lowther & Co. in July for the sum of £15,000 ($167,441.85) and dredging for the foundation trench of the breakwater was commenced on the 2nd September and continued throughout the remainder of the year, 82,600 cubic yards of material being dredged and deposited in Gindrinkers Bay. The dredger was laid up for 9 days for repairs.
Mr. Boulton returned to the Colony on the 9th November.
An account of the consultations between him and the Consulting Engineers and the results arrived at is contained in Sessional Paper No. 1/1909, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 25th February, 1909. The scheme was modified somewhat, the area of sheltered water becoming 140 acres so as not to exceed the estimated cost.
The Secretary of State considered it advisable to refer certain matters in connection with the scheme to the Admiralty and, in a despatch dated the 29th January, 1909, it was intimated that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty assented to the modified scheme proposed by the Consulting Engineers.
1908. Estimates,.. 1908. Expenditure, $211,500.00 Total Estimates, $208,693.32 Expenditure to 31/12/08, 208,693.3292. Compensation under the Buildings Ordinance of 1903.-This vote provides for the resumption of areas to form Scavenging Lanes and for the payment of compensation in connection with the removal of houses over the ends of Private Lanes or Streets. In some cases, instead of the area devoted to Scavenging Lanes being resumed, an agreement has been entered into with the owner to the effect that the lane will be preserved so long as the buildings abutting on it exist and in a few cases the owners have surrendered the areas required, in whole or in part, in consideration of being permitted to count them as part of their open space.
1908. Estimates, 1908. Expenditure,...... .$35,000.00 18,203.16The following is a statement of the resumptions effected during the year :—
Scavenging Lanes resumed on payment of compensation : Area in Sq. Ft. Compensation paid. In rear of 4 houses on M. L. 178, Queen's Rd. W. (part) 306 $2,448.00 4 houses on M. L. 177, Queen's Rd. W. (part) 573 3,871.13 No. 28 New Market Street, 88 1,584.00 No. 13 Li Sing Street, 45/1/ 376.00 No. 272 Des Voeux Rd. and No. 64 Wing Lok St. 84 2,100.00 6 houses on Kowloon Marine Lot 51, Macdonnell Road, Yaumati, 600 840.00 Nos. 276 and 278 Des Voeux Road and Nos. 68 and 70 Wing Lok Street, 172 4,300.00 No. 274 Des Vœux Road Central and No. 66 Wing Lok Street, 88 2,222.00 Scavenging Lanes surrendered to Government without payment of compensation : Area in Sq. Ft. In rear of 4 houses on M. L. 178, Queen's Rd. West (part) 306 4 houses on M. L. 177, Queen's Rd. West (part) 280 3 houses in Hau Fung Lane, 417 No. 303 Queen's Road Central, 54 No. 29 West Street, 423 No. 136 Des Voeux Road West, 101 No. 76 Bonham Strand, 202P 28