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(iii) Extension of Ping Shan Road to Un Long.-This extension was completed with the exception of the decking of two bridges of 10 and 15 feet span. It is 1.7 miles long and 8 feet in width and its maximum gradient is 1 in 50. There are five bridges, four of one span (10 to 15 feet) and one of three spans (each 25 feet), and one 5-foot culvert. The abutments and piers are built of cement concrete. The expenditure during the year amounted to $14,783.30, which included $401.69 for land resumptions and $609.10 for surveying and other expenses.
(iv) Extension from Un Long to Au Tau.-A survey of this extension was made and the work of construction was put in hand in August, a contract being let to a local village elder, who carried it out in a very satisfactory manner. At the end of the year, only a small portion of embankment remained to be completed, and this was delayed until rain should fall in sufficient quantity to consolidate it. The length of the road is 0.80 mile, its width is 8 feet, and its maximum gradient 1 in 50. There are no bridges or culverts on this extension. The expenditure during the year amounted to $4,034.22, which includes $1,362.88 for land resumptions and $50.00 for surveying and other expenses.
(v) Road from San Tin to Au Ha Gap.-The survey for this road, which was referred to in last year's report, was completed, and construction was begun early in the year, contracts being let to the local village elders for all the earthwork, channels, culverts, and pipe drains. The length of the road is 0.85 miles, its width is generally 8 feet,—increased in a few places to 14 feet, where surplus material from the cuttings had to be disposed of,—and its maximum gradient is 1 in 50. A separate contract was let to a Hongkong contractor for the construction of the bridges, which are all of ferro-concrete. There are in all 4 bridges, two of three spans, one of two spans, and one of one span, the spans being of a uniform length of 25 feet in all cases. The culverts range from 4 to 15 feet span. The whole of the work was practically completed, with the exception of the bridges, which were well in hand, the works entrusted to the village elders being carried out in a satisfactory manner. The expenditure during the year amounted to $32,701.68, which included $6,735.48 for land resumptions and $950 for surveying and other expenses.
(vi) Extension from Au Ha Gap to Shataukok.-The necessary survey for this extension was completed by the end of the year. The length of the road will be about 2.5 miles. The only expenditure during the year was a sum of $164.50 for surveying expenses.
1910 Estimates,
1910 Sup. Vote,
$25,000.00
45,000.00
70,000.00
1910 Expenditure,
$68,531.85
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