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tion of the native searchers only, but, after plans had been prepared, it was decided to make provision for the European Supervisor also and to erect a brick building instead of a timber one. These alterations entailed the preparation of new plans and caused delay in starting the work, with the result that no expenditure was incurred up to the close of the year.
111. Royal Square-Temporary fence enclosing Northern plot.- This was for the erection of a temporary fence to enclose a plot corresponding to the Northern portion of the Bank Gardens. The cost of laying out and turfing the area was defrayed from the Vote "Miscellaneous Works
1910 Estimates,
Total Estimates,
1910 Expenditure, $115.25 Expenditure to 31/12/10,
$115.25
112. Pier at Castle Peak Bay. In order to facilitate communication by the new road with Ping Shan and Un Long, the construction of a pier and approach to same was begun at Castle Peak Bay. The pier will admit of launches going alongside to land passengers and goods.
Total Estimates,
1910 Expenditure, $338.00 Expenditure to 31/12/10,
$3,000.00 338.00
113. Reclamation between Kowloon Marine Lot 83 and Hunghom Marine Lot 1, Hunghom.--A contract was let in September for the reclamation of a triangular area, which was still unreclaimed, between Kowloon Marine Lot 83 and Hunghom Marine Lot 1 and also for filling in to proper levels the low-lying areas of Crown land to the North of Hunghom Inland Lots 235-241.
The lessees of the last-mentioned lots were called upon to fill in their lots to the general level of the reclamation or, alternatively, to permit the Government to do so at their expense. With the exception of the owner of Hunghom Inland Lot 239, they elected to carry out the work themselves. Good progress was made with the reclamation and with the filling in of the areas alluded to.
In accordance with an arrangement made when settling the terms for certain extensions of their premises, the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co. were called upon to set back the Western boundary wall of Hunghom Marine Lot 1 so as to widen Gillies Avenue to 100 feet in width.
A supplementary vote was taken for the reclamation work under the heading "Road extending along the North-East boundary of Kowloon Marine Lot 83 and Kowloon Inland Lot 1178"
Total Estimates,
$17,000.00
1910 Estimates, 1910 Expenditure, $4,268.00 | Expenditure to 31/12/10, 4,268.00
114. Improvement of Ap Liu Village. This village, which is near Sham Shui Po, was represented by the Sanitary Department to be in a very insanitary condition and, as the houses composing it