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: gradients met with in the lower part of this road cease. From Plantation Road, it continues eastward on a downward gradient of 1 in 20 until it meets a path constructed some 10 years ago above the Victoria Hospital. The object of the latter portion of roadway is to open up communication with some favourable areas for building sites. The road is 10 feet wide and 3,260 feet in length and is surfaced with concrete throughout. A contract for its construction was let in November and a fair start had been made with the work before the close of the year.
Item (vii.) It became necessary to put this road in order on account of the completion of Messrs. Watson & Co.'s new aerated water factory.
Item (viii) A strip 10 feet wide of the lot mentioned was acquired for the purpose of widening Shaukiwan Road at this point.
Item (ix.) This path was constructed to give access to a new lot below Kennedy Road and to improve communication with that road and with the district south of same. It is 480 feet long, 8 feet wide and has several flights of granite steps.
Item (x.) This work was done in conjunction with item (v) in order to connect the path to the Japanese Crematorium with Caroline Road. The road which existed formerly traversed Inland Lots 1018 and 1464 and had consequently to be diverted clear of these lots.
Item (xi) Owing to the completion of the branch plague hospital for the Eastern District, it became necessary to put in order that section of Stone Nullah Lane giving access to it.
Item (xii.) The work included under this item consisted of concreting the footpaths and otherwise putting in order the roads adjoining the new Law Courts which were about to be occupied at the close of the year.
Item (xiii.) On completion of the reconstruction of No. 2 Police Station, it was necessary to raise the level of the adjoining footpaths and to put in order the triangular area in front.
Item (xiv.) This was a short length of path connecting Barker Road at a point a little east of Victoria Hospital with the existing path up from May Road.
Items (xv.) and (xvi.) Portions of the roads mentioned were concreted in order to prevent damage to the roads themselves and to the sea-walls protecting them during typhoons.
Item (xvii.) This work consisted of a bridge across the Waterloo Road nullah to give access to the new stables in course of construction for the Sanitary Department adjoining the Disinfecting Station, Yaumati.
Item (xviii.) This work was carried out for the purpose of more efficiently draining the portion of Canton Road mentioned.