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56. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.-The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this vote:
Kennedy Town-Making good rubble pitching at west end of reclamation- General repairs.. $1,273
Taipo, Pier at Island-Reconstruction 822
Blake Pier-Painting, including small repairs 789
Kennedy Town Pier-General repairs..... 608
Queen's Statue Wharf-General repairs....................... 403
Aplichau Sea-wall-General repairs.... 247
Water Police Pier, Kowloon Point-General repairs....... 233
Kowloon City and Green Island Piers-General repairs.... 186
Harbour Office Pier-General repairs 159
Lai Chi Kok Pier-General repairs... 128
57. Maintenance of Public Cemetery.-Several of the unsur-faced footways were surfaced and channelled and a new terrace was formed in the western portion of the Cemetery.
58. Laying out Chinese Cemeteries and trenching for burials.
59. Exhumation of remains in Cemeteries. An account of the work carried out under these headings will be found in paragraph 36 of this Report.
60. Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds. — The various grounds were maintained in good order. The area of Crown land on the east side of Tai Hang Nullah was raised considerably to bring it above flood level. The expenditure on this work, including turfing and fencing, amounted to $1,763.67. A fence was erected between the Polo Ground and the ground allotted to the Chinese Recreation Club at a cost of $161.13.
61. Dredging Foreshores -The dredger was employed for a considerable time in excavating a trench for the wall and pitched slope to enclose the reclamation at the north end of the Typhoon Refuge, Mongkoktsui. In all, 25,039 cubic yards of material were dredged at a cost of $5,734.12 which amount was debited to the Harbour of Refuge vote. The following is a statement of the other work done by the dredger during the year:
Causeway Bay6,981Cubic Yards. Storm water outfalls...4,161 Wing Lok Street Wharf11 Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.'s Wharf at Western Street....1,598 Kowloon Point .....549 Police Basin, Kowloon Point1,854 19 North Point32419 Total.........15,606Page 22