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Mount Parish.-These quarters were completed at the end of October and were occupied in the following month. Some interference with the progress of the work was caused by the bursting of a water main, belonging to the Naval Authorities, which occurred at night, resulting in the washing away of a portion of the bank in close proximity to the foundations of the eastern wall of the building. This necessitated the construction of a retaining wall along the eastern side of the site.
The work comprised the erection of a terrace of four 2-storied houses, with detached servants' quarters on the west side, on the ridge of the spur adjoining the east end of Kennedy Road and known as Mount Parish. The servants' quarters have been constructed at as low a level as possible so as to admit as much air as possible to the quarters themselves.
The two end houses contain 4 rooms each, varying from 20′ 0″ x 16′ 0″ to 14′ 0″ × 12′ 0″, whilst the two intermediate houses contain 3 rooms each, varying from 20′ 1″ x 18′ 0″ to 14′ 5″ × 10′ 1″ 6″. In addition to the foregoing, each house contains a kitchen, a pantry, one or two bathrooms and a store-room and is provided with the necessary servants' quarters. Verandahs, 5′ 0″ wide, extend along the east side of the houses on both floors, and also partially along the north end. Portions of the verandahs opposite the sitting rooms on the ground floor are widened to 7′ 0″. Separate access to the servants' quarters is provided by means of a ferro-concrete gangway, 6 feet wide, constructed on the cantilever system in conjunction with the ferro-concrete retaining wall which supports the west wall of the building. A ventilating space is provided under the ground floor of the quarters.
The walls to the level of the ground floor are of rubble masonry and above that level of Canton red brick in lime mortar, covered externally with rough-cast plaster, certain portions of the brickwork being left exposed for effect. The internal surfaces of all walls, except those of the servants' quarters, are plastered. The floors of the rooms are laid with hardwood boarding on hardwood joists (the joists of the upper floor being wrought as they are exposed to view), and those of the verandahs, kitchens, servants' quarters, etc., are of cement concrete. In the case of the ground floor verandahs, the floors are laid with 4″ x 4″ red tiles, all other concrete floors being finished with a layer of granolithic. The stairs are of hardwood. The roofs generally are covered with double pan and roll tiling, those of the verandahs being of reinforced concrete.
The quarters are provided with electric light throughout.
1914 Estimates, ...$104,500.00 | Total Estimates, ...$162,500.00
1914 Expenditure, 98,584.92
Expenditure to 31/12/14, 169,093.27
95. Wireless Telegraphy Station.--The erection of a Low Power Station at Cape D'Aguilar for mercantile purposes was decided upon and the necessary plans were prepared, the apparatus being ordered from the Marconi Company. Tenders for the erection