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Arrangements were also made for the resumption of the area required (384.5 sq. ft.) for a scavenging lane in the rear of Nos. 107-113, Canton Road, K.M.L. 48, but compensation had not been paid by the close of the year.
(3.)—Scavenging Lanes provided by owners but not surrendered to Government.
In rear of Nos. Area in Sq. Ft. 7-15 and 16-22 Ashley Road 3,438.00 Nos. 7-15 Hankow Road, K.I.L. 410 1,800.00 Nos. 1-39 Pekin Road K.I.L. 416 -462.75 Nos. 1-5 Gillies Avenue, H.H.I.L. 235 180.00 2 houses on N.K.I.L. 27, Shanishuipo 708.00 Nos. 53-67 Reclamation Street, K.I.L. 1285135. Miscellaneous Water Works.—The only item of expenditure worth recording under this head was for laying a pipe to afford a supply of water for washing sand removed from the Water Works filter beds near Lai Chi Kok Pass.
For this purpose, a 2" pipe was laid from the clear-water channel below the Main Dam to the Filter Beds. This was found to give a satisfactory supply. The total cost of the work was $1,771.11, but a portion of it was inadvertently charged to the sub-head "Miscellaneous Works, Kowloon", (vide paragraph 134).
1914 Estimates, 1914 Expenditure.......... $2,000.00 $1,224.65
NEW TERRITORIES.
136. Cheung Chau Police Station.—This work was fully described in last year's Report, having been completed in December 1913, and only sundry payments remained to be made in 1914.
In addition to the payments made in connection with the construction of the Station, a sum of $2,990.00 was paid from this vote for the removal of Cheung Chau Market so as to open up access from the sea front to the new Station.
1914 Estimates, 1914 Sup. Vote, $2,700.00 | Total Estimates, $22,000.00 $2,990.00 $5,690.00
1914 Expenditure,... 5,480.18
Expenditure to 31/12/14, 20,722.03
137. Lok Ma Chau Police Station.—The Police force stationed in the north-western district of the New Territories has hitherto been accommodated in a Chinese house in Santin village, but, as the accommodation was found to be inadequate and unsatisfactory, it was decided to erect a new Police Station on the summit of a hill overlooking the Sham Chun River at Lok Ma Chau. In order to
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