AnnualReport-1915

P.W.E. New Territories.

Q 96

Good progress was made with the work, the extensions of the culverts being completed by the end of October. The earthworks, which included surfacing the road and turfing slopes of embankments, were completed by the end of the year, with the exception of a small length near San Tin which was not undertaken until towards the end of November. The total length of road dealt with was 3.6 miles.

As originally constructed, this portion of the road had a width generally of 8 feet, but, where surplus material had been available from cuttings, it had been utilized to widen short lengths of it to 14 feet. It has now been widened to 20 feet throughout, except at the 3-span bridge already alluded to.

The cost of the resumptions of land required for the widening amounted to $636.11.

1915 Estimates, $14,500.00 Total Estimates, $14,500.00 1915 Expenditure, 14,241.82 Expenditure to 31/12/15, 14,241.82

(f) Kowloon Reservoir to Tai Wai.—Cutting back corners.
(g) Sha Kong to Ping Shan.

It was decided to postpone the execution of these works and no expenditure was incurred on either of them.

(h) General Works. The following is a statement of the works executed under this heading:-

(i) Constructing 16-foot road, 1,200 feet in length, past Tai Po Market, extending from the end of the Tai Po Road, (completed in 1904), to the commencement of the road to Fanling, (completed in 1915),

(ii) Laying granite setts and Portland cement concrete, including channelling on the west side, and surfacing lanes on the east and south sides, of a portion of N.K.I.L. 48 (Shamshuipo), (completed),

$2,213.67 340.40

(iii) Kerbing and channelling and laying granolithic paving on the west side of N.K.I.L. 54 (Shamshuipo), (completed),

294.09

(iv) Kerbing and channelling on the south side of N.K.I.L. 46 (Shamshuipo), (completed),

148.46

1915 Estimates, $3,000.00 1915 Expenditure, 2,996.62

161.

Bridge over Sha Tin River,—Government Contribution.

Payment of this sum ($1,000) was made in 1914, being defrayed from the Vote "Miscellaneous Works".