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New Territories.
179. Exhumations at Po Kong Po Cemetery.-Consequent upon the closing of this cemetery, considerable exhumations were carried out under the direction of the Head of the Sanitary Department. The area occupied by the cemetery, which is near Kowloon City, will be required in connection with the development of the district.
1915 Estimates,
1915 Expenditure,
$2,901.62
WORKS DEFRAYED FROM FUNDS NOT PROVIDED UNDER P.W.E. VOTES.
HONGKONG.
180. Range (30 yards abote Kennely Road). As it was found that, during wet weather, the surface of the ricochet pit became very muddy and the slopes of the bank forming the butts tended to slide, the surface of the pit was covered with cement concrete, 4" thick; channels were formed to take away the rain water and the banks were turfed. The cost of the work, amounting to $300.23, was defrayed from Volunteer funds.
181. Blake Garden Trough Closet.-This work was fully described in last year's Report (p. 92). It was completed in March, the expenditure during the year amounting to $1,612.45,
As explained in last year's Report, the cost was defrayed from funds contributed by the Chinese Y.M.C.A. under the arrangement whereby that body acquired Inland Lot 2048.
182. Volunteer Headquarters Armoury Store---Improving ventilation and lighting.—This work was undertaken on behalf of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
The improvements consisted of fixing ventilating gratings in openings cut in the floor of the drill hall, which extends over the Store, and of fixing two Luxfer Roadway Lights also in the floor of the drill hall. The glass panels in the large entrance doors were removed, iron grilles being substituted for them. The cost of the work, amounting to $437.14, was defrayed from Volunteer funds.
183. New Fort west end of Salisbury Road.—To admit of the construction of a fort at the west end of Salisbury Road, it was found necessary to extend the stormwater drain in the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.'s premises, in order to provide for the discharge of stormwater. Three single new type gullies were also constructed and several old drains were filled in. The cost of the work, amounting to $504.52, was defrayed from War Department funds.