P.W.E. Hongkong.
60 Electric Lamps (incandescent). No addition was made to the number of Electric Lamps.
1916 Estimates, $1,000.00
1916 Expenditure, $905.00
103. Chinese Cemeteries,—Laying out new areas.—A statement of the work carried out under this heading will be found in paragraph 42 of this Report.
1916 Estimates, $3,000.00
1916 Expenditure, $1,713.93
104. Kailungwan Cemetery,—Exhumations.—Provision for this work was made at the instance of the Sanitary Department, which makes the necessary arrangements for extensive exhumations in Cemeteries, but it was not proceeded with during the year.
1916 Estimates, $6,000.00
1916 Expenditure, $7.60
105. Survey of Colony.—An account of the survey work executed will be found in paragraph 19 of this Report.
1916 Estimates, $4,000.00
1916 Expenditure, $2,377.08
106. Boundary Stones.—A statement of the boundary stones fixed will be found in paragraph 18 of this Report.
1916 Estimates, $1,000.00
1916 Supplementary Vote, $150.00
$1,150.00
1916 Expenditure, $1,148.85
107. Dredging off Kowloon Point. Dredging for the Western and Southern approaches to the new pier of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., was continued and was completed during the year. Operations were again hampered by breakdowns and by the difficulty of obtaining suitable European Officers for the vessel. This difficulty ultimately became so acute that from August to December, when operations were completed, the dredger was manned entirely with Chinese. It is worthy of note that, during this period, whilst the progress made was slow, no breakdowns occurred.
Extensive repairs had to be made to the ladder of the "St. Enoch" and the vessel was docked for scraping and painting. The
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