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P.W.E. New Territories.
143. Public Health and Buildings Ordinance.—Compensation and Resumptions.—The purposes of this vote are referred to in paragraph 116 of this Report.
1917 Estimates, $10,000.00
1917 Supplementary Vote, $12,000.00
1917 Expenditure, $22,000.00 $16,388.92
(1). Properties resumed.
The following lots were resumed in order that the laying-out of future public roads and the development of the Shamshuipo district might be proceeded with :-
Lot 2545, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, $1,174.36 Lot 2281, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 380.00 Lots 2511 and 2513, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 777.00 Lot 2289, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 221.85 Lots 2467, 2468, 2470 and 2490, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 1,700.00 Lots 2309 and 2534, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 2,300.00 Lot 2367, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 653.50 Lot 2280, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 2,095.00 Lot 2374, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 303.00 Lots 2466 and 3202, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 1,077.00 Lots 2512, 2514, 2515, 2519, 2526 and 2529, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 3,599.26 Lots 2361 and 2394, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 1,382.95 Lot 2321, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, Lot 2367, S.D. IV, Shamshuipo, 275.00 450.00(2). Scavenging lanes provided.
There is nothing to report under this heading.
WORKS NOT APPEARING IN ESTIMATES.
HONGKONG.
144. Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station.—Improvements.—Owing to complaints of the great inconvenience caused by swarms of mosquitoes, the training of the neighbouring stream-courses was undertaken. In connection with this work, it was found possible to intercept the waters of a considerable spring at such a level as to afford a gravitation supply to the quarters, which had hitherto been dependent upon a well, from which all the water required had