Q 61
P.W.E. Hongkong.
94. Telephone Cable from General Post Office to No. 2 Police Station.—It was not found possible to obtain the cable required for carrying out this work owing to the War. Certain accessories were, however, received and paid for.
1918 Estimates, $5,000.00
1918 Expenditure, $569.06
Total Estimates, $10,500.00
Expenditure to 31/12/18, $569.06
95. Training Nullahs :—
(a). Tsat Tsz Mui.-This work was undertaken on account of complaints of the prevalence of mosquitoes and malaria at the Tsat Tsz Mui Police Station. It comprised the training of the main stream-course and two branch stream-courses passing through Tsat Tsz Mui Village. The channels, which vary in size from 3'6"×3'6" to 10"x1'0", are formed of cement concrete with semi-circular invert and vertical sides.
The total lengths trained were as follows:-
3'6" x 3'6" (arched over) 50 feet 3'6" x 3'6" 205 3'3" x 3'3" 172 3'0" x 3'0" 257 2'3" X 2'3" 1 2'0" x 2'0" 211 Various other sizes 171 52 91 Total 1,1181918 Estimates, $5,000.00
1918 Expenditure, $3,878.71
Total Estimates, $5,000.00
Expenditure to 31/12/18, $3,878.71
(b.) General Works.-The following is a statement of the works carried out under this heading:-
(i.) Training stream-course south of Barker Road and west of Victoria Hospital (completed) 361 $983.25 (ii) Improving nullah south of May Road and west of Tregunter Mansions (completed) 76 $932.03 (iii) Improving nullah in Stone Nullah Lane south of Kennedy Road (completed) 110 $690.67 (iv.) Training stream-course west of R. B. L's 93 and 102, Barker Road, (completed) 216 $307.89 (v.) Constructing east wall and invert to No. 7 Nullah, Sai Wan Ho, opposite S. I. L's 420-422 (completed) 168 $2,315.27 (vi.) Improving nullah south of May Road above forestry path and south-east of I. L. 2139 (completed) 199 $1,008.34