Q 87
Work not appearing in Estimates. - Kowloon.
in order to enable the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to deal with the excavation from that portion of the same road on its own land.
The portion of the road formed by Government was 10 feet wide.
1921 Estimates,.
1921 Expenditure,......
$660.00
NEW TERRITORIES.
191. Matshed Market, Kowloon City.-This consisted of the erection of a matshed market on Crown Land on the Kowloon Bay Reclamation, which was not, however, sufficiently completed previous to the end of year to permit of payment being made for it within the financial year.
192. Re-building of Prison Sheds at Lai Chi Kok.-The work of rebuilding four of these sheds similarly to one so reconstructed in 1920 was commenced late in the year. By the end of December, the work on one of the sheds was well advanced.
1921 Estimates,
1921 Expenditure,...
$5,994.06
193. Patrol Path, Sheung Shui to Taku Ling.-It was not found possible to commence this work during the year; there was consequently no expenditure under this heading.
THE PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION SCHEME.
194. Current Account.—Since the enactment of Ordinance No. 17 of 1921, namely, the Praya East Reclamation Ordinance 1921, on the 9th September, 1921, the Praya East Reclamation Scheme, Advance Account, referred to in paragraph No. 171 of last year's Report, has been closed and a new account in the name of Praya East Reclamation Scheme, Current Account, has been opened.
The total amount charged to this Advance Account up to the 8th December, 1921, was $105,541.84 which was finally transferred to Praya East Reclamation Scheme, Current Account. Every person entitled to participate in the scheme had—prior to executing his agreement as provided for in the above-mentioned Ordinance—to deposit in the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank to the credit of the Praya East Reclamation Account 25% of the estimated cost attributable to him in the statement referred to therein. The total of this amounted to $691,255.50 whilst the amount actually deposited is $684,045.81, two Marine Lot Holders (Cheung Ah Shap and Tang Shia Cheung) having failed to pay their deposits amounting to $7,209.69 before the end of the year.