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In addition to these, the Taikoo Dock Company provide and light 10 lamps,—each having a cluster of three—100 C.P. incandescent lamps for lighting the road adjacent to their property, and the Taikoo Sugar Refining Company provide and light seven—2,000 C.P. incandescent lamps for the roads adjacent to their property.
51. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.—The principal item executed under this heading was the repainting of Blake Pier, including the superstructure at a cost of $3,356.31. Considerable repairs were also executed to Murray Pier, Jubilee Street Pier, Kengshan Wharf, Western Market Pier, Searchers Sheds and to the sea-walls at Causeway Bay and Aberdeen.
52. Maintenance of Public Cemetery.—The new 10′0″ path, leading from Stubbs Road to serve the Upper Terraces of the Cemetery, referred to in paragraph 53 of last year's Report, was completed.
53. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.—The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 35 of this Report.
54. Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds.—The various grounds were maintained in good order. The use of departmental labour for the purpose of mowing grass, cleansing ditches, &c., was continued. New turf was laid to portions of areas "E & F", Wongneichong Recreation Ground.
55. Dredging Foreshores.—The No. 1 Grab Dredger was employed at the following places and removed the quantities of material stated hereunder during the year.
Drain outfalls Cubic yards 14,914 Praya Reclamation 7,598 Cheung Sha Wan Refuse Dump 1,584 Causeway Bay 1,453 Total 25,5497,504 cubic yards of the above material were deposited on the site of the Shamshuipo Reclamation and 17,211 cubic yards on the Praya East Reclamation site.
The vessel was put on the slip, the hull thoroughly overhauled and painted, defective parts to engine and a grab being renewed by the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company at a cost of $1,738.50.