P.W.E. Hongkong.
Q 74
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At the end of the year, the following progress had been made : A temporary bamboo pier constructed; the re-inforced concrete piles driven; the dredging of trench for pell-mell rubble completed ; and portion of the pell-mell rubble deposited for foundations to pitched slope.
1922 Estimates, $19,500.00 Total Estimates, $24,000.00
Expenditure to 31/12/22, 3,043.26
1922 Expenditure, 3,043.26
118. Aplichau,—Reclamation Scheme. This work, which was referred to in paragraph 109 of last year's Report, was completed on the 31st January.
1922 Estimates, $15,000.00 | Total Estimates, $13,000.00
1922 Expenditure, 3,463.50 | Expenditure to 31/12/22, $32,713.50
119. Central Police Station,—Reconstruction of Kitchen and Bathroom Block.—This work was completed during 1921, and nothing remained to be done during 1922 but the payment of the retention money.
1922 Estimates, $8,000.00 | Total Estimates.
1922 Expenditure, $7,869.32
Expenditure to 31/12/22, $53,558.53
120. Harbour Developments.—This work was referred to in paragraph 186 of last year's Report.
Boring operations were not commenced until the 30th March, owing to the difficulties caused by the seamen's strike.
The work of taking the borings and prickings asked for by the Consulting Engineers was completed in July; a total of 108 borings were completed to the "hard" at Tai Wan, Hunghom Bay and Belcher Ridge: 52 Prickings were taken at Tai Wan: the greatest depth at which a boring was completed below the level of the surface at the position of the bore was 71.58 feet.
Advantage was taken of the high Spring Tides during the month of May to make current observations on the flood at night time.
The whole of the work necessary to obtain the information required by the Consulting Engineers was completed in August.
1922 Estimates, $7,500.00 Total Estimates, $12,000.00
1922 Sup. Vote, $4,500.00 | Expenditure to 31/12/22, $9,753.92
1922 Expenditure, $8,998.26