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(e) & (f) will provide seats for 22 men and 6 women each, and are being constructed to carry a Bath House on their roofs, if at any future time this is considered advisable.
By the end of the year good progress had been made with the structures where possible.
1923 Estimates, 1923 Expenditure,
$25,000.00 $8,503.63
120. Roads :--
(a.) Improving and widening road through Quarry Bay Village.-- This work was referred to in paragraph 106 (a) of the Report for 1922. The progress made during the year was not up to anticipation, owing chiefly to delay in obtaining the surrender of the necessary areas required; at the close of the year, there still remained to be handed over the areas occupied by 50 houses. The first temporary diversion of the tramway was effected in January, and the second in November.
The following items were completed during the year :—
70 feet of the 16-foot culvert under the new road, and a length of the wall adjoining the Refinery, in addition to minor extensions to culverts and drains; 11,000 C.Y. of material was excavated below Taikoo Terrace and deposited on the road line, and 64,000 C.Y. of earth removed from the Quarry area and deposited on the Reclamation:
1923 Estimates, ...... $100,000.00 | Total Estimates,
Expenditure to 31.12.23, ...
1923 Expenditure, ... $36,826.16
$360,000.00
$154,674.67
(b.) Road from Taitam Gap to Shek-O and Cape D'Aguilar.— This work was referred to in paragraph 106 (b) of last year's Report. The Contract let to Mr. Li Ng for the low level road from Island Bay to Big Wave Bay was completed in November at a cost of $58,250.46. Treating the surface with tar asphaltum was deferred until the completion of the intervening section.
The Contract let to Mr. Ng Wah for the section from Shek-O Gap to Shek-O Village, and the extension to include the half mile to link up the 3rd mile with Shek-O Gap, was, at the close of the year, practically completed, with the exception of some channelling and surfacing.
1923 Estimates, ...... $125,000.00 | Total Estimates, ... $492,000.00
Expenditure to 31.12.23,
1923 Expenditure, ... $124,179.31
$329,070.55
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