The number of drain connections was 243.
1924 Estimates, $ 3,50,000.00
1924 Sup. Vote, $ 47,454.27
1924 Expenditure (from Government funds) $ 82,454.27
P.W.E. Hongkong. 82,831.74
1924 Expenditure (contributions by various lessees), $ 19,189.97
In conjunction with the Roads Office, a considerable number of new gullies with flat gully gratings was constructed and connected to the stormwater drainage system.
131. Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903,—Compensation and Resumptions.—This vote provided for the resumption of areas required in connection with street widening and improvement schemes, new roads, the development of village areas, the removal of riding floors, and the provision of scavenging lanes under the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance; it also provided for the resumption of several properties required by Government for special purposes including I.L. 637 for the New Saiyingpun Market, and Nos. 1-10, Queen's Gardens for Government Quarters. The resumptions debited to this vote are shown on page 46 to 58 and amounted to a total figure of $1,817,878.10.
The sums of $16,969.94 for road surfacing and the rebuilding of retaining walls, etc., in portions of roads and streets where widening was effected, and $3,339.59 paid to the Tung Wah Hospital for the removal of remains from I.L. 1718 to Aplichau were also debited to this vote.
1924 Estimates, $ 50,000.00
1924 Sup. Vote, $1,500,409.28
$1,550,409.28
1924 Expenditure approved,... $1,838,187.63
Less Amounts refunded and sundry credits, 2,053.58
Net expenditure,......$1,836,134.05
132. Eastern District Filter Beds, etc. This work was referred to in paragraph 139 of last year's Report.