Harbour Developments.
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(b). Morrison Hill Area Development.-Owing to the large quantity of filling material being dumped in the Reclamation area from sources other than Morrison Hill, it was decided that a portion of the hill be not cut down to original formation levels.
An additional length of 37 lineal feet of retaining wall on the north side of Gap Road was formed during the year. The total length of the wall now completed is 545 lineal feet. The length of parapet wall formed is 439 lineal feet.
Twin Culverts.-Having regard to the repeated flooding of Happy Valley, it is considered that the capacity of the proposed culverts would be insufficient to drain the above area and consequently it was decided to abandon the culverts through Morrison Hill and to construct a nullah in lieu thereof. As Morrison Hill will be left at a higher level than that originally decided upon, it is not practical to carry this nullah through the Hill, the drainage will therefore continue via Bowrington Canal, the existing Nullah being enlarged to sufficient capacity to prevent flooding.
1926 Estimates, $10,000.00
1926 Expenditure, $9,941.30 Expenditure to 31.12.26,
KOWLOON.
$46,005.97
Filling in Tidal Flat and cutting down hill between Taikoktsui & Fuktsunheung. This work was referred to on page 187 of last year's Report.
Satisfactory progress was maintained with the filling in of the reclamation by material from cuttings north of the Railway reserve at Mongkoktsui. So much rock was met with in the excavation of the hill between Taikoktsui and Fuktsunheung, that this source of material for the reclamation was practically abandoned.
The sea wall was almost completed from the western boundary of the reclamation to the 30 feet Nullah which is under construction to provide for the drainage from Kowloon Tong. The work of depositing rubble and the levelling of the rubble mound to form foundations to the above nullah was continued, 300 feet of nullah invert and 460 feet of nullah walling were constructed upon the completed portion of the rubble foundations, thus finishing the nullah as far as the south side of Bridge B.
The two centre piers each of a length of 205 feet for bridge B were completed, the work of constructing the deck of this bridge was suspended pending the development of the adjoining areas.
1926 Estimates, $150,000.00 Total Estimates, 1926 Expenditure, $74,063.04 Expenditure to 31.12.26,
$780,000.00
$523,384.32