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17. Cemeteries.-In Hong Kong, an area of 58,000 square feet (I.L. 299) was granted as an extension to the Roman Catholic Cemetery. In Kowloon, the Indian Cemetery at Tai Shek Ku was closed. An area (.35 acre) was granted on a 5-years' permit to the Tung Kun Society by the District Officer (South).
18. Re-entries.-70 lots in Hong Kong, 51 in Kowloon, 31 in New Kowloon, 55 in the Southern District (New Territories) and 118 in the Northern District (New Territories) were re-entered upon during the year.
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19. Ordnance Survey.-City of Victoria.-This survey is now completed, but owing to road improvements, erection of new buildings, and reconstruction a good deal of revision work is necessary; a total of 27.09 acres has been surveyed and plotted, the chainage being 5.8 miles.
The Peak.-Revision work has been commenced, the area surveyed being 8 acres and the chainage just over a mile. Several stations have been lost from various causes necessitating fresh traverses. Two main traverses were run, one from Jardine's Corner along Stubbs Road to the junction of Bowen Road, and the other from Stubbs Road along Barker Road to the Peak Tramway Station, the total length being 5 miles,
Repulse Bay. The survey was completed and plotted, the area being 31 acres and the chainage 5 miles.
Aberdeen. The whole of the village was surveyed and plotted, the area being 35.63 acres and chainage 3 miles.
Ap Lei Chau.-This survey was commenced, stations being fixed on the Island from stations in Aberdeen Village.
Shau Ki Wan.-The greater part of the area between Quarry Bay and the Tramway terminus has been surveyed and plotted, and the survey is being carried on to include Shau Ki Wan East and the village of Ah Kung Ngam. The area already surveyed is about 60 acres with a chainage of about 8 miles.
Quarry Bay. Twenty-two acres have been surveyed with a chainage of about 5 miles.
Kowloon.-During the period under review 605 acres were surveyed and 581 acres plotted, the chainage being 55 miles.
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