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95. Maintenance of Buildings.-Repairs and renovations necessary to maintain Government Buildings in a good state of repair were carried out under the usual recurring programme.
Estimates, $20,000.00 Expenditure, $17,913.0696. Improvements to Buildings.-The following are the more important items carried out under this head:
Tai Po Land Office-Removal of partition wall to increase the area of the Court Room. Tai Po Rest House-Tiling bathrooms. Tai Ku Ling Police Station-Ceiling to underside of rafters.
Estimates, Expenditure,97. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges.
Improvements to Roads and Bridges.
$5,000.00 $2,871.37Approximately 75 miles of roads.—The road surfaces were generally maintained in a satisfactory manner.
The strengthening and improvement of the road surfaces was commenced, an additional layer of 4" macadam being laid over the present surface and tar painted from a point near Castle Peak to the Molasses Factory.
The following are particulars of the areas laid during the year:
1. Tarring and sanding Square yards. 104,574 2. 2½" granolithic paving slabs laid on footways 785 Estimates, $70,000.00 $2,000.00 $72,000.00 Expenditure, $66,426.82 $1,898.14 $68,324.9698. Maintenance of Telephones.-The lines and instruments were maintained in good order. Two additional instruments were installed.
Estimates, $4,000.00 Expenditure, $3,847.55