Q 107
P.W.E. New Territories.
247. Reconditioning Roads.-The following works were carried out under this heading :
Kam Tin Road from Au Tau Police Station to Kam Tin Village was macadamized and tar-painted. Necessary passing places were provided. The reconditioning of Castle Peak Road near Castle Peak was continued.
Estimates, Expenditure,
$30,000.00 $27,660.97
248. Widening Patrol Path-Sheung Shui to Ta Ku Ling to 10-feet. The 4-feet and 6-feet path between Sheung Shui Police Station and Ta Ku Ling Block House was widened to 10 feet to provide quicker means of transport for Police Patrol work.
The Construction work was let as Part "A" of Contract No. 19 of 1929 to Mr. Ah Cheong on 14th March, 1929 for a sum of $8,100. Part "B" referred to "Access and Patrol Path to Block House at Lo Wu Railway Station" which is mentioned hereafter.
The work suffered from inattention by the Contractor and was not completed by the end of the year.
Estimates, Expenditure,
$8,500.00 $5,082.35
249. Access and Patrol Path to Lo Wu Railway Station Block House.-A path 10 feet wide and approximately 3,200 feet long was constructed to give access to the Block House at Lo Wu Railway Station also for Police Patrol purposes.
The work was let to Mr. Ah Cheong under Part B of Contract No. 19 of 1929 for a sum of $3,698.00.
The progress during the year was poor owing to the dilatoriness of the Contractor.
Estimates, Expenditure,
$4,500.00 $2,477.53
250. Widening existing road between Fan Ling and Sha Tau Kok upon removal of Railway.—The Branch Line of the Kowloon Canton Railway to Sha Tau Kok traversed a section of the road between Fan Ling and Sha Tau Kok, and upon its removal this portion was straightened and widened.
The work was let to Mr. Johnley Ching on 9th March, 1929 for a sum of $5,730 as Part A of Contract No. 17 of 1929 (Part "B" referred to "Levelling strip of land now occupied by the Railway, Sha Tau Kok" mentioned hereafter).