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Estimates, Kowloon.
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260. Telephone Instruments and Plant.—Seventy telephone instruments and certain plant were obtained in connection with the intercommunication of the Government and Public telephone systems.
Special Vote, $20,000.00 Expenditure, $14,476.92261. Broadcasting Studio.—Accommodation was provided (on the first floor of the General Post Office Building) for a Studio where programmes are broadcast daily.
Special Vote, $5,000.00 Total Estimates, $12,365.00 Sup. Vote, ... Expenditure $1,365.00 Expenditure, $6,226.92 to 31.12.29, $10,862.31262. Water Supply to Stanley Village. This work was started in January with the primary object of supplying the new St. Stephen's College and was completed in September. A 3" Wrought Iron main about 13,600 lineal feet in length was laid from the Tytam Tuk Rising Mains. A Service Reservoir of 9,000 gallons capacity is situated above the main Island Road near the Stanley Road.
Special Vote, $15,500.00 Expenditure, $Nil.KOWLOON.
263. Kowloon Junior School, Removal to "Parkside". This work referred to in paragraph 215 of last year's Report was satisfactorily completed and furnished in February.
Special Vote, $9,000.00 Total Estimates, $13,000.00 Expenditure, $8,057.86 Expenditure up $12,061.32 to 31.12.29,264. Filling in Tidal Flat and Cutting down Hill between Tai Kok Tsui and Fuk Tsun Heung.—This work was referred to in paragraph 157 of last year's Report.
This work was completed at the end of 1928, and maintained satisfactorily until June, 1929. The expenditure under this head was on account of the payment of retention money of $10,000 which became due to the Contractor on expiration of the maintenance period.
Special Vote, $10,000.00 Total Estimates, $880,000.00 Expenditure, $10,000.00 Expenditure $634,600.10 to 31.12.29,I