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Secretariat, The fixing of door screens to the D.M.S.S.'s Office, The enclosing of openings in basement and fixing of sashes in Waiting Room at Government House, Enclosing verandahs to form Common Room for Masters-Queen's College, Converting basement at Post Office building into Parcels Delivering Branch, New Drying Room at Government House, Staircase connecting No. 5 Bedroom and Ball Room Block at Government House, Various alterations and improvements at No. 160 The Peak, Wire netting to railings round Ventris Road Quarters, Alterations to entrance of B. & F. Garage, The fixing of iron grills etc., at Wanchai School, The Conversion of a Drill Shed into classroom at Sai Ying Pun School, The conversion of a Straw Shed into Garage at K.T. Cattle Depot, New wash basins and drinking fountain at Ellis Kadoorie School, The Conversion of a verandah into a Laboratory at the G.C.H., The provision of accommodation for the Malariologist's Clerk at the Bacteriological Institute, Alterations to H.K. Disinfecting Station to provide Store for Sanitary Department.
Improvements and additions were carried out in twenty-five buildings by the Electrical Office. Total points affected two hundred and eight.
Lightning conductors were fitted to Ellis Kadoorie School and a telephone installed at Hong Kong Disinfecting Station.
Estimates
Supplementary Votes
$26,000.00
TOTAL
Expenditure
3,600.00
29,600.00
$26,844.78
41. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City.
Improvements to Roads and Bridges in City.
Approximately 71 miles of roads.—The road surfaces were maintained in a satisfactory condition. The asphaltum treatment of the carriageways was further extended.
The widening of Garden Road between Kennedy Road and Bowen Road was completed.
The following figures show the extent of the operations carried out at the Government Quarry, Tsat Tsz Mui, during the year:
Stone various grades passed through crushers:-
A total quantity of 14,266 cubic yards of which 8,881 cubic yards were made into Tar-macadam, 3,054 cubic yards into sandcarpeting and 2,831 cubic yards were delivered to various works as the material came from crushers. Further 49,610 granolithic paving slabs were provided for use on footways; 37 reinforced concrete standards for railings; 18 wooden notice boards and 4 garden seats were made.