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improving bends on road to Sha Tin Gap. Following upon the general development of the Island and Mainland, kerbing, surfacing and channelling were laid where required. Queen's College recreation ground was levelled and re-turfed.
8. Works under construction were:- King's Road from Causeway Bay to North Point Power House and improvements to various subsidiary roads on the mainland.
DRAINAGE,
9. New main sewers and storm water drains were constructed in Hong Kong to a length of 10,210 feet, covered nullahs to a length of 276 feet and parapet walling to open nullahs seventy-eight feet. In Kowloon, New Kowloon and New Territories, new main sewers and storm water drains were constructed to a length of 9,382 feet, open nullahs part section 580 feet, parapet walling 179 feet, earth cutting 9,136 cubic yards, and a large section open earth intercepting cut (part inverted and walled) for a length of 2,200 feet.
10. Anti-Malarial work in Hong Kong was completed at Sookunpoo and continued at Mount Parker. Streams were trained to a total length of 12,921 feet with 3,522 feet of subsoil drains. At Kowloon Tong work was continued—nullahs, channels, pipe drains and culverts were constructed to a length of 3,672 feet, and "cutting and filling" amounting to 2,300 cubic yards was carried out.
WATER WORKS.
11. In Hong Kong the following lengths of new mains were laid to improve distribution: - 576 feet of 12", 774 feet of 10", 3,048 feet of 8", 1,012 feet of 6″ and 3,302 feet of 4" and under. 1,022 feet of subsidiary mains were also laid in back lanes.
12. The Jardines Lookout Section of the Eastern Pumping Scheme was completed in February and has worked satisfactorily since. The Middle Gap and Mt. Cameron Sections of the Scheme were proceeded with and were almost completed by the end of the year. These sections comprise two turbine driven ram pumps each capable of delivering 3,000 gallons per hour from Eastern Filter Beds through a 5" diameter rising main about 3,000 feet in length to a covered service reservoir at Middle Gap 778 A.O.D. and of 200,000 gallons capacity. Two electrically driven ram pumps are housed below Middle Gap Service Reservoir. Each pump is capable of delivering 1,800 gallons per hour through a 3" diameter rising main about 2,000 feet in length to a covered service reservoir 1,323 A.O.D. on Mt. Cameron. This reservoir has a capacity of 100,000 gallons and is connected by 1,252 feet of 3" diameter piping to the Peak distribution system.