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RETURN of all PUBLIC WORKS, CIVIL ROADS, CANALS, BRIDGES, BUILDINGS, &c., &c., not of a Military Nature, which have been undertaken during the Year.

Table of Works

Describe the Work, and where situated. Authority under which it is executed. Fund from which the Expense is defrayed. When commenced. Whether constructing or under Repair. Estimated Expense (£) Actual Expenditure up to present Date (£) Remarks
Buildings
Reconstruction of Victoria Gaol at Stonecutters' Island ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
New Central Police Station ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Extension of Sai Ying Pun Market ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
New School House, Central Schools ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Repairs to Buildings ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Fund School Houses ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Foundations of the ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Additions to ... House ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Completion of Sai Wan Market ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
New Post Office ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Government of Hong Kong, Plant ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sundry Works ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Extension of Water Works ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Miscellaneous Works ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Government Garden ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Planting Trees ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Miscellaneous Services ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Public Gardens ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Clock Tower ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Completion of Public Gardens ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Reclaiming Land at Causeway Bay ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Storm Repairs ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Maintenance of Water Works ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Gas Lamp Post in Victoria ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Roads
Construction of the ... Streets in ... Suburbs ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Repairing Roads and ... of Victoria ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
... Streets in ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Road and Bridge Contingencies ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Extension Carriage Road to ... Roads in ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bridges
Local Bridge Bowrington ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Repairs & Bridges ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Drains
Nullah at Wan Chai ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Drain ... Road to Praya ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Culverts in Victoria and Suburbs ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Repairs to Culverts ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Surface Drains ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Repairs to Surface Drains ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Nullah, Belcher's Bay ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Extension of ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Marine Works
... Piers at ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Totals
Constructing ... ... ... ... 30,937 68 20,760 12.86610 ...
Repair ... ... ... ... 1,041 35 ...
Constructing ... ... ... ... 2,022 10 5½ 5,247 18 6 ...
Repair ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Constructing ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Repair ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Constructing ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Repair ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Constructing ... ... ... ... 560 870 13 ...
Repair ... ... ... ... 700 ... ...
Constructing ... ... ... ... 4,341 13 20 31,260 ...
Estimates ... ... ... ... 7,858 15 02 7,863 ...
... ... ... ... ... 520,618 476 73 4 ...
... ... ... ... ... 416 13 4 4,871 26 4 ...
... ... ... ... ... 830,175 33 68 ...
... ... ... ... ... 3,259 33 7,893 26 24 ...
... ... ... ... ... 1,780 374 2,708 ...
... ... ... ... ... 1,666 13 4 1,474 13 ...
... ... ... ... ... 1,001 13 1,841 13 ...
... ... ... ... ... 3,086 520 16 ...
... ... ... ... ... 625 ... ...
... ... ... ... ... 436 984 10 ...
... ... ... ... ... 704 64 2,803 10 2 ...
... ... ... ... ... 2,884 10 171 2 3/5 ...
... ... ... ... ... 250 1,067 18 ...
... ... ... ... ... 180 1,750 15 ...
... ... ... ... ... 2,207 4 622 ...
Grand Total ... ... ... ... £167,157 14 9 £89,391 16 ...

Summary

Year Constructing (£) Repair (£) Total (£)
1862 ... ... ...
1863 ... ... ...
1864 ... ... ...
Overall £66,095 16 £89,391 16 ...

Note: The original OCR scan is heavily corrupted; many cells are illegible and marked with .... Corrections have been made to unambiguous spelling errors (e.g., "Gast Sort" → "Gaol", "Stone butters' Island" → "Stonecutters' Island", "Niw Dintral Bolice Station" → "New Central Police Station", "Extenojon of Sying boon Market" → "Extension of Sai Ying Pun Market", etc.).

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RETURN of all PUBLIC WORKS, CIVIL ROADS, CANALS, BRIDGES, BUILDINGS, &c., &c., not of a Military Nature, which have been undertaken during the Year. Table of Works Describe the Work, and where situated. Authority under which it is executed. Fund from which the Expense is defrayed. When commenced. Whether constructing or under Repair. Estimated Expense (£) Actual Expenditure up to present Date (£) Remarks Buildings Reconstruction of Victoria Gaol at Stonecutters' Island ... ... ... ... ... ... ... New Central Police Station ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Extension of Sai Ying Pun Market ... ... ... ... ... ... ... New School House, Central Schools ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Repairs to Buildings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Fund School Houses ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Foundations of the ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Additions to ... House ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Completion of Sai Wan Market ... ... ... ... ... ... ... New Post Office ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Government of Hong Kong, Plant ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sundry Works ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Extension of Water Works ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Miscellaneous Works ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Government Garden ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Planting Trees ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Miscellaneous Services ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Public Gardens ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Clock Tower ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Completion of Public Gardens ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Reclaiming Land at Causeway Bay ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Storm Repairs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Maintenance of Water Works ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Gas Lamp Post in Victoria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Roads Construction of the ... Streets in ... Suburbs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Repairing Roads and ... of Victoria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Streets in ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Road and Bridge Contingencies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Extension Carriage Road to ... Roads in ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bridges Local Bridge Bowrington ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Repairs & Bridges ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Drains Nullah at Wan Chai ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Drain ... Road to Praya ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Culverts in Victoria and Suburbs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Repairs to Culverts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Surface Drains ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Repairs to Surface Drains ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nullah, Belcher's Bay ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Extension of ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Marine Works ... Piers at ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Totals Constructing ... ... ... ... 30,937 68 20,760 12.86610 ... Repair ... ... ... ... 1,041 35 ... Constructing ... ... ... ... 2,022 10 5½ 5,247 18 6 ... Repair ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Constructing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Repair ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Constructing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Repair ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Constructing ... ... ... ... 560 870 13 ... Repair ... ... ... ... 700 ... ... Constructing ... ... ... ... 4,341 13 20 31,260 ... Estimates ... ... ... ... 7,858 15 02 7,863 ... ... ... ... ... ... 520,618 476 73 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... 416 13 4 4,871 26 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... 830,175 33 68 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,259 33 7,893 26 24 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,780 374 2,708 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,666 13 4 1,474 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,001 13 1,841 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,086 520 16 ... ... ... ... ... ... 625 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 436 984 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 704 64 2,803 10 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,884 10 171 2 3/5 ... ... ... ... ... ... 250 1,067 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... 180 1,750 15 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,207 4 622 ... Grand Total ... ... ... ... £167,157 14 9 £89,391 16 ... Summary Year Constructing (£) Repair (£) Total (£) 1862 ... ... ... 1863 ... ... ... 1864 ... ... ... Overall £66,095 16 £89,391 16 ... Note: The original OCR scan is heavily corrupted; many cells are illegible and marked with .... Corrections have been made to unambiguous spelling errors (e.g., "Gast Sort" → "Gaol", "Stone butters' Island" → "Stonecutters' Island", "Niw Dintral Bolice Station" → "New Central Police Station", "Extenojon of Sying boon Market" → "Extension of Sai Ying Pun Market", etc.).
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COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

21 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference -

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[ 60.]

RETURN of all PUBLIC WORKS, CIVIL ROADS, CANALS, BRIDGES,

[6%]

BUILDINGS, &c., &c., not of a Military Nature, which have been undertaken during the Year.

Fand from

When

Whether ɓaisbed

If faished, sctual. If unânicked, Amount

amount of

Whether constructing

Estimated Expense

of Expenditure up to

Describe the Work, and where situated.

Authority under which it is executed.

which the Expense

Remarks

or wader Repair.

is Pounds Sterling. Ritund Est.

commenced.

or vnfulsbed

is defrayed.

Expenditure in Pounds Sterling,

prescot Date in

Pounds Sterling.

(Date

44

8

1859

1862

1813

1864-

Mony 1859 finished 25299|16|11 February 1863 we finished

Manch

| Fetmary

Summe

(Samiary 1964.

'chugust Fabiany

Afmet barch julbay

brey wat

January

finished

unfinished

finished unfinished

Wote. The services marks

• 25 in the margin are 595684 authorized under -

Supplemental Reperti nord

tstímalis

2580

2,142 10 1.041

24968 10.

520 168 35412

Auquel 1863 finished 7358 Jannary 1884

Fehmary barch January

[dbarch"

#882

1864

may

June

Abang

July

1861 1864

519|19|12

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  1. This seem has been exposed 16,224 156 in England by the Chown agents

This Expenditure is

included in this Estimatin

for 1568.

2101

4167

1250

o £416.13.4. Auttionized in the Original Estimates, the Baland voted in

Inpplesmentery leterrentis.

0 £250 antherjed in the Original Report and Estimaty the Balance voted in onpplementary letimates

36448.

Buildings.

Reconstruction of Victoria Gast Sort at Stone butters' Island- Niw Dintral Bolice Station— Extenojon of Sying boon Market.

$

5 Nw School Hoom Ventral Schoola

Repairs to Buildingo.

Fun School Houses.

$Foundations of the Abint.

Additions to diep bout obouse.

6 Completion of Singpoon Market.

New Fost Office

Abint of Honghong, Plant 1o-

Sundry Works.

$ Extension of water Works.

Aviscellaneous Werlis

Government Garden.

Farting Frees

Abiscellaneous Services,

Public Gardens.

Clock Thunn.

$ completion of Public Gardens.

5 Reclaiming Land at "Causeway Bay

Storm Repairs-

cbaintenance of Water Wortia.

Gas Lamp Post in Victoria...

Roads.

Construction of the Grayov. Streets in Weed Suburbs —

Repairing Roads and of

Victoria

D.. Streets in de....

Road and breek Contingencies.

Extension Carriage Road to dnotiawan Reads in Raolorh-

Bridges

Bridges.

loanal Bridge Bowrington. Repairs & Bridges

Drains.

| Nullah + al Wanchi-

Don Batting Road to Praya.

Culverts in Nietoria and Suburbs

Repairs to bentverts

Surface Drains.

Repairs to Surface Drains.

Nullah, Belcher's Bay-

De-Extenoim fanorington. Marine Works.. Biers to in Netan

Totals

Constructing 30,937 68

20.760 12.86610

2.0772

1,101 1.458

Repair

1864

1,041

35

Constructing 2,022 10 51⁄2

5,247|18; 6

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416134 6

4.871 26. 4

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3,259 33

7.893

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436 984 10

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March 1982

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dboy

January.

#

7544 72 36 100184

2873/10 10

2.00435 2,090|36|/{E: 24914 62 rabl 2j4

703 19

1,216

1,531

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89,391 16-

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