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113. Causeway Bay Typhoon Refuge—Deepening shallow area to one foot below Ordnance Datum.—A contract for this work was let to Mr. Li Ping in October and operations were commenced on the 24th November; shallow-draft junks, fitted with iron-shod bamboo basket scoops, being employed for the purpose of excavating the material. The quantity removed up to the end of the year amounted to 10,000 cub. yds, but, as no payment had been made to the Contractor, the item does not appear in Appendix B.
ADVANCE ACCOUNT.
114. Metallic Circuiting.—This work was completed early in the year, the expenditure during 1908 amounting to $151.23.
The total cost of the work has been as follows:
Materials and labour, $34,198.52 Add 15% for Supervision, 5,129.78 Total, $39,328.30A claim for this amount has been forwarded to the Electric Traction Co., but no settlement has yet been arrived at.
STAFF, &c.
The following Officers left the Service of the Department:
Mr. A. S. Mulholland, Overseer.
Mr. Arthur Crane, Overseer.
Mr. A. V. Parker, Overseer, and several other Subordinate Officers.
The following appointments were made:
Mr. F. Sutton, Assistant Land Surveyor.
Mr. J. Grant, Do.
Mr. J. J. Bryan, Drainage Surveyor (transferred from Sanitary Department).
Mr. J. Edwards, Overseer.
Mr. J. H. Kynoch, do.
Mr. P. Keyser, do.
Mr. J. Dickson, Jr., do.
Mr. R. J. Wilkinson, Custodian Recreation Ground.
Mr. Fong Yau Leung, Tracer.
Mr. Wong Sun Kuen, do.
Mr. Wong Wing Iu, do.
Mr. Chan Sin Tong, Clerk.
Mr. Ip Pun, Clerk (transferred from Police Department).
Mr. Ko Siu Fan, Clerk.
Mr. Lo Kau Kwai, Clerk (transferred from Sanitary Department).
Mr. Ma Fung Shu, Clerk and Draughtsman, do.
Mr. A. Small, Foreman, do.
Mr. Alvaro Malachias Souza, Foreman, do.
Mr. Lau Pui, Foreman, do.
Mr. Mak Lo, Foreman, do.
Mr. Tam Yam, Foreman.
Mr. Cheong Hing, Foreman.
and 40 watchmen, survey coolies, &c., &c.
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113. Causeway Bay Typhoon Refuge-Deepening shallow area to one foot below Ord- nance Datum.—A contract for this work was let to Mr. Li Ping in October and operations were commenced on the 24th November; shallow-draft junks, fitted with iron-shod bamboo basket scoops, being employed for the purpose of excavating the material. The quantity removed up to the end of the year amounted to 10,000 cub. yds, but, as no payment had been made to the Contractor, the item does not appear in Appendix B.
ADVANCE ACCOUNT.
114. Metallic Circuiting.--This work was completed early in the year, the expenditure during 1908 amounting to $151.23.
The total cost of the work has been as follows :-
Materials and labour,.....
Add 15% for Supervision,
Total,.....
$34,198.52 5,129.78
.$39,328.30
A claim for this amount has been forwarded to the Electric Traction Co, but no settle- ment has yet been arrived at.
STAFF, &c.
The following Officers left the Service of the Department :-
Mr. A. S. Mulholland, Overseer.
Mr. Arthur Crane, Overseer.
Mr. A. V. Parker, Overseer, and several other Subordinate Officers.
The following appointinents were made :—
Mr. F. Sutton, Assistant Land Surveyor.
Mr. J. Grant,
Do.
Mr. J. J. Bryan, Drainage Surveyor (transferred from Sanitary Department).
Mr. J. Edwards, Overseer.
Mr. J. H. Kynoch, do.
Mr. P. Keyser,
do.
Mr. J. Dickson, Jr., do.
Mr. R. J. Wilkinson, Custodian Recreation Ground.
Mr. Fong Yau Leung, Tracer.
Mr. Wong Sun Kuen,
do.
Mr. Wong Wing Iu,
do.
Mr. Chan Sin Tong, Clerk.
Mr. Ip Pun, Clerk (transferred from Police Department).
Mr. Ko Siu Fan, Clerk.
Mr. Lo Kau Kwai, Clerk (transferred from Sanitary Department).
Mr. Ma Fung Shu, Clerk and Draughtsman,
do.
Mr. A. Small, Foreman,
do.
Mr. Alvaro Malachias Souza, Foreman,
do.
Mr. Lau Pui, Foreman,
do.
Mr. Mak Lo, Foreman,
do.
Mr. Tam Yam, Foreman.
Mr. Cheong Hing, Foreman.
and 40 watchmen, survey coolies, &c., &c.
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