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was therefore constructed from the East end of Argyle Street to join the Kowloon City Road at Tai Shek Ku. It is 442 yards long and 13 feet wide, with an easy grade throughout, and its cost amounted to $1,996.15. The existing road from Tai Shek Ku to Ma Tau Kok, constructed in 1909, was widened to 13 feet at a cost of $956.98 and the gradient of the road crossing the low range of hills between Sham Shui Po and Tai Kok Tsui was improved at a cost of $423.05 by lowering the summit to the extent of 6 feet so as to render it available for wheeled traffic. Total cost of all the works alluded to $3,376.18.
(iv.) Road connecting Austin and Jordan Roads.—This road skirts the Western side of the Southern section of King's Park, where the allotments to the Kowloon Bowling Green Club and Kowloon Cricket Club are situated. It is 20 feet wide, is practically level and is provided with lime and cement concrete side channels and surfaced with decomposed granite. The cost of it was $876.59.
1910 Estimates, 1910 Expenditure,
$30,000.00 31,176.13
The sum of $4,100 contributed from Railway funds towards the cost of item (i) has been deducted from the actual expenditure in the figures given in Annexe B, thus making the expenditure appear as $27,076.13.
84. New Roads in New Territories.-The works executed under this heading were the following:-
(i.) Road from Kowloon City to Shatin Pass.-A full description of this work, which was completed in January, was given in last year's report, in which a statement of the cost was also given. The expenditure in 1910 amounted to $4,473.12. The difference between this amount and that given in last year's report ($4,492.68) is accounted for by a small return of unused stores which were credited to the work. The Military Authorities paid the balance of their contribution towards the cost of this work, namely, $8,332.00, (vide statement in last year's report).
(ii) Road from Castle Peak Bay to Ping Shan.-This road was also described in last year's report. With the exception of a length of about 500 feet at the Castle Peak end, it was completed in the early part of 1910. The expenditure during the year amounted to $12,327.50, which included $244.91 for surveying expenses, etc. The total expenditure to date amounted to $30,563.62 which includes $2,504.83 for land resumptions and $1,889.84 for surveying and other expenses. The construction of a pier and approach to same at Castle Peak Bay was undertaken but these works will be referred to elsewhere as a special vote was taken for them.
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was therefore constructed from the East end of Argyle Street to join the Kowloon City Road at Tai Shek Ku. It is 442 yards long and 13 feet wide, with an easy grade throughout, and its cost ainounted to $1,996.15. The existing road from Tai Shek Ku to Ma Tau Kok, constructed in 1909, was widened to 13 feet at a cost of $956.98 and the gradient of the road crossing the low range of hills between Sham Shui Po and Tai Kok Tsui was improved at a cost of $423.05 by lowering the summit to the extent of 6 feet so as to render it available for wheeled traffic. Total cost of all the works alluded to $3,376.18.
(iv.) Road connecting Austin and Jordan Roads.—This road skirts the Western side of the Southern section of King's Park, where the allotments to the Kowloon Bowling Green Club and Kowloon Cricket Club are situated. It is 20 feet wide, is practically level and is provided with lime and cement concrete side channels and sur- faced with decomposed granite. The cost of it was $876.59.
1910 Estimates, 1910 Expenditure,
$30,000.00 31,176.13
The sum of $4,100 contributed from Railway funds towards the cost of item (i) has been deducted from the actual expenditure in the figures given in Annexe B, thus making the expenditure appear as $27,076.13.
84. New Roads in New Territories.-The works executed under this heading were the following:-
(i.) Road from Kowloon City to Shatin Pass.-A full descrip- tion of this work, which was completed in January, was given in last year's report, in which a statement of the cost was also given. The expenditure in 1910 amount- ed to $4,473.12. The difference between this amount and that given in last year's report ($4.492.68) is ac- counted for by a small return of unused stores which were credited to the work. The Military Authorities paid the balance of their contribution towards the cost of this work, namely, $8,332.00, (ride statement in last year's report).
(ii) Road from Castle Peak Bay to Ping Shan.-This road was also described in last year's report. With the exception of a length of about 500 feet at the Castle Peak end, it was completed in the early part of 1910. The expenditure during the year amounted to $12,327.50, which included $244.91 for surveying expenses, etc. The total expenditure to date amounted to $30,563.62 which includes $2,504.83 for land re- sumptions and $1,889.84 for surveying and other ex- penses. The construction of a pier and approach to same at Castle Peak Bay was undertaken but these works will be referred to elsewhere as a special vote was taken for them.
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