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56. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.-The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this vote:
Kennedy Town-Making good rubble pitching at west end of reclamation- General repairs.. $1,273 Taipo, Pier at Island-Reconstruction 822 Blake Pier-Painting, including small repairs Kennedy Town Pier-General repairs..... 789 608 Queen's Statue Wharf-General repairs....................... 403 Aplichau Sea-wall-General repairs.... 247 Water Police Pier, Kowloon Point-General repairs....... 233 Kowloon City and Green Island Piers-General repairs.... 186 Harbour Office Pier-General repairs 159 128 Lai Chi Kok Pier-General repairs...57. Maintenance of Public Cemetery.-Several of the unsur-faced footways were surfaced and channelled and a new terrace was formed in the western portion of the Cemetery.
58. Laying out Chinese Cemeteries and trenching for burials.
59. Exhumation of remains in Cemeteries. An account of the work carried out under these headings will be found in paragraph 36 of this Report.
60. Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds. — The various grounds were maintained in good order. The area of Crown land on the east side of Tai Hang Nullah was raised considerably to bring it above flood level. The expenditure on this work, including turfing and fencing, amounted to $1,763.67. A fence was erected between the Polo Ground and the ground allotted to the Chinese Recreation Club at a cost of $161.13.
61. Dredging Foreshores -The dredger was employed for a considerable time in excavating a trench for the wall and pitched slope to enclose the reclamation at the north end of the Typhoon Refuge, Mongkoktsui. In all, 25,039 cubic yards of material were dredged at a cost of $5,734.12 which amount was debited to the Harbour of Refuge vote. The following is a statement of the other work done by the dredger during the year:
Causeway Bay Storm water outfalls... 6,981 Cubic Yards. Wing Lok Street Wharf 4,161 Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.'s Wharf at Western Street.... 1,598 Kowloon Point 549 Police Basin, Kowloon Point 1,854 19 North Point 324 19 Total......... 15,606 15Page 22
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56. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.-The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this vote:---
Kennedy Town-Making good rubble pitching at
west end of reclamation- General repairs.. $1,273
Taipo, Pier at Island-Reconstruction
822
Blake Pier-Painting, including small repairs Kennedy Town Pier-General repairs.....
789
....
608
Queen's Statue Wharf-General `repairs....................... Aplichau Sea-wall-General repairs....
403
247
Water Police Pier, Kowloon Point-General
repairs.......
233
Kowloon City and Green Island Piers-General
repairs....
186
Harbour Office Pier-General repairs
159
128
Lai Chi Kok Pier-General repairs...
57. Maintenance of Public Cemetery.-Several of the unsur- faced footways were surfaced and channelled and a new terrace was formed in the western portion of the Cemetery.
58. Laying out Chinese Cemeteries and trenching for burials.
· An account of the
59. Exhumation of remains in Cemeteries. work carried out under these headings will be found in paragraph 36 of this Report.
60. Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds. — The various grounds were maintained in good order. The area of Crown land on the east side of Tai Hang Nullah was raised considerably to bring it above flood level. The expenditure on this work, including turfing and fencing, amounted to $1,763.67. A fence was erected between the Polo Ground and the ground allotted to the Chinese Recreation Club at a cost of $161.13.
61. Dredging Foreshores -The dredger was employed for a considerable time in excavating a trench for the wall and pitched slope to enclose the reclamation at the north end of the Typhoon, Refuge, Mongkoktsui. In all, 25,039 cubic yards of material were dredged at a cost of $5,734.12 which amount was debited to the Harbour of Refuge vote. The following is a statement of the other work done by the dredger during the year: -
Causeway Bay
Storm water outfalls...
Wing Lok Street Wharf
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
Godown Co.'s Wharf at Wes-
6,981 Cubic Yards.
4,161
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1,598
tern Street....
Kowloon Point .....
Police Basin, Kowloon Point
549
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1,854
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North Point
324 19
Total.........
15,606
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