P.W.E. Hongkong.
Q 56
the Gaol, with which it is approximately level. A central hall, 9' 0" wide, extends the full length and height of the building, the cells being arranged on either side of it. On the two upper floors, which are reached by straight flights of concrete steps, the cells are entered from small concrete galleries which extend around the central hall. The cells are 8′ 0″ x 5' 0" and are provided with windows of the improved type described in last year's Report. The doors are fitted with special gaol locks and are provided with the usual inspection holes. Each cell is fitted with an electric bell, indicator boards being provided in the corridors.
As explained in last year's Report, the three upper stories are entirely supported on concrete piers and beams, reinforced with steel rods, the piers numbering 24 and measuring 3' 0" square. The outer walls, above the reinforced concrete piers, are of brick in cement and the partitions between the cells are of 9" brickwork also in cement mortar. All the upper floors are of cement concrete, 3½" thick, reinforced with steel rods and finished with granolithic, 1" thick. The roof is covered with double pan and roll tiling, supported on timber purlins and rafters, the central portion being raised and fitted with louvres to provide for ventilation. Sinks are provided at the ends of the corridors, with water laid on.
1915 Estimates, $27,500.00 | Total Estimates, $47,500.00
1915 Expenditure, 28,422.04
Expenditure to 31/12/15, $37,847.80
99. Queen's College Improvements. It was decided to postpone the execution of this work, the only expenditure incurred being in connection with the supply of certain apparatus which had been ordered prior to the decision just mentioned.
1915 Estimates, $10,000.00 | Total Estimates, $10,000.00
1915 Expenditure, $182.44
Expenditure to 31/12/15, $555.75
100. Hill District School.—The formation of the site, which adjoins Gough Hill Road, was referred to in last year's Report and, as therein mentioned, the Contract for the construction of the school building was let in December, 1914. The building was completed and occupied at the end of September.
The work comprised the erection of a one-storied building containing three class-rooms, two 18′ 0″ x 16′ 0″ and one 25′ 0″ × 16′ 0″, each capable of accommodating 24 scholars; lavatories for boys and girls; a store-room and small quarters for two resident mistresses, (each two rooms and a bathroom), together with the necessary servants' quarters. It was at first proposed to provide two class-rooms only, but it was subsequently decided to convert a portion of the building originally designed as an open-air playshed into a third class-room. In order to utilize the site to the fullest extent possible, the building is approximately semi-hexagonal in
P.W.E. Hongkong.
Q 56
the Gaol, with which it is approximately level. A central hall, 9' 0" wide, extends the full length and height of the building, the cells being arranged on either side of it. On the two upper floors, which are reached by straight flights of concrete steps, the cells are entered from small concrete galleries which extend around the central hall. The cells are 8′ 0′′x5' 0" and are provided with windows of the improved type described in last year's Report. The doors are fitted with special gaol locks and are provided with the usual inspection holes. Each cell is fitted with an electric bell, indicator boards being provided in the corridors.
As explained in last year's Report, the three upper stories are entirely supported on concrete piers and beams, reinforced with steel rods, the piers numbering 24 and measuring 3' 0" square. The outer walls, above the reinforced concrete piers, are of brick in cement and the partitions between the cells are of 9" brickwork also in cement mortar. All the upper floors are of cement concrete, 34" thick, reinforced with steel rods and finished with granolithic, 1" thick. The roof is covered with double pan and roll tiling, supported on timber purlins and rafters, the central portion being raised and fitted with louvres to provide for ventilation. Sinks are provided at the ends of the corridors, with water laid on.
1915 Estimates,...$27,500.00 | Total Estimates,
$47,500.00
1915 Expenditure, 28,422.04
Expenditure to
31/12/15,...
37,847.80
99. Queen's College Improvements. It was decided to postpone the execution of this work, the only expenditure incurred being in connection with the supply of certain apparatus which had been ordered prior to the decision just mentioned.
1915 Estimates,... $10,000.00 | Total Estimates,
1915 Expenditure,
182.44
..$10,000.00
Expenditure to
31/12/15,...
555.75
100. Hill District School.—The formation of the site, which adjoins Gough Hill Road, was referred to in last year's Report and, as therein mentioned, the Contract for the construction of the school building was let in December, 1914. The building was completed and occupied at the end of September.
The work comprised the erection of a one-storied building containing three class-rooms, two 18′ 0′′x16′0′′ and one 25′ 0′′× 16′ 0′′, each capable of accommodating 24 scholars; lavatories for boys and girls; a store-room and small quarters for two resident mistresses, (each two rooms and a bathroom), together with the necessary servants' quarters. It was at first proposed to provide two class-rooms only, but it was subsequently decided to convert a portion of the building originally designed as an open-air playshed into a third class-room. In order to utilize the site to the fullest extent posible, the building is approximately semi-hexagonal in
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