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ing, channelling and paving extensions (30) feet wide)-half cost,

(iii. Wanchai Road and Burrows Street-Taking up and relaying kerbing, channelling and paving,

$2,081.76

868.01

(iv.) Praya East--Kerbing, channelling and paving opposite new houses on M.L.'s 40, 64 & 64A, Praya East,

670.97

(v.) Wongneichong Road-Kerbing, channelling and paving opposite houses on I.L. 1926,

552.93

(vi.) Tai Hang Village :-

Raising roadway, kerbing and channelling opposite houses on I.L. 2085, $384.08 Kerbing and channelling opposite houses on I.L.'s 2050 & 2051;

231.02

615.10

(vii.) Star Street-Kerbing, channelling, etc., in front of new houses on I.L. 1715,

239.91

(viii.) On Lan Street-Forming, kerbing, channelling and paving- half cost,

712.07

(ix.) Des Voeux Road West-Kerbing and laying granolithic paving opposite new houses on I.L. 37,

180.04

(x.) Approach to Upper Rutter Street-Laying granite steps and paving-half cost,.......

444.66

(xi.) Improving alignment of Bonham Road past I.L.'s 1096 & 1848-Laying tar macadam,

962.84

(xii) Pokfulam Road-Kerbing, channelling and paving opposite I.L. 1095,... $450.65

(xiii.) Pokfulam Road-Diversion of road opposite Blind School,

605.07

1,055.72

(xiv.) Gough Hill Road-Laying tar macadam on diversion past Peak School,

1,044.39

Item (i). A portion of an old lane, named Tai Wong Lane, which had hitherto had houses fronting on it on one side only, was widened to 30 feet in connection with a proposal to erect houses on the opposite side. The area required for widening the lane was resumed by Government in 1914.

Item (ii). Amoy and Swatow Lanes were formerly 'cul-de-sacs' opening off Queen's Road East, their northern ends being blocked by godowns which occupied the northern portion of M.L. 40. The owner of the godowns having decided to erect houses on his lot, it became necessary for him to lay out streets and these were provided as extensions of Amoy and Swatow Lanes, such extensions communi-