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containing 10 seats, was provided. The structure also contains urinals and a store. A Contract was let to Messrs. Hop Hing Cheong in October and, at the close of the year, the work was well advanced.
The walls are lined with white-glazed tiles and the floor is surfaced with salt-glazed tiles of local manufacture.
In connection with this work, certain alterations were made in the water-supply to the depôt from the nullah already referred to, the old tank hitherto in use being abandoned and a small reservoir to contain about 13,000 gallons of water being constructed in the valley to the south of the depôt. The new reservoir is about 70 feet above the level of the latrine and the alterations will result in improving the supply to the depôt generally.
1916 Estimates, $4,000.00
1916 Expenditure, $1,259.32
Total Estimates,... $4,000.00 Expenditure to 31/12/16,...... $1,259.32
133. Paving of Main Roads.-The motor-lorry referred to in paragraph 106 of last year's Report was delivered during the year and has been running successfully in connection with the Quarry. The tar-macadam mixing-machine ordered at the same time also arrived and has been erected in position at the Quarry, with specially designed hoppers and weighing apparatus. An extension of the rotary-dryer was carried out to enable it to deal with artificial asphalte.
1916 Estimates, $12,000.00
1916 Expenditure, $9,978.20
134. Training Nullahs--Wongneichong Village-Extension of nullahs cast and west of I.L. 1926. This work was described in last year's Report (paragraph 110 (e)). It was completed early in the year. The lengths trained have already been given.
1916 Estimates, $9,700.00
1916 Expenditure, $3,613.85
Total Estimates,... $9,700.00 Expenditure to 31/12/16,...... $8,845.31
135. Training Nullahs—Magazine Gap District. This work was also described in last year's Report and was completed early in the year. The lengths trained have already been given.
1916 Estimates, $7,000.00
1916 Expenditure, $1,159.81
Total Estimates,... $7,000.00 Expenditure to 31/12/16,...... $4,803.80
136. Telephone Cable across the Harbour.-As the cable hitherto existing only contained eight cores, several of which were defective, it was decided to supplement it by laying a new cable of 10 pairs (20 cores). As mentioned in last year's Report, (paragraph 115), an indent for the cable was forwarded in May, 1915. It arrived in May, 1916, and was laid forthwith.
On the night of the 6th September, during a storm, the cable was fouled by a ship's anchor and severely damaged. Attempts
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containing 10 seats, was provided. The structure also contains. urinals and a store. A Contract was let to Messrs. Hop Hing Cheong in October and, at the close of the year, the work was well advanced.
The walls are lined with white-glazed tiles and the floor is surfaced with salt-glazed tiles of local manufacture.
In connection with this work, certain alterations were made in the water-supply to the depôt from the nullah already referred to, the old tank hitherto in use being abandoned and a small reservoir to contain about 13,000 gallons of water being constructed in the valley to the south of the depôt. The new reservoir is about
70 feet above the level of the latrine and the alterations will result in improving the supply to the depôt generally.
1916 Estimates,
1916 Expenditure, $ 1,259.32
Total Estimates,... $4,000.00 Expenditure to
31/12/16,......
1,259.32
133. Paving of Main Roads.-The motor-lorry referred to in paragraph 106 of last year's Report was delivered during the year and has been running successfully in connection with the Quarry. The tar-macadam mixing-machine ordered at the same time also arrived and has been erected in position at the Quarry, with specially designed hoppers and weighing apparatus. An extension of the rotary-dryer was carried out to enable it to deal with artificial asphalte.
1916 Estimates,
1916 Expenditure,..
$ 9,978.20
134. Training Nullahs--Wongneichong Village-Extension of nullahs cast and west of I.L. 1926. This work was described in last year's Report (paragraph 110 (e)). It was completed early in the year. The lengths trained have already been given.
1916 Estimates,
1916 Expenditure, $ 3,613.85 |
Total Estimates,... $ 9,700.00 Expenditure to
31/12/16,......
8,845.31
135. Training Nullahs—Magazine Gap District. This work was also described in last year's Report and was completed early in the year. The lengths trained have already been given.
1916 Estimates,
1916 Expenditure, $ 1,159.81
Total Estimates,... $ 7,000.00 Expenditure to
31/12/16,...... 4,803.80
136. Telephone Cable across the Harbour.-As the cable hither- to existing only contained eight cores, several of which were defec- tive, it was decided to supplement it by laying a new cable of 10 pairs (20 cores). As mentioned in last year's Report, (paragraph 115), an indent for the cable was forwarded in May, 1915. It arrived in May, 1916, and was laid forthwith.
On the night of the 6th September, during a storm, the cable was fouled by a ship's anchor and severely damaged. Attempts
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