Q 67 P.W.E. New Territories.
15" storm-water drain in Hai Tan Street between Nanchang Street and Peiho Street; the construction of storm-water drains at Taipo Market (24", 21″, 18″ & 15″ dia.) between the Railway Station and Taipo Road (incomplete); the extension of a 6″ sewer in the scavenging lane North of Hai Tan Street between Peiho Street and Nanchang Street; the extension of a sewer in the scavenging lane between N.K.I.L's 23 and 25; the extension of a 6" sewer between N.K.I.L's 152 and 179 and the extension of the sewer outfalls at Peiho and Kweilin Streets (incomplete).
The number of drain connections made was 67.
1920 Estimates, $10,000.00
1920 Supplementary Vote, $7,400.00
$17,400.00
1920 Expenditure (from Govt. funds) ... $12,269.88
154. Filling in between bridges, Tai Wo Shi.-A Contract was let for this work to a local Village Elder in February.
The work consisted of filling in the mangrove swamp to the North-West of Tai Wo Shi Village between the Railway and Road bridges to O.D.+ 15.00 and facing the stream bank with a pitched rubble wall set in lime and cement mortar. The necessary filling was obtained by cutting away a portion of the hill at the rear of the village to formation level.
The work was finished in October and, by the end of the year, all liabilities had been discharged.
1920 Estimates, $10,000.00
1920 Expenditure, $8,887.44
155. Further Reclamation at Shamshuipo.-The negotiations for the resumption of land in order to provide routes for the transport of material required for filling in the reclamation, referred to in paragraph 128 of last year's Report, were unavoidably protracted and in consequence progress with this work was delayed.
The dredging of trenches, by the Government Grab Dredger, for pell-mell rubble mounds was completed on the 8th of May, the total quantity of material excavated amounting to 36,814 cubic yards (Junk Measurements).
Satisfactory progress was made with the depositing of pell-mell rubble forming the foundations of the sea and future nullah walls, the quantity deposited during the year amounting to 32,116 cubic yards and the total quantity to the end of the year 45,701 cubic yards (found by soundings above the bottoms of the dredged trenches).
The construction of the embankment for the transport line from the cutting at Laichikok foot-hills was commenced on the 3rd of March and completed on the 15th of May, from which latter
Q 67 P.W.E. New Territories.
15" storm-water drain in Hai Tan Street between Nanchang Street and Peiho Street; the construction of storm-water drains at Taipo Market (24", 21′′, 18′′ & 15′′ dia.) between the Railway Station and Taipo Road (incomplete); the extension of a 6′′ sewer in the scavenging lane North of Hai Tan Street between Peiho Street and Nanchang Street; the extension of a sewer in the scavenging lane between N.K.I.L's 23 and 25; the extension of a 6" sewer between N.K.I.L's 152 and 179 and the extension of the sewer outfalls at Peiho and Kweilin Streets (incomplete).
The number of drain connections made was 67.
1920 Estimates,
.$10,000.00
1920 Supplementary Vote,
7,400.00
$17,400.00
1920 Expenditure (from Govt. funds) ... 12,269.88
154. Filling in between bridges, Tai Wo Shi.-A Contract was let for this work to a local Village Elder in February.
The work consisted of filling in the mangrove swamp to the North-West of Tai Wo Shi Village between the Railway and Road bridges to O.D.+ 15.00 and facing the stream bank with a pitched rubble wall set in lime and cement mortar. The neces- sary filling was obtained by cutting away a portion of the hill at the rear of the village to formation level.
The work was finished in October and, by the end of the all liabilities had been discharged.
year,
1920 Estimates,
1920 Expenditure,
$10,000.00 8,887.44
155. Further Reclamation at Shamshuipo.-The negotiations for the resumption of land in order to provide routes for the transport of material required for filling in the reclamation, referred to in paragraph 128 of last year's Report, were unavoidably protracted and in consequence progress with this work was delayed.
The dredging of trenches, by the Government Grab Dredger, for pell-mell rubble mounds was completed on the 8th of May, the total quantity of material excavated amounting to 36,814 cubic yards (Junk Measurements).
Satisfactory progress was made with the depositing of pell- mell rubble forming the foundations of the sea and future nullah walls, the quantity deposited during the year amounting to 32,116 cubic yards and the total quantity to the end of the year 45,701 cubic yards (found by soundings above the bottoms of the dredged trenches).
The construction of the embankment for the transport line from the cutting at Laichikok foot-hills was commenced on the 3rd of March and completed on the 15th of May from which latter
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