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Works not appearing in Estimates. Hongkong.
was made, many of the bends being eased and the culverts and bridges widened.
1920 Estimates,
1920 Expenditure,
$9,288.63
168. Road from Taipo Road to Taipo Market Station.---The necessary resumptions having been carried through, this road was laid out, kerbed and channelled. The work was uncompleted at the end of the year.
1920 Estimates,
1920 Expenditure,
$3,914.42
169. Road from Sheung Shui Station to Cross Road.—This road was macadamized and treated with asphaltum.
1920 Estimates,
1920 Expenditure,
$1,633.35
HONGKONG HARBOUR.
170. Extensive hydrographic surveys of the Harbour were made and tentative Schemes of Harbour Improvements prepared in advance of the arrival of Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, C.M.G., Senior Partner in the firm of Messrs. Coode, Matthews, Fitzmaurice and Wilson, Consulting Engineers to the Crown Agents for the Colonies, who, at the request of the Government, were asked to send out a member of their firm to make local investigations and advise on the Improvement of Hongkong Harbour.
Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice arrived in Hongkong on the 13th November and left on 1st December.
As extensive boring operations have yet to be carried out and further surveys to be made, for which work additions to the Staff are necessary, it will be some time before the Consulting Engineers will have obtained all the information they require on which to base their Report.
ADVANCE ACCOUNT.
HONGKONG.
171. Praya East Reclamation Scheme.-A meeting of those persons entitled to participate in the Scheme was held in the City Hall on the 4th May. The Honourable Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., presided and was supported by Mr. M. S. Northcote, Secretary of the Land Investment & Agency Company, Limited.
The estimated cost (prepared in August, 1919) of the works to be borne by those persons entitled to participate is $3,385,000.00, the area of building land available for apportionment being
- Q 71
Works not appearing in Estimates. Hongkong.
was made, many of the bends being eased and the culverts and bridges widened.
1920 Estimates,.
1920 Expenditure,
.$9,288.63
168. Road from Taipo Road to Taipo Market Station.---The necessary resumptions having been carried through, this road was laid out, kerbed and channelled. The work was uncompleted at the end of the year.
1920 Estimates,
1920 Expenditure,
$3,914.42
169. Road from Sheung Shui Station to Cross Road.—This road was macadamized and treated with asphaltum.
1920 Estimates,..
1920 Expenditure,
.$1,633.35
HONGKONG HARBOUR.
170. Extensive hydrographic surveys of the Harbour were made and tentative Schemes of Harbour Improvements prepared in advance of the arrival of Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, C.M.G.. Senior Partner in the firm of Messrs. Coode, Matthews, Fitzmaurice and Wilson, Consulting Engineers to the Crown Agents for the Colonies, who, at the request of the Government, were asked to send out a member of their firm to make local investigations aud advise on the Improvement of Hongkong Harbour.
Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice arrived in Hongkong on the 13th November and left on 1st December.
As extensive boring operations have yet to be carried out and further surveys to be made, for which work additions to the Staff are necessary, it will be some time before the Consulting Engineers will have obtained all the information they require on which to base their Report.
ADVANCE ACCOUNT.
HONGKONG.
171. Praya East Reclamation Scheme.-A meeting of those persons entitled to participate in the Scheme was held in the City Hall on the 4th May. The Honourable Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., presided and was supported by Mr. M. S. Northcote, Secretary of the Land Investiment & Agency Company, Limited.
The estimated cost (prepared in August, 1919) of the works to be borne by those persons entitled to participate is $3,385,000.00, the area of building land available for apportionment being
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