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(b.) Louvre Ventilators to the Chapel and 'A' and 'B' Halls which had perished were renewed.
(c.) Improvements were effected to the Female Hospital by converting a Store Room into an additional Bath Room, and a Cell into a Sick Ward.
(d.) A commencement was made with the rebuilding of the Male Hospital, etc. This building which has three storeys provides on the ground floor,-the Chief Warder's office; Armoury; Record Room; Mortuary; and General Store: on the first floor,- an Operating Theatre Suite; the Medical Officer's office and subsidiary rooms; Bath Rooms; and space for sick parades: on the second floor,- a Ward of twenty beds and another of ten beds; and an Isolation Ward of one bed.
Tenders were obtained in June, and that submitted by Messrs. Tat Lee & Co. for $60,142.34 was accepted.
Good progress was made with the work, the walls in course of erection having reached the level of the second floor by the end of the year.
1927 Estimates, $56,000.00 Total Estimates, $56,000.00
Expenditure to 31.12.27, $43,193.98
1927 Expenditure, $43,193.98
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118. General Repairs to Blake Pier. This work was referred to in Annexe L, at page 169 of the Report for last year.
The time for fulfilling the Contract expired on 29th May. Owing to several night tides in the early part of the year not ebbing as low as was predicted, the tidal portion of the reinforced concrete work was consequently delayed, with the result that Contract was not completed until July.
1927 Estimates, $12,500.00 Total Estimates, $26,176.00
1927 Sup. Vote, $13,676.00 Expenditure to 31.12.27, $24,787.55
1927 Expenditure, $28,418.00 $27,029.85
119. Additional Plant for new Workshop at Wanchai Garage. The machinery ordered from the Crown Agents for the Colonies was received and installed during the year. It comprised:-
1 Universal Milling Machine,
1 12" Stroke Shaping Machine,
1 Combined 12" Wet Tool Grinder and Drill Grinder,
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(b.) Louvre Ventilators to the Chapel and 'A' and 'B'
Halls which had perished were renewed.
(c.) Improvements were effected to the Female Hospi- tal by converting a Store Room into an additional Bath Room, and a Cell into a Sick Ward.
(d.) A commencement was made with the rebuilding of the Male Hospital, etc. This building which has three storeys provides on the ground floor,-the Chief Warder's office; Armoury; Record Room; Mortuary; and General Store: on the first floor,- an Operating Theatre Suite; the Medical Officer's office and subsidiary rooms; Bath Rooms; and space for sick parades: on the second floor,- -a Ward of twenty beds and another of ten beds; and an Isolation Ward of one bed.
Tenders were obtained in June, and that submitted by Messrs. Tat Lee & Co. for $60,142.34 was accepted.
Good progress was made with the work, the walls in course. of erection having reached the level of the second floor by the end of the year.
1927 Estimates, $56,000.00 Total Estimates,
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$56,000.00
Expenditure to
$43,193.98
1927 Expenditure, $43,193.98 31.12.27,
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118. General Repairs to Blake Pier. This work was re- ferred to in Annexe L, at page 169 of the Report for last year.
The time for fulfilling the Contract expired on 29th May. Owing to several night tides in the early part of the year not ebbing as low as was predicted, the tidal portion of the reinforced concrete work was consequently delayed, with the result that Contract was not completed until July.
1927 Estimates,
1927 Sup. Vote,
1927 Expenditure,
$12,500.00 Total Estimates,
13,676.00
$26,176.00 Expenditure to $24,787.55 31.12.27,
..
$28,418.00
$27,029.85
119. Additional Plant for new Workshop at Wanchai Garage. The machinery ordered from the Crown Agents for the Colonies was received and installed during the year. It com- prised:-
1 Universal Milling Machine,
1 12" Stroke Shaping Machine,
1 Combined 12" Wet Tool Grinder and Drill Grinder,
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