AnnualReport-1928 — Page 632

Q 71

P.W.E. Kowloon.

That section of the work to the South of Argyle Street was completed early in the year. The remainder was not made a part of the contract since cutting from the working face in Argyle Street was used to fill in below the Railway Station.

1928 Estimates,

1928 Expenditure,

$500.00 Total Estimates,

Expenditure up

$499.08 to 31.12.28,

$7,500.00

$2,998.08

153. Forming level areas in Tai Shek Ku Valley opposite Cemetery. This work was referred to in paragraph 145 of the Report for last year.

The work of filling in the old Indian Cemetery Area, re- ferred to in paragraph 187 on page 90 of last year's report was completed early in the year.

Messrs. Li Hing & Bros. contractors for the above work, also carried out the filling in of the area opposite the Cemetery together with the provision of concrete stanchions and pipe rail- ing for the Indian Cemetery as an extension of the contract.

The work was completed by the end of the year.

Estimates, Expenditure,

$12,500.00 $11,779.79

154. Chinese Cemeteries, Laying out new areas.-Work carried out under this head has already been alluded to in para- graph 31 of this report.

Estimates, Expenditure,

$16,000.00 $15,844.28

155. Exhumation, Chinese Cemeteries.-Certain exhuma- tion work was carried out for this Department by the Sanitary Department.

1928 Estimates,

Waterworks:---

156. Distributing Water

$20,000.00

Mains.-The

undermentioned

mains were laid during the year:-

Size of Main.

Length in feet.

Locality.

4"

170

Portland Street.

4"

430

6"

420

6"

1,950

6"

200

6"

650

8"

1,820

Estimates, Expenditure,

Shantung Street.

Shek Ku Long Road. Woo Sung Street. Apliu Street.

Tong Mi Road.

To Kwa Wan Road.

$10,000.00 $9,834.29