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Works not appearing in Estimates,-Hong Kong.

197. Path from Ta Ku Ling to Lim Ma Hang-A reference to this work was made in paragraph 172 of last year's Report.

The work was satisfactorily completed in September.

$ 2,000.00 Total Estimates,

9,255.00

1928 Estimates,

$15,000.00

1928 Sup. Vote,

$11,255.00

Expenditure up

1928 Expenditure, . $10,056.18

to 31.12.28,

$13,802.52

198. Tai O Police Station-One 5 HP Petter Engine and

one Tudor Battery were installed.

AK.W. Wireless Telegraph Set was installed at Tai O for use by the Police.

Estimates, Expenditure,

$7,300.00

$5,162.34

199. Replacing wooden by iron telephone poles on Lan Tau island. This work was started on 26th January 1928 and com- pleted on 11th October 1928. Three hundred and fifty iron poles and now wires were erected in place of three hundred and fifty wooden poles.

Estimates,

Expenditure,

$16,500.00

$13,210.23

200. Compensation and Resumptions.-This vote provided for the Resumption of properties required for sundry purposes in the New Territories other than the area known as New Kowloon.

Estimates,

$5,000.00

Expenditure (approved),

$3,951.86

Less amounts refunded etc.,

$

55.25

Nett Expenditure,

$3,896.61

WORKS NOT APPEARING IN ESTIMATES.

HONG KONG.

Central

201. Work-Mountain Lodge,-Installing_of

of a Heating and· Domestic Hot Water System.—A new boiler house was erected with suitable flue and in it was installed two Bees- ton Robin Hood Boilers with necessary fittings and two centri- fugal Electric Pumps.