CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 537

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No. 534.

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Sir,

Enclosure

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(Beat 20 NOV

Public Works Office,

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Hongkong, 20th. October, 1898.

I have the honour to request the authority

of His Excellency the Offiaer Administering the Government to call

for tenders for the construction of the road from Wanchai Gap to

Yong We Chung Gap for which a Vote of $10,000 is taken in next

year's Estimates. This work has, I understand, already met with

the approval of the Secretary of State. We bave at present a large

force of men at Wong Nee Chung Reservoir which is nearing comple-

tion, and I an anxious to keep this labour force together. The

completion of work on the Chamberlain Road and also on the road

from Plantation Road to Magazine Gap is setting a lot of men free.

It will take a month to arrange a contract and I can settle with the accepted tenderer to await first payment till January. It seems a pity to lose the good weather of the last two months of the year

for a work of this nature.

The Honourable

The Colonial Secretary.

I have etc.

( Sd.) R. D. Orusby,

Director of Public Works.