CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 547

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Minute by the Direntor of Public Works

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Hon.Colonial Secretary.

I consider the present

ben streng-

thened by the special engineer and overseer expected for the

Tytam works, sufficient to carry out the works provided for in

next year's Estimates, with the exception named below, provided

also that Mr. Chatham, kir. Boulton and Mr. Drury return and that

no resignations or casualties take place.

The total of the "stiates for P.W.D.

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traordinary in 1901, appears formidable as compared with the

totals of preceding years, but on examining the Votes item by

item, it will be seen that some of the largest works have been

started and all the difficult preliminary work got over.

The exception referred to above is that

of an extra overseer for waterworks and an extra clerk.

Overseer Ross is over worked, and overseer

Kynoch at Yau-ma-ti is not quite good enough for the ap-

pointment he holds unassisted. Taking into consideration there

-fore the large sums to be spent next year on Waterworks, the

extensions in the city and Kowloon, the works in hand for an

improved supply to the Peak &c., I would be glad to see anoth

-er overseer at $1,500 added to the staff, which appointment

should be given to Ross, and in his place a good man obtained

for Yau-ma-ti.

An extra clerk, at say $40 a month, is re-

quired in connection with house service accounts; this would

save much of the time of overseers and inspectors, who are

Hour