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nclosure 1.

showing (1) expenditure up to date; (2) liabilities on

account of works already in hand; and (3) estimated cost

of works not yet commenced but urgently required, which

expenditure, liabilities and estimated cost are or will be

charged to this item and amount in all to $82,000 against

$40,000 provided in the Estimates.

6.

The excess is due in the first

instance to the resumption of Hunghom Inland Lot 220 which

was decided on last year after the Estimates for 1906 had

been prepared. The resumption was forced on the Government

by an application from the owners of certain portions of

the lot to re-erect their buildings on the lot in a more

substantial style. This application could not legally be

refused without a resumption of the property and if acceded

to would have involved the Government in far greater ex-

-pense later on in making the 100 foot Kowloon-Hunghom

Road. $25,000 were paid for the resumption in 1905 out of

that year's item for "Forming and Kerbing Streets" which

was the only one available, it not being considered desir-

-able to announce before hand the proposed acquisition by

taking a special vote for it. The acquisition was arranged

for privately, Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs acting for

the