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estimate for this is given under several Minor. Heads.
About 1000 ft. at each end is estimated as fully
lined, the rest has only a flying arch.
A great deal of expense had to be incurred ze
a precaution against fever at both faces. All the
nullahs running down the Hill sides had to be trained and the pools and back waters filled up. At the North Side also under advice given by the medical officers in the colony the Puropean quarters have been placed on the hill tops abore the Taipo Frontier Road on the side of the valley opposite the Tunnel
The Public Works Department refused to let the quarters be built above the Catch Water Drain of the
Kowloon Water Works. An Aerial ropeway is provided for bringing the man to and from the works.
There are two small timnels of 250 and 350 feet in length respectively and one of 900 feet in length at Taipo. The short timel 200 feet long may be avoided, but I am not certain as yet until the approach cutting is made.
The timnel at Taipo is made to avoid running
round a headland as laid out by Mr Bruce on a very
long and rather sharp curve. Making the tunnel also
aroids crossing a bay in rather deep water and does
away with the necessity of some rather difficult bridges.
Under Roads is included the diversions of Des
Voeux and Gascoigne Roads in Kowloon, the Frontier
Road near the village of Lokloha arid the same road
at the North End of Taipo Station.
Bridges
The masonry of Bridges is estimated for double
line and Iron Work for single line.
There
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