CO129-347 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [4-6] — Page 582

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Health and Buildings Ordinance, and the custody and disposal

of all Crown Lands is under his direction.

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urinals, &c., 120 miles of roads and six reservoirs of a combin-

-ed capacity of 1,100 million gallons under the care of the

Department, whilst works in progress include such important

items as the Law Courts (£75,000), Post Office (£90,000), City

Water Works Extension (£85,000) and Kowloon Water Works

(£115,000). The projected breakwater to form a new Harbour of

Refuge for Small Craft is estimated to cost £140,000 and a

further proposed extension of the City Water Works £300,000.

Negotiations for the disposal of Crown Land

are often very troublesome as many districts are absolutely

undeveloped and scheme for their development have to be prepared

before terms can be arranged. Practically all flat areas are

occupied by squatters for purposes of habitation or cultivation

and, whenever a lot applied for is situated in such an area,

terms have to be arranged with the squatters by the Public Works

Department. The re-arrangement and reconstruction of their

villages and settlement of the amounts to be paid by way of

compensation are all very troublesome matters in dealing with

people of the class mentioned and it is no uncommon occurrence

for

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