CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11] — Page 52

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CHARITABLE SERVICES:-

You. 435-85109

Grant in aid of Tung Wah Hospital,Kowloon,

$4,900 (for whole instead of part of year);

grant approved in C. 0. Despatch No. 20 of

23rd. January, 1908.

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10.

Increases and decreases on certain

sub-heads of Public Works, Recurrent, result in a saving

of $11,300 on this head.

11.

There are 13 new items under

Public Works Extraordinary, involving an estimated ex-

-penditure in 1911 of $237,000. I have briefly dealt with

some of these items in my speech in Council, but I append

a summary of the reasons which render each of them

necessary.

(a). New Magistracy, $20,000. The present

buildings which date back over 40 years are in a bad state

of repair and are too small for present requirements. The

Courts are badly lit and ventilated, the Justices' room is

inadequate, and it is impossible to continue work in them

during stormy weather. Their re-erection will supply a

long felt want. Plans of the new building are not yet

ready and will be forwarded when prepared together with

estimate of total cost.

(b).