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Enclosure.

8.

in the immediate neighbourhood of the railway station and

having a frontage on the sea. In explanation of the item of

$25,000 for the reclamation at Shamshuipo to provide sites for

lessees dislodged from the old village, I enclose a letter

from the Director of Public Works dated 14th. August, 1911,

which gives full particulars. The total cost of the scheme is

estimated at $84,300. For the increase of $401,600 on the

original estimate for the Typhoon Refuge I would refer you to

paragraph 5 of my Despatch No. 91 of 17th. of last March. To

the figure there given have to be added the preliminary expens-

-es and Consulting Engineers' fees amounting to $16,899 and

the cost of supervision, hire of launches, etc., estimated at

$120,000. A statement in footnote 2 on page 8 of the Revenue

Estimates shows to what extent the special assessment of Light

Dues has contributed to the financing of this work. The vote

for laying out Chinese Cemeteries (89,000), now inserted under

this head, has in former years been erroneously allocated to

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Public Works Recurrent.

WATERWORKS.

The amount of £100,000 included for the

comencement of Tytam Tuk, Second Section, is as much as it is

expected can be spent during the year. As soon as the plans are

finally