CO129-393 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [11] — Page 20

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Buildings.

HONGKONG.

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Dealing in the first place with buildings already

under construction I have to explain that the excess of $4,500 on

the original estimate for the Sanitary Inspectors Office in the

Western District is due to Lore extensive accommodation being re-

-quired than was originally anticipated. In accordance with the

27748 approval communicated in your telegram of 7th. September I have

included $100,000 for the erection of Quarters for Subordinate

Officers. Plans for these quarters are now in course of prepara-

-tion and will be forwarded as soon as they are available. In

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informed you that I was inserting in these Estimates a sun of

£100,000 for a Wireless Station and that I would await your

decision as to what the power of the installation should be. Con-

-sequent upon the increase in the Survey Staff approved in your

telegram of 20th. August it has been found necessary to provide

for the staff some additional accommodation of a temporary

character which is estimated to cost $2,300. I have included a sum

of $4,700 for an extension of the Stables adjoining No. 1 Police

Station, increased accommodation for the stabling of bullocks

having been rendered necessary by the decision, which is referred

to under the Sanitary Department Estimates, to carry out depart- -mentally the scavenging of the City and Hill District on the

expiration of the present contract at the end of this year. For

the increases on the original estimated for the Underground Trough

Closets in D'Aguilar Street and near the Fire Brigade Station I

would refer you to my remarks to the Council. A sum of $10,800

has been inserted for additional accomodation of this nature

which is so essential to the health of the community.

Communications.

The principal item under Hongkong Roads and Streets is one of $15,000 for the commencement of a road from Victoria Gap to High West Cap which is estimated to cost $40,000 and which

will open up some good building sites along the northern slopes of