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Desirable but can wait.

(58). Toe Vall. A precaution against a land slide.

Desirable but not essential.

(59). A trifling matter which could be fitted into some general vote for minor works.

(60). Tsat Tze Mui Quarry. This is the most important quarry used by the Public Works Department. Extension is essential owing to the expansion of the activities of the

department.

(61).

Telephone cables. In order to avoid the recurrence of interruptions caused in the past by the destruction of overhead wires by typhoons it is very desirable to place all

cables underground.

(62). Wireless Station. A tentative estimate. It is impossible to forecast what will be necessary as everything

depends on what is decided with regard to the general question of Imperial wireless communications.

(63). Garage at Victoria Hospital. Would be convenient

and as cost is so small might be done but is not essential.

(64). Accounts Office at Police Station. Desirable. (65). A general vote to which several of the small items

shown separately above might be charged.

(66) & (67). Plant. Necessary for carrying out the

works.

(68) to (83).

Waterworks. The water question is so

important here that all these works ought to be pressed on as rapidly as possible with the exception of (82), of which

I think the cost is too high to justify the work being

undertaken within the next few years, and possibly (79)

which may not be required as some of the proposals for developing Stanley have fallen through. All these works except the small ones (70), (73), (79), (80) & (81) should

in my opinion be regarded as loan-works.

(84).