CO129-502-4 Acquisition of Kai Tak for an aerodrome- provision of funds 11-1-1927 - 12-5-1927 — Page 108

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ENCLOSURE NO. 1.

REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

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Honourable Colonial Secretary,

I forward a plan in duplicate shewing the area proposed to be resumed from the Kai Tak Company coloured

BUFF. Negotiations for the purchase of this area are in

hand.

2. The area remaining to be reclaimed to complete

the reclamation is hatched in BLUE and is estimated as

stated in paragraph 16 of (7) to cost $738,000.00.

3. The area "A" recommended by Wing Commander Leckie

for a Commercial Aerodrome is edged in RED with the flight

gaps hatched in RED at 'B', 'D', & 'C'.

4. It will be noted that the area 'A' exceeds that

of the previously suggested area, being 780 yds. X 875 yds.

and is not as large as some of the Civil & Military aerodrome

mentioned in Wing Commander Leckie's notes but, in addition the flight gaps are provided to give increased lengths of

run.

5. The cost of this aerodrome area. 'A' containing

5,423,100 sq. ft. or 124.58 acres in accordance with the

new recommendations is estimated to be (at the rate of 23.5

cts per sq. ft) $1,275,000.00 to which must be added the

cost of covering in the nullahs as now asked for viz. $275,000.00 making a total of $1,550,000.00.

6. It will be noted that the flight gap at 'D' is not within the area to be resumed from the Kai Tak Company and will need to be acquired separately. The estimated cost of forming this area 'D' including the cost of resump-

tion at 1.5 cts. per sq. ft. would be $23,500.00.

(Sd) HAROLD T. CREASY.

Director of Public Works.

8th January, 1927.