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latter still await the approval of the Secretary of State, but preliminary investigations are in progress and the

senior partner of the consulting engineers is due in the

Colony in a few days to inspect the proposed site of the

now dan. No provision has been made for commencing the

major works pending the Secretary of State's approval.

The Vehicular Ferry Piers, on which it is

proposed to expend $770,000 in 1932, should be completed

by the end of that year This revised estimate for the total cost is two lakhs over the original cstimate. This

is due to the drop in exchange, which has increased the

cost of all steel and other materials obtained from home.

It is hoped that it will be possible to advertisc for tenders

for the construction of the new ferry boats and for the

running of the service in the very near future.

Hon. Acmbers will, I feel sure, rejoice to see

that provision has at last boen made for beginning the new

Gaol. The site, as Hon. Members are I think aware, has teen

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finally/fixed at Vong Ma Kok on the Stanley Peninsula.

The

scheme is estimated to cost $4,500,000 and will take three

years to complete. In order to obtain the best possible

advice on the details of the scheme the Government is sending

the Superintendent of Prisons to visit the gaols in Malaya

and Shanghai, and, on his return, will be prepared to discuss

the scheme with the Public Works Committee should Hon.Members

so desire. The work envisaged for 1972 comprises the construction of an approach road 1 3rds miles in length

and the preparation of a site of about eleven acres.

This, Sir, completes my introduction of the

estimates for 1932

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