[ { "id": 257259, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10]", "page_number": 195, "title": "CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10]", "content_text": "244.\n\n25\n\n191\n\nim, should be considered indispensably.\n\n50.\n\nTo complete the power of control, of the city; and in improving the present system of surface drainage should be combined with that of the Sewers, (both main and subordinate,) so that the surface waters should flush every main sewer.\n\n51.\n\nAt present the sewerage is on the whole proper for the lower levels of the City, and to relieve them, increased means should be given for extending these works in a rapidly increasing City, the Committee would suggest the adoption of a system of intermediate levels.\n\n52.\n\nEastward of Glenealy, their adoption is unnecessary at present; but to the Westward their judicious introduction could materially benefit the more populous part, while greatly relieving the drainage of the lower, and more populous part, (by intercepting sewerage of the upper districts,) it need not entail the necessity of present heavy outlay on works; but be extended \"pari passu\" with the growth of the City, the temporary sewage delivery of such system, during its progress, being made through the successive sewers on the main inclines, and all such preceding outlets being in their turn cut off.\n\n53.\n\nIn noticing the Market drainage, the Committee are of opinion, that the more solid refuse of the markets should be collected in specially adapted receptacles, and be...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 271110, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11]", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11]", "content_text": "Buildings.\n\nCorruVICES\n\nenring\n\nthe set\n\nDecember next.\n\nI have yo\n\n(signed)\n\nN Wilson.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nSurveyor General.\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\n64\n\nApproximate Estimate of Damage caused to Public Works by Typhoon of 12 October\n\n \n 1. Cost of taking down and rebuilding seawall between Peddars Wharf and Meson Gibbs Wharf.\n 44,000.\n \n \n 2. Repairing Public Wharves and Landing Steps on above length.\n 1,000\n \n \n 3. Repairing Breach in Sea wall at end of Cleverly Street.\n 130.\n \n \n 4. Repairing Sea Wall between Harbor Master's office and Centre Street.\n 50,000.\n \n \n 5. Repairing Public Landing Steps on above length\n 1,200.\n \n \n 6. Sea Wall M. Zeta 187, 198, 184 & 191.\n 6,000.\n \n \n 7. Building retaining wall in Glenealy Nullah.\n 500\n \n \n 8. Strengthening retaining wall by Ingpoo School.\n 200.\n \n \n 9. Clearing Mint, Wong nei-chong, Glenealy Pottfulum Road Damages\n \n \n \n 10. Repairing damage to Trees throughout the Colony\n 300.\n \n \n 11. Repairs to Fences, Railings & blown down to Buildings in Victoria\n 250.\n \n \n Villages\n 4,000\n \n \n \"Mountain Edge Victoria Peak\"\n 600\n \n \n \n 2,500\n \n \n \n 500\n \n \n \n 2,000.\n \n \n \n 300.\n \n \n \n 500.\n \n \n 12.\n 73.\n \n \n Signal Station\n 144.\n \n \n 16. Sanitariums\n \n \n \n Kowloon\n \n \n \n 17. Stone Butler's Island Gaol\n \n \n \n 18. Miscellaneous repairs.\n \n \n \n Total.\n \n \n\n1/3/00.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 271367, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11]", "page_number": 323, "title": "CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11]", "content_text": "# REPORT AND ESTIMATE No. 30 OF 1867\n321\n\nDated 3/4 October 1867.\n\n(Art. of Instructions, No. 38.)\n\n## OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL\n### ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED FOR Repairing damage caused to Public Works by Typhoon of 1st October 1867.\n\n| PLAN OR DESCRIPTION | PARTICULARS | MATERIALS TO BE PURCHASED | MATERIALS TAKEN FROM STORES | LABOUR | PORTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACT | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Repairing Breach in Sea wall at end of Cleverly Street | Strengthening retaining wall in Glenealy nullah, retaining wall under Syingpoon | 150 | 600 | 200 | | 950 |\n| Repairs to Fences Railings &c. | | 250 | | 300 | | 550 |\n| Repairs to Stone Cutters Island Gaol | | | | | | 500 |\n| Miscellaneous repairs to the Sea Wall, Breach at the end of Cleverly Street, erection of a retaining wall, Buttresses to retaining wall under Syingpoon, School, repairing damage to Trees, Fences &c. | | | | | | 700 |\n\nThe Colony was visited by a Typhoon on the 1st of October last. The roofs of nearly all buildings in the Colony were more or less injured and considerable damage has been done to doors and windows. The Sea Wall Westward for a length of 4700 feet has been so damaged by the Storm that it will be necessary to rebuild it entirely. Clearing away Dams throughout the Colony blown down.\n\nThe present Estimate is intended only to cover such expenditure as must be at once incurred to avoid further damage or even danger to life. It includes the repair of damage to Trees, Fences &c. Repairs to Stone Cutter's Island Gaol and various other Miscellaneous repairs which are in hand.\n\nProvision for the above Casualties, $3000 will be made in the supplementary Estimates.\n\n(signed) \nMucion \nSurveyor General.\n\nApproved, \nR. G. MacDonnell. \nGovernor.\n\nTOTAL, $3,000", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 275878, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12]", "page_number": 450, "title": "CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12]", "content_text": "# REPORT AND ESTIMATE \n## No. 12 of 1869. \n$ 2000 \n\n### SURVEYOR GENERAL'S \nESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE FOR \nRepairs to Drains in Victoria \n\n(Art. of Instructions. No. 39) \n\n## REPORT AND ESTIMATE NO. 13 OF 1869. \nDATED December *4*. \n\n### OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL \nESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED FOR \nRepairs to Drains in Victoria \n\n| PLAN OR DESCRIPTION | PARTICULARS | LABOUR | MATERIALS TO BE PURCHASED | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Repairing Cracks to Drains | the old Drains | | | $840 |\n| | in Private Areas. 7200 ft Circular a 50¢ | | | $360 |\n| A new 8 feet Diameter Sewer has been completed. Most of the Harbor Master's Office leading this Sewerage to a point at which discharging it immediately ... the effect of ... shing a nuisance which has long been complained of has thus been effectively removed. In addition to the work done under this Report and Estimate, ... Referring to construct ... | | $446 | | |\n| Repairing Covers to Drains | in: Mothecombe Street | | | $120 |\n| Repairs to | Drains in Glenealy. Slunch Traps underway | | | $1000 |\n| Fixing this Sewer between M.2 Tank and Machet Flint, ... to re-cover the Drain. Mathison Street, these Roads being at present time impassable for carriage. | | | | $360 |\n| | | | | $820 |\n\nThe sum voted in the same last-year, $ Bonn. 10 testis employed during the 6 months apt. \n\n| | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- |\n| Casualties | |\n| TOTAL | $3000 |\n\nApproved, \n**(signed)** Richard Graves MacDonnell \nGovernor, \n\nPage 450\nPage 451 \n\n# REPORT AND ESTIMATE \n## No. 1 of 1869. \n### SURVEYOR GENERAL'S \nESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE FOR \nRepairs in Drains in Victoria \n$ 3000 \nVictoria, 18 December 1869.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 290571, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3]", "page_number": 212, "title": "CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3]", "content_text": "208\n\nof water is collected at the spot marked \"levelly Tank\". Amount never gauged.\n\n5th The Ravine at Glenealy, the water here is intercepted and applied to the general service as will be seen on plan.\n\nQuantity never gauged.\n\n6th The Military Mullah. This supplies water to the Barracks with a branch used in Summer to the Gardens. At the end of dry weather this stream is very low. It derives its name from the fact that the principal object in its erection was to supply the then Colonial Mint.\n\n1074\n\nA pipe from a small tank in Ravine on the East side of Causeway Bay. This supplies the shipping in the Harbour almost entirely.\n\nWith the exception of 5 & 8 these smaller supplies are of no great importance but it is much to be regretted that no accurate information exists as to the quantity of water obtainable from each of these sources (except the first) during the different months of the year.\n\n8th Wong-nei Chung. The stream down this Valley drains a considerable area and about 15,000 gallons has been thrown across the Ravine. It will be seen that this supply is important for the East end of the City.\n\n9th The Mint dam, situated in a Ravine in the extreme East, the water coming from it is chiefly consumed by the Distillery and Sugar Manufactory at East Point.\n\nHow the supply now obtained is distributed will be readily seen from the accompanying plan of the City showing the Mains.\n\nThe principal supply is given from a Service Reservoir built in stone and arched over (No. 2 on plan). There are other smaller service tanks on the other...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294343, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12]", "page_number": 313, "title": "CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12]", "content_text": "310\n\nBrought forward | 7599 | 17\n---------|----------|---\nMei Tank, cleaning, painting, and roofing | 257 | \nCollege; Albany, Glenealy, Cowper, and Cleverly tanks | do | \nWong Nei Chung Dam, cleaning out sand and rebuilding retaining wall. Nei and Wai Dams | 250 | \nPok Fu Lam Road - Garden Tank cleaning and recovering | 55 | 59\nRepairs to Water mains, hydrants, stop, and fire cocks in Victoria | 82 | \n| 8664 | \nPublic Gardens and Plantations | 192 | 37\nParsee bandstand repairing | | \nCoolie hire for clearing debris in Garden and Forest Department | 57 | \n| 535.31 | \nForward | $9101 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 298433, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8]", "page_number": 357, "title": "CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8]", "content_text": "We see extensive deposits constantly forming in front of the Happy Valley and entailing periodically a large outlay in their removal by the dredging of the Bowrington Canal. Again, abreast of the Wanchai Gap Valley and along the foreshore near No. 2 Police Station the same thing is occurring, and it was but last year that the Government was compelled to project an artificial and unsightly reclamation beyond the line of the Praya Wall in order to save the Wanchai Sewers from getting choked by sud. Next in order of succession come the Magazine Nullah and the subject of the Commanding Royal Engineer's Memorandum, , the Albany Nullah and its water-shed, forming no exception to the general rule.\n\nOne quarter of a mile to the West again, follows the Glenealy Valley the rain-drainage of which is carried to the sea under the City by means of a great stone sewer through which have passed and are passing hundreds of tons of sand, a large portion of which has to be removed periodically to prevent the sewer outlets from becoming buried in it. Still further to the West follow four parallel water-sheds with smaller drainage areas, but which nevertheless pour out year after year huge masses of silt along the sea in front of the Chinese districts. Last but not least at the extreme Western suburb, and near the Gas Works, the Shek-tong-Tsui stream rolls out into the Bay so large an amount of mud and débris as to have already formed a spit or tongue projecting to a considerable distance beyond its mouth, and which as regards growth and dimensions is only equalled by the deposits at Bowrington.\n\n9. It is certain therefore that a far more anxious question than the silting up of the Albany Nullah mouth, no less a one than the rapid shoaling of the entire water-frontage of Victoria awaits solution at the hands of the Imperial and the Island Governments. That this shoaling is going on in a very sure and steady manner is a fact which unfortunately can admit of no possible doubt, for above low water mark the evidence of one's own senses, and below low water mark, the soundings which have been periodically taken off the Praya Wall too clearly indicate its uninterrupted progress.\n\n10. Along the western half of the City where land is very valuable, the difficulty, which is by no means a new one, has always been met and overcome, and will always continue to be successfully overcome by the periodical construction of a new breast wall out in deeper water, and by the artificial conversion of the sea behind it into dry land, which is bought with avidity for building purposes and at a Crown rental sufficiently high eventually to reimburse the Government for a considerable portion of the outlay entailed.\n\n11. In the eastern half of the City, along the Bowrington and Wanchai districts, it is otherwise. There, the shoaling extends very much further out from the shore owing to the configuration of the latter and to the inaction of the tides. Consequently a new sea wall, if built in moderately deep water, would have to be placed at a very great distance out from the present shore, and the area to be reclaimed behind it would be so enormous as to render the undertaking a very serious one, especially as it is very doubtful whether any body could be found to purchase the new ground after it was made. The present Sea Wall and Praya roadway along these districts were built in 1859, during SIR JOHN BOWRING'S administration. The reclamation extended from the Military Arsenal to East Point a distance of one mile, and it is said that for a few years after its completion, junks and small craft were able to moor alongside and make fast to the wall. To-day however, except in a few places, this same wall is inaccessible at low water spring tides even to the smallest rowing skiff, and during extraordinarily low springs it is seen to be fringed by a foreshore over the greater part of which one may walk dryshod.\n\nPage 356\n\n12. In the central District, a large portion of the waterside is the property of the Naval and Military Departments, and it has fared no better. The sea is receding, and Her Majesty's Naval Yard, which a few years ago had an approach sufficiently deep for gunboats to lie at the head of the Admiralty Pier while refitting, will be eventually left high and dry. Nothing different could have been foreseen by either of the Imperial Departments when years ago they selected the sites for their waterside premises, and it is not to be wondered that the approaches to the same should now be found shallowed when it is borne in mind that Colonial lands parcelled out at the same time into Marine Lots have long since passed into the category of Inland Lots, and that the new properties built out into the sea which caused this change have again in their turn, after a short existence as Marine Lots, been subjected to the same change of classification by fresh reclamations in their front.\n\n13. It has been necessary to review the question generally, before adverting specially to the individual case of the Albany Stream, in order to show that the evils complained of in the Commanding Royal Engineer's Memorandum are not restricted solely to the neighbourhood of the Military reservations. And in regard to this Albany Stream, I have the honour, with all due deference, to submit that although its silting may entirely originate as stated in paragraph 5 of the Memorandum, on the hill sides which are Colonial Government property, the cause is as completely beyond the control of the Colonial Government as it is beyond that of the War Department and its Officers; nor can it be possible to hold the former even partially responsible for the silting of the stream, as inferred by the tenour of the Commanding Royal Engineer's Memorandum, any more than it can be made answerable for the physical configuration of the Island, for its latitude and longitude, for its rainfall, for the geological inability of its surface to withstand meteorological influences, or for any other natural cause whatsoever.\n\n14. Nor am I prepared, after very careful investigation, to acquiesce in the correctness of the statement made in paragraph 4 of the Memorandum, to the effect that the obstruction at the mouth of the stream has been caused by the rubbish tipped into it at the Roman Catholic Chapel by the public at large. Before the Typhoon of September, 1874, this abuse never existed at all, for the man in charge of the Chapel was always on the alert to prevent it. After the Typhoon when the Chapel became a ruin, it is true that some people threw broken tiles and brickbats in its vicinity, but these attracting the notice of the Police a stop was put to the irregularity. Since then Police notice boards strictly forbidding persons to shoot rubbish anywhere in the vicinity have been posted, nevertheless in spite of these and the vigilance of the Inspectors of Nuisances it is quite true that on several occasions people have been detected committing the same offence. I would however point out that such cases have been rare, and there can be no doubt that on this point the Commanding Royal Engineer must surely have been misinformed. I am told that the servants of one of the War Department tenants who keeps a large livery Stable and Dairy on Ordnance Land used to be seen throwing rubbish into the watercourse, this however the Police could not well have prevented as they do not patrol military grounds. But whatever abuses of this kind may have occurred, they could not to any extent appreciable by the eye, have aided in or contributed to the great operations of Nature which have been described in regard to other streams and which are the true causes of the present condition of the Albany Nullah.\n\n15. For these operations of Nature, Nature alone is responsible, and it should not be sought by proclaiming the ownership of the ground on which they occur, to lay at the door of a sister service, evils which each of the Departments has in its turn, at one time or another, had to combat single-handed and from its own resources, and to which all three alike became liable to be exposed when Her Majesty's Government assumed possession of this Island with all its physical peculiarities and drawbacks.\n\n16. It is clear from the Commanding Royal Engineer's Memorandum that the condition of the Nullah has become as serious a matter for consideration by the ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 306481, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9]", "page_number": 237, "title": "CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9]", "content_text": "No. 12\n\nC. O.\n\n14402\n\nECO GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION\n\n235\n\nThe following Report from the Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens and Plantations is published for general information.\n\nBy Command,\n\nFREDERICK STEWART,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th May, 1880.\n\nREPORT ON THE GOVERNMENT GARDENS AND PLANTATIONS.\n\nBOTANIC GARDENS, 15th April, 1880.\n\nSIR,-I have the honour to forward my Report on the Botanic Gardens and Tree Planting Department.\n\n2. Thinking that it would be interesting to know the number of visitors to the Gardens, I had all who entered on two days in March, 1879, counted, and the result was as follows:—\n\n \n \n First day,\n Second day,\n \n \n Chinese.\n 635\n 1,339\n \n \n Others.\n 190\n 826\n \n \n Total.\n 825\n 2,165\n \n\nRain fell during the greater part of the first day, which accounts for the smaller numbers, but which shows that even then the Gardens were a source of much pleasure. The result of the second day's counting represents about the number of visitors usually frequenting the Gardens in fine weather.\n\n3. The general appearance of the Gardens has been decidedly in advance of previous years. This was owing considerably to the weather, the rains during the past summer having been unusually regular, and no heavy downpours having occurred to damage the walks and beds. Besides, the workmen are becoming better trained to their work and appear to take much more interest in it, although it requires an immense lot of careful and constant direction to keep them working up to the standard which I am anxiously desirous they should reach. The boys, nominally called apprentices, but only being so in the sense that they are employed at the age that apprentices are taken, and that they are carefully instructed in garden operations, are giving great satisfaction.\n\n4. The collection of Cacti which has been made and is now very fairly represented, continues to thrive well. All the plants of the orders Amaryllideæ and Liliaceæ, consisting of Agaves, Yuccas, &c., which were growing amongst the Cacti, have been carefully transplanted and formed into two collections, keeping the two orders distinct.\n\n5. On the sides of the walk next to the Fountain Terrace the trees of Grevillea robusta, the Australian \"Silky Oak,\" have made excellent progress and now form a very effective avenue. The trees were planted when they were one year old, in 1876, and they are now about thirty feet high.\n\n6. Near the Fernery in the Old Garden a collection of Orchids indigenous to Hongkong has been made.\n\n7. Many of the more beautiful and interesting plants of this Colony have been introduced to the Gardens and I am now continuing this work. The beautiful and rare Rhododendron Championi has been propagated and introduced to cultivation during the past year. Most of the species of Hongkong Oaks are now well established in the Gardens. The Hollies, of which there are 6 indigenous species, are being introduced.\n\n8. The collection of Coniferous trees in the New Garden has been partly rearranged this year. For want of more space the number of these plants cannot be increased much farther.\n\n9. As with the Conifers so also the Palms have quite filled the ground which was set apart for this family, and, excepting very dwarf kinds, no more can be planted in the New Garden, but as Palms are so interesting and beautiful, and such general favourites, it would be desirable to find other places for new introductions.\n\n10. The Fernery in Glenealy Ravine in the New Garden, which was made about five years since, has succeeded admirably. During the past year nearly all of the Ferns were labelled, but I much regret that it has been found almost impossible to keep the labels in their places, they are either frequently removed and misplaced or taken away entirely. The walk through this Fernery being such a public thoroughfare between the Robinson and Caine Roads, it will, I think, be better to make the Fernery in the Old Garden the one for the labelled Ferns.\n\n11. The glass-roofed Fern and Orchid house, which has done good service, is in a very decayed condition, the material, wood of which it is constructed, is quite unfit in a climate like this where white ants, in combination with the moisture which is requisite for the cultivation of plants, work such ruin. This house is undergoing repairs sufficient to keep it standing for a little time, but if the Government could see fit to sanction the erection of a more ornamental house in a better situation in the Garden, it would, I am sure, be much appreciated by the public.\n\n12. By His Excellency the Governor's instructions I designed and had constructed a Fence of iron set in granite on the verge of the precipitous banks near the Palmery, and on the side of the walk leading from Glenealy Ravine to the monkeys' house. Before this was erected it was extremely dangerous to children walking near those places,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 308825, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 165, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "162\n\nJ\n\nof $25.00 on the estimates in 1873, unfortunately I then found it did not appear in 1874.\n\nappear in 1875, but in 1876 a vote was taken, on the suggestion of the Surveyor-General, for double that sum, namely $50,000, for the improvement of the water supply. However, none of that money was expended, and nothing was done during 1876 to effect that object. I find the professional assistance required for the proposed Tytam works survey was supplied to Mr. Price, and on the 24th October he wrote that he proposed commencing the survey on the 21st proximo, and that it would now be a matter of impossibility to complete it within the financial year.\n\nWith reference to the reservoir and the improvement of the water supply in that way, I find a letter dated the 27th August, 1875, in which he says:-- \"During the rainy months of the year the great advantage of the conduit would be apparent in bringing into the town a supply practically unlimited.” As far as that is concerned, gentlemen, nothing gave me greater satisfaction on my arrival here than to carry out the intention of the Legislative Council and spend the $50,000 upon that work.\n\nIt was stated more than once that though the $50,000 had appeared upon the estimates, nevertheless, somehow or another, that and some other votes—votes for improving the water supply, for the sewage of the town, and for a gaol on a separate system—had not been expended. The consequence was that a despatch was written to me on the 28th May, 1879, by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, which, as it is very short, I will read to you:--\n\nI am not aware whether the $50,000 for water supply and $20,000 for sewerage in the Estimates for 1877 have been expended, or what has been done in reference to the $10,000 voted for the Gaol in the Estimates for 1878 and I shall be glad to be informed how much (if any) of these several sums is still in hand as part of the unexpended balance to credit of the Colony.\n\nMy answer was:--\n\nI beg leave to point out that sums voted in the Estimates, even if entirely unexpended, have never been treated by me as parts of the unexpended balance to the credit of Colony. They are simply, if unexpended, treated as unexpended votes. The unexpended balance is a reality, made up of the actual balance in hand from the preceding year and the difference between the excess of current revenue and current expenditure.\n\nAs regards the three votes in question, the following figures have been furnished to me in the returns from the Auditor-General's Office:--\n\nVotes in Estimates for 1877.—Improvement to Water Supply, $50,000. Actually spent, $47,000.27.\n\nSewerage, $20,000. Actually spent, $3,962.73.\n\nVote for 1878.—Gaol—separate system, $10,000. Actually spent, $5,965.60.\n\nFrom the above figures you will see that the large votes for water supply and sewerage works were not neglected, and that out of $70,000 voted in 1877 $67,061 were laid out within that year on those items.\n\nAs regards the vote of $10,000 taken in 1878 for making some separate cells in the existing gaol, more than half that vote was spent. Having, however, received your despatch No. 43 of the 5th of June, 1878, and concurring with you in the opinion that the erection of a new prison on a new site would be the best solution of the gaol extension question, I stopped the expenditure on the temporary conversion of the present building, after $5,965.60 had been laid out on constructing some separate cells.\n\nWhereupon the Secretary of State briefly said---\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 68 of the 27th May, submitting explanations which appear to me quite satisfactory respecting certain sums voted in the Estimate for 1877 and 1878, for gaol, water supply, and sewerage.\n\nNow the practical question arises, what has been the effect of that sum of $47,000 actually laid out in improving the water supply? The best answer to that is to read to you a minute which has just been put into my hands by the Acting Surveyor-General. He says--\n\nDuring the last dry season the quantity of water drawn from the Pokfulam Reservoir averaged 474,218 gallons per day. From the 12th to the 28th April the supply was increased to 990,484 gallons per day, and from the 26th April to the 20th May to 1,248,300 gallons per day. During the present month, owing to dryness of the season, the supply has been reduced to about 1,000,000 gallons per day, to which must be added the water drawn from No. 1 Dam, Pokfulam road, and the Glenealy nullah, which estimate approximately at 100,000 gallons per day during the wet season and at half that quantity during the dry season.\n\nIn addition to the above there is the Slaughter Dam, which supplies the western portion of the Stekenteng District and the Wong-noi-chung and Mint Dams; the former supplies the Bowrington, Wong-nei-chung, and Wanchai Districts, and the latter, yielding an average daily supply of about 68,000 gallons, is consumed by the Sugar Refinery, Rum Distillery, and the Ice Manufactory. The Military have a separate water supply of their own, as also the Naval Hospital at Wanchai.\n\nTherefore, assuming the total number of inhabitants at present residing in the central portion of the city and drawing their supply of water from the general service tanks at 90,000, exclusive of those supplied from Wong-noi-chung and Slaughter House Dams, would give an average quantity of about 11 gallons per head of inhabitants per day during the wet season, and a little over 5 gallons per day during the dry season, exclusive of the water drawn from private wells, springs, strains, and other sources, such as the supply purchased from the water boats by the Chinese merchants and others residing in the neighbourhood of Bonham-strand, Praya West.\n\nThis, I believe, is the first time that the Legislative Council has received information of this kind—authentic information from the Survey Department as to the effect of the outlay of this money on the improvement of the water supply.\n\nNow you have in your possession the actual facts. In connection with this subject I am bound to say we have to consider a question which my hon. friend on my right (Mr. Ryrie) has constantly pressed on my attention—that is a water supply for the purpose of extinguishing fire.\n\nI laid before the Council last year some despatches on the subject, and I shall lay on the table to-day some further despatches which will be briefly to this effect. You will see that the question of water supply for extinguishing fires was one brought to my notice by an influential deputation, and some suggestions were made as to utilising certain streams which run down the side of the hills for this purpose.\n\nI may mention that, in original scheme which Mr. Price drew up, and which was not only considered by the members of Council here, but also well considered—as it deserved to be—by the Colonial Office, there were some statements with respect to the rainfall in the Colony, and the state the Colony was sometimes in, which were practically to this effect, that sometimes for 210 days the Colony was in a state of drought. I have never yet experienced that, but whatever conclusion gentlemen in London, who read our rainfall statistics, may arrive at from the number of days when rain falls or does not fall, there is one thing they ought to bear in mind, and which I cannot find any reference to in any papers but one by Mr. Rawlinson, namely, that there is going on at all times in this Colony a certain condensation from the clouds upon the higher levels, and when for a considerable period no rain falls the streams trickling down the hills continue to run in consequence of the condensation that takes place, especially at night, and in large quantities, along the hills.\n\nI mention that fact because it is one of those points that may escape those who only look at the statistics of the actual rainfall. But what was said by Mr. Whittall—and my hon. friend Mr. Ryrie made the same remark—is a matter of great importance, and that is, are we to give to the whole of this community the number of gallons per head men, women, and children—that are given to the inhabitants of Liverpool or London?\n\nNow I find in one of the letters of the Surveyor-General that he frankly states that his scheme of water supply for Hongkong was framed by him for a European community, and subsequently he dwelt upon the fact that it would teach the Chinese very good habits. He states that it would be well for them to have their house sewers flushed with water, and he even goes the length of suggesting, in one of his reports, that the public latrines that the Chinese so much use required pure water in the greatest plenitude.\n\nI found when I came to deal with the question that that was not the opinion of the Chinese themselves, and in a letter of his, which you will find before you in the last issue of the Gazette, he complains that the Chinese—who will have to pay a good deal of the cost—should have been consulted. The idea of consulting them appeared to him to be extraordinary.\n\nHowever, I did consult them, and they expressed the opinion that with their system of latrines anything like trying to flush them with water would be a mistake, and that the drier they were kept the better.\n\nWith respect to the statement of the Surveyor-General that the house refuse is generally kept in buckets on the premises, he goes on to say that in all this lurks the germs of disease, that this urgently demands reform, and that this reform is to be found in effective house and street sewerage, capable of being flushed with an ample supply of water.\n\nHe goes on to describe where their house...\n\nPage 163", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 308873, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 213, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "CBS\n\n(10)\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nThe following returns have been laid before the Legislative Council.\n\nSALES OF PROPERTY REGISTERED IN THE LAND OFFICE BETWEEN JANUARY 1880 AND MAY 1881.\n\nMINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.\n\nI should like to have the returns of recent transactions in landed property in Hongkong (Daily Press, 11th May, 1881) checked and verified.\n\nLot 639.--22 houses, Second-street....\n\nLot 13 sec.--5 shops, Wellington-street,\n\nLot 207 sec.-10 shops, Lyndhurst-terrace,\n\nLot 47.----Houses and godowns, Queen's-road East,\n\n* Lot 401-11 houses, Bridges-street,\n\n402,--8 newly built houses, Bridges-street,\n\n* Lot 157.--42 houses, Bridges-street..............\n\n(11)\n\nPROPERTIES BOUGHT BY CHINESE, ---Continued,\n\nLot 37 sec.-4 shops, Praya West,\n\nLot 89 sec.-6 shops, Bonham-strand,\n\n$ 54,500\n\n45,000\n\n18,000\n\n20,000\n\n32,000\n\n57,000\n\n13,000\n\n16,000\n\n48,500\n\nJ. POPE HENNESSY.\n\nLot 1 and 129 sec.—30 shops, Lyndhurst-terrace (sold at auction),\n\n74,000\n\n23rd May, 1881.\n\n* Lots 108 and 109.-3 houses, Lyndhurst-terrace and Hollywood-road, to Indian firms and Chinese for about,\n\n(From \"Daily Press,\" 11th May, 1881.)\n\nTRANSACTIONS IN LANDED PROPERTY IN HONGKONG.\n\nThe following list of recent transactions in property will be found useful to investors and interesting to the public. We hope to be able from time to time to publish a similar list.\n\nPROPERTIES Bought by CHINESE.\n\n* Lot 647.—2 European houses, Albany-road,\n\n* Lot 522.-1 European house, “Glengower,” Caine-road,\n\n* Lot 8.--Gibb's offices, godowns, &c,\n\n* Lot 769-21 houses, Queen's-road, East,\n\n* Lot 47-7 shops and godowns, Queen's-road East,\n\n* Lot 14.-38 shops, Queen's-road, Praya, and Pottinger-street,\n\n50,000\n\n275,000\n\n* Lots 10 and 12.-Houses and godowns known as Turner's Offices, Queen's-road and Praya,... 275,000\n\n* Lot 62.-40 shops in Queen's-road and Praya known as \"Scott's-lane,\"\n\n250,000\n\n* Lots 99 and 100.-2 houses, Praya Central, known as Lammort's and Vogel's,..\n\n168,400\n\n* Lot 65,--Blue Buildings, Queen's-road East and Praya East,\n\n110,000\n\n[This lot was sold for $100,000 and resold the next day with $10,000 profit].\n\n..$ 20,100\n\n3 Lots containing 16 shops, Praya, Winglok-street........\n\n12,000\n\n240,000\n\n7,000\n\n30,000\n\n* Lot 801 A.-12 shops, Battery-road West,\n\n23,000\n\nin Queen's-road, Bonham-strand, Praya West, Winglok-street, Jervois-street, &c.\n\n* Lot 52.-26 shops, Queen's-road, Praya, and Endicott-lane, .......\n\n95,000\n\n* Lot 202.-52 shops, Queen's-road, Praya, Winglok-street, and Jervois-street,...\n\n350,000\n\nLot 644-Ice House-lane, ...................................\n\n* Properties sold by Foreigners to Chinese.\n\nThere have also been a large number of small sales amongst the Chinese, especially for properties\n\nProperties at Queen's-road East are improving, and many changes have taken place within the last two months.\n\n180,000\n\n12,525\n\nThis block was resold separately for about,\n\n500,000\n\nPROPERTIES BOUGHT BY FOREIGNERS.\n\n* Lot 4.-23 shops, Bonham-strand and Praya,\n\n76,000\n\nAnd resold for,\n\n105,000\n\n\"Glenealy,\" Gibb's residence, Caine-road,\n\n$50,000\n\n* Lot 34.--11 shops, Praya, Winglok-street, and Jervois-street,\n\n\"Duart,\" Caine-road,...\n\n28,000\n\n103,500\n\nAnd resold the next day for,...\n\n* Lots 62 and 194-2 European houses, Hollywood-road,\n\n* Lot 54.-67 shops, known as Gilman's-bazaar,\n\nAnd resold separately for about,... -----\n\n\"Heard's\" old residence, Caine-road,\n\n14,500\n\n118,000\n\nLot 65.—2 houses, Arbuthnot-road,..\n\n12,500\n\n35,000\n\nAnd resold a few days after for,....\n\n16,000\n\n£50,000\n\n$320,000\n\nLot 98.----Houses and godowns, Queen's-road and Praya West.........................\n\n50,000\n\nLot 67-7 shops, Queen's-road and Bonham-strand,\n\n57,500\n\nFalconer's Buildings, 2 houses, Queens'-road Central and Stanley-street,\n\n93,000\n\nLot 764-4 shops, Queen's-road West,......\n\nLot 505.--14 shops, Wanchai-road,\n\n6,200\n\n16,000\n\nLot 54.3 houses, Queen's-road East,\n\n4,250\n\n* Lot 88,-14 shops, Queen's-road East,\n\n20,000\n\nLot 43 sec,----37 shops, Queen's-road East,......\n\n15,000\n\nLot 73.-13 shops and godowns, Queen's-road East,\n\n36,000\n\nLot 222.-8 houses and godowns, Queen's-road East,\n\n12,000\n\n* 517.-1 godown, Queen's-road East,\n\n7,000\n\nLot 590.- Beauregard,\" Caine-road,\n\n19,500\n\n* 650,-4 houses, Queen's-road East,\n\n10,150\n\nBreezy Point,\n\n8,000\n\nLot 103-11 houses, Gage-street,\n\n43,000\n\nLot 71 sec.--8 shops, Queen's-road West,\n\n34,500\n\nLots 447 and 448.--15 shops Queen's-road West and First-street,\n\n36,500\n\nLot 632.-12 shops, First-street,\n\n14,500\n\n* Lot 138.-Oriental Hotel Buildings,\n\n33,300\n\nLot 90.---25 Houses, Hollywood-road and Gough-street,..\n\n66,000\n\nLot 52.--8 houses, Wellington-street,\n\n29,000\n\nLot 157,\n\nThere have also been a few sales of godowns at Praya East.\n\nMINUTE BY ACTING SURVEYOR GENERAL,\n\nI herewith annex a corrected return of the recent Land Sales registered in the Land Office.\n\n45,000\n\nLot 68 sec.--14 shops, Queen's-street and Praya,\n\n75,000\n\nLot 37 sec.-14 shops, Queen's-street and Queen's-road,.....\n\n79,000\n\nE. BOWDLER,\n\nActing Surveyor General.\n\n* Properties sold by Foreigners to Chinese.\n\n30th May, 1881.\n\n213", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 308874, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 214, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "C13\n\n(12)\n\nRETURN SHOWING WHAT ITEMS IN THE FOREGOING PRINTED LIST, DATED 11TH MAY, 1881, ARE CORRECT, AND WHAT ARE DISCREPANT.\n\nThe following transactions have taken place between the beginning of last year and 11th May, 1881.\n\n \n No, and Description of Lot.\n Price as given in the Printed List\n Price declared in the Memorials regd.\n Price sold for, in the Land Office.\n Remarks.\n \n \n 2A\n \n \n \n Sold together with Marine Lots 1a, and 636.\n \n \n \n $20,100\n $20,100\n \n Together with 4 other Lots, viz., Inland Lots 47a., 47b., 47c., and 47d.\n \n \n 647 Inland\n $522\n \n \n No such transaction appears in the Land Office Books.\n \n \n \n 8\n 12,000\n 12,000\n Sections A and D, portion of Section B, and Sections A and 1, Lot 102. Together with portion of Sections A and B of Marine Lot No. 1.\n \n \n \n 240,000\n 240,000\n \n Remaining portion together with Inland Lots 194 and 198.\n \n \n 769\n 7,000\n 11,000\n \n No such transaction appears in the Land Office Books.\n \n \n 47\n 30,000\n 30,000\n \n No such transaction appears in the Land Office Books.\n \n \n 801\n 23,000\n 24,000\n \n Together with a portion of Inland Lot 73.\n \n \n 52 202 Marine Inland\n 95,000 350,000\n \n \n No such transaction appears in the Land Office Books.\n \n \n 4 Marine\n 76,000\n 203,000\n 105,000\n Section A and remaining portion.\n \n \n 34\n \n 71\n 103,000\n No such transaction appears in the Land Office Books.\n \n \n 71\n 72,000\n \n \n Sections A and B together with Inland Lot 683.\n \n \n 62 Inland\n 35,000\n 35,000\n \n \n \n \n 54 Marine\n \n 67\n \n \n \n \n 57,500\n 764\n \n \n \n \n \n Inland\n 16,000\n 15,800\n \n \n \n \n 88\n 20,000\n 40,000\n \n \n \n \n 73\n 36,000\n 39,000\n \n \n \n \n 517\n 7,000\n 650\n \n \n \n \n 10,150\n 105\n \n \n \n \n \n 43,000\n 50,000\n \n \n \n \n \n 71\n 34,500\n \n \n \n \n \n 447 & 448\n 36,500\n 26,600\n \n \n \n \n 632\n 14,500\n 13,000\n \n \n \n \n 138\n 33,300\n 33,900\n \n \n \n \n 90\n 66,000\n 62,500\n \n \n \n \n 52\n 29,000\n 29,000\n \n Remaining portion.\n \n \n 68 Marine\n 75,000\n 72,500\n \n Section A.\n \n \n 37\n 79,000\n 54,500 ƒ\n 24,000\n Section C\n \n \n 89\n 45,000\n 73,000\n \n \n \n \n 639 Inland\n 18,000\n 17,000\n \n \n \n \n 13\n 20,000\n 21,000\n \n \n \n \n 207\n 32,000\n \n \n \n \n \n 401\n 13,000\n 13,000\n \n \n \n \n 402\n 16,000\n 16,460\n \n Section A.\n \n \n \n 157\n 48,500\n 39,000\n Section A.\n \n \n 1 & 129\n 74,000\n 74,000\n \n \n \n \n 50,000\n 71,500\n \n \n \n \n \n 14 Marine\n 275,000\n 275,000\n \n \n \n \n * 10 & 12\n 275,000\n 275,000\n \n \n \n \n 62\n * 99 & 100 Marine\n \n \n \n \n \n 65\n 250,000\n $45,700\n $168,400\n $168,400\n \n \n 110,000\n \n \n \n Three Lots.\n \n \n \n 180,000\n \n \n \n \n \n 644 Inland\n 59\n 50,000\n 43,500\n \n \n \n 141\n 28,000\n 28,000\n \n \"Duart.\"\n \n \n 94\n 14,500\n 65\n \n \n \n \n 16,000\n 16,000\n \n \n \n \n \n 98 Marine\n 50,000\n 40,000\n \n Remaining portion.\n \n \n \n \n Inland\n 93,000\n 93,000\n \n \n \"Falconer's Buildings.\"\n 505\n 6,200\n yy\n 6,200\n \n \n 54\n 4,250\n 4,250\n \n \n \n \n 222 Inland\n 590\n 37\n \n \n \n \n 15,000\n 12,000\n 12,000\n \n Section A.\n \n \n 19,500\n 61\n \n \n \n \n \n 8,000\n 10,000\n \n \n \n \n \n 11\n *108 & 109\n \n \n \n \n \n 12,525\n 12,525\n \n \n \n \n \n 43 Marine\n 15,000\n \n \n Section C and remaining portion.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Section C.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n No such transaction appears in the Land Office Books.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together with Inland Lots 274 and 702a.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Should be Marine Lot 56.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Blue Buildings.\"\n \n \n \n \n \n \n No such transaction appears in the Land Office Books.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n No such transaction appears in the Land Office Books.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sold by the Government at Auction, 10th May.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Glenealy,\"\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Heard's\"\n \n \n \n \n \n \n No such transaction appears in the Land Office Books.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n No such transaction appears in the Land Office Books.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Breezy Point.\"\n \n\nProperties sold by Foreigners to Chinese. † Properties bought by Foreigners.\n\nTotal value of Properties bought by Chinese from Foreigners, $1,710,036\n\n17,785\n\n216,750\n\n5,060\n\n+J 59\n\nthe Government, Foreigners from Foreigners,\n\n+ * 37\n\n17\n\nthe Government, Chinese,.. 16,450\n\nTotal,.. $1,966,081\n\nSurveyor General's Office, 28th May, 1881.\n\nE. BOWDLER,\n\nActing Surveyor General.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nHongKong\n\nThe Secretary to the Good\n\ni\n\nthe\n\nIndered input\n\nRegal Commission on defence of British Possessions and Commerce abroad.\n\nMINUTE.\n\n341. Adrian 2 Aug/St. Jn.\n\nMr. Eleden 2\n\nMr. Wingfield.\n\nMr. Bramston.\n\nMr. Meade.\n\nMr. Herbert.\n\n26\n\nMr. Grant Duff.\n\nLord Kimberley.\n\nSov Luut 15 Jund\n\nsent to see Gulnar Registry to index\n\n211\n\n3 August 1881\n\nJam directed\n\nbey the Earl of Kimberley\n\nto transmit to you\n\nfor the information\n\nof the Royal\n\nCommissiri\n\non the Bitish\n\ndefined of Possessions and Commerce\n\nabroad a\n\ncopy of a\n\nand return to feal. Despatch from the\n\nSep.\n\nSoremn\n\nNong Kong\n\nwith reference to this defence of the long\n\nenclosing", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 310822, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881", "page_number": 402, "title": "CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881", "content_text": "Page 393\n\n街市直至海旁 一中段與西段分界由羅便臣道起一線透落經過水巷及通過上環\n\n二承充人每日必要將街邊各明渠刮掃潔凈 將所有沙坭撿等物挑去 該承充人亦宜照打掃街道一體留心辦理\n\n有公家步頭之梯級洗刮潔凈 三承充人須要細心每日將所有街邊小路及經道理潔凈 莫令垃圾或穢氣物件堆積其中 須要隨時聽從巡理潔凈街道總吩咐 將所「空曠之處或廢地上之垃圾及汚穢臭物件搬挑清楚 一切垃圾及污穢臭物等件挑清楚 又要將所有貯積在域多厘港內\n\n四承充人每日須要在海面將所有浮近海傍石磡或被海水冲上岸前之穢物清除 又要將所有堆積在城內空曠地方之垃圾污穢臭物等搬運清除\n\n[12]\n\nthe Glenealy Nullah, Wyndham Street, Peddar's Street to the Praya, and between the Central and Western divisions, a line drawn from Robinson Road passing along Water Lane through the Western Market to the Praya.\n\n2. The Contractor shall every day scrape or sweep the channels of the streets, clearing them of all sand, mud, refuse, and rubbish as carefully as the streets themselves.\n\n3. The Contractor shall likewise every day carefully sweep and clear all footpaths and side walks, taking care that no dirt, rubbish or refuse is allowed to accumulate thereon, and he shall also clean and scrub the steps of all public wharves whenever desired by the Inspectors of Nuisances.\n\n4. The Contractor shall daily remove all filth, rubbish, or offensive matter found floating in the Harbour close to the Praya Wall or washed up along the foreshore, as also any filth, rubbish, or offensive matter found lying on any waste or vacant lands within the boundaries of the City of Victoria.\n\n5. The Contractor shall empty and thoroughly clear and cleanse all the public sewer traps at\n\nPage [13]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 311402, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2]", "page_number": 423, "title": "CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2]", "content_text": "422 \n\nMr. Joussos pursuant to notice asks the following question:\n\nBy His Excellency's command the following papers are laid upon the table and ordered to be printed:— \nWhy the sittings of the Education Commission, nominated on the 27th August, 1880, have been suspended, and when they will be resumed ?\n\nThe Acting Colonial Treasurer replies.\n\nThe Acting Colonial Secretary moves the approval of the following sums which have passed the Finance Committee, and they are unanimously approved :-\n\n| Category | Description | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chinese Emigration | Despatches about the Estimates for 1882 | |\n| | Despatches about the Normal School | |\n| | Despatches about the appointment of Head Master of the Central School | |\n| | Revenue and Expenditure Returns, 1881 | |\n| ESTABLISHMENTS | | |\n| Postmaster General | Personal Allowance of $40 per month to Postmaster General, from 13th July to 30th November, 1881, | $184.51 |\n| Medical | Apothecary and Analyst in the Civil Hospital, annual increase of $96 per annum, from 23rd September to 30th November, 1881, | $18.13 |\n| EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS | | |\n| Surveyor General | Rent of Quarters for the Clerk of Works, at $30 per month, from 24th August to 30th November, 1881 | $97.74 |\n| Works and Buildings | No Repairs to Buildings, Supplementary Vote | $3,000.00 |\n| | Purchase of 56 Iron Telegraph Posts, at $15 each | $840.00 |\n| | Purchase of 81 Insulators, &c., | $81.00 |\n| | | $3,921.00 |\n| Roads, Streets, and Bridges | Watering Streets, Supplementary Vote | $100.00 |\n| Government Gardens and Plantations | Repairing Damages caused by a Land Slip in Glenealy Ravine of the New Garden | $1,200.00 |\n| Miscellaneous Services | Grant to the Humane Society | $250.00 |\n| | Grant for the Reception of Their Royal Highnesses Princes ALBERT VICTOR and GEORGE of Wales | $10,000.00 |\n\nHis Excellency adjourns the Council to 2.30 P.M. to-morrow.\n\nJ. POPE HENNESSY, \nGovernor.\n\nRead and confirmed this Eighth day of February, 1882.\n\nARATHOON SETH, \nClerk of Councils.\n\nMr. JOHNSON as a point of order rises to call attention to a notice of a resolution he had wished to move to-day.\n\nThe Governor explains that he would have been unable to put the motion referred to, as it was irregular and out of order and it therefore could not appear on the Order Book, being a motion for papers sent by the Honourable Member to the Secretary of State for His Lordship's decision which was not yet signified; and His Excellency refers to the practice in the Imperial Parliament as well as the precedent in 1859 in this Colony when the Lieutenant-Governor declined at this Council table to allow a similar motion to be put.\n\nMr. Joussos gives notice of his intention to enter a protest against His Excellency's decision.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 311588, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-198 - Governor Hennessy Acting Governor Tonnochy - 1882 [3]", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-198 - Governor Hennessy Acting Governor Tonnochy - 1882 [3]", "content_text": "# \nMr. JOHNSON pursuant to notice asks the following question :- \n\nWhy the sittings of the Education Commission, nominated on the 27th August, 1880, have been suspended, and when they will be resumed?\n\nThe Acting Colonial Treasurer replies.\n\nThe Acting Colonial Secretary moves the approval of the following sums which have passed the Finance Committee, and they are unanimously approved:\n\nBy His Excellency's command the following papers are laid upon the table and ordered to be printed:\n\n* Chinese Emigration.\n* Despatches about the Estimates for 1882.\n* Despatches about the Normal School.\n* Despatches about the appointment of Head Master of the Central School.\n* Revenue and Expenditure Returns, 1881.\n\n## ESTABLISHMENTS\n\n### Postmaster General\n\n| No. | Description | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 2418 | Personal Allowance of $40 per month to Postmaster General, from 13th July to 30th November, 1881 | $184.51 |\n\nHis Excellency adjourns the Council to 2.30 P.M. to-morrow.\n\n## EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS\n\n### Medical\n\n| No. | Description | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 2119 | Apothecary and Analyst in the Civil Hospital, annual increase of $96 per annum, from 23rd September to 30th November, 1881 | |\n\n### Surveyor General\n\n| No. | Description | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | Cs Rent of Quarters for the Clerk of Works, at $30 per month, from 24th August to 30th November, 1881 | |\n\n### Works and Buildings\n\n| No. | Description | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 18 | Repairs to Buildings, Supplementary Vote | $0.3.0 |\n| 2201 | Purchase of 56 Iron Telegraph Posts, at $15 each | $840.00 |\n| 2503 | Purchase of 81 Insulators, &c. | $81.00 |\n| | | $3,921.00 |\n\n### Roads, Streets, and Bridges\n\n| No. | Description | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 2823 | C.S.D. Watering Streets, Supplementary Vote | $C.5.0 |\n\n### Government Gardens and Plantations\n\n| No. | Description | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | Repairing Damages caused by a Land Slip in Glenealy Ravine of the New Garden | $100.00 |\n| 2873 | Grant to the Humane Society | $1,200.00 |\n\n### Miscellaneous Services\n\n| No. | Description | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | Grant for the Reception of Their Royal Highnesses Princes ALBERT VICTOR and GEORGE of Wales | $10,000.00 |\n| | | $250.00 |\n\nMr. JOHNSON as a point of order rises to call attention to a notice of a resolution he had wished to move to-day.\n\nThe Governor explains that he would have been unable to put the motion referred to, as it was irregular and out of order and it therefore could not appear on the Order Book, being a motion for papers sent by the Honourable Member to the Secretary of State for His Lordship's decision which was not yet signified; and His Excellency refers to the practice in the Imperial Parliament as well as the precedent in 1859 in this Colony when the Lieutenant-Governor declined at this Council table to allow a similar motion to be put.\n\nMr. JOHNSON gives notice of his intention to enter a protest against His Excellency's decision.\n\nARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils. \nRead and confirmed this Eighth day of February, 1882.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-198 - Governor Hennessy Acting Governor Tonnochy - 1882 [3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 316562, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4]", "page_number": 189, "title": "CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4]", "content_text": "## C \n0. \n9170 \n**RECO** \n\\**REGI** 23 MAY 32. \n187 \n**Glenealy** \n**ALBALY** \n647 \nY **TANKS** \n| House | \n| --- | \n| Gardeners | \n* \n| Band | \n| stand | \n0 \nA D |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 321022, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "page_number": 401, "title": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "content_text": "78\n\nLaying\n\na new college built for\n\n21 was 20\n\nའ\n\nour Schools\n\nfor the boarders (as they have\n\nalways been and will be very few) that we\n\ncame to the determination of having New college built, but it was simply for the reason that the former building in\n\nCaine Road, was not suitable - we got a beautiful site at Elenealy which cost $5000. Ms. Danby\n\na well known Civil Engineer was instructed to prepare the plans which were Submitted to the Acting Surveyor General Mr. Boodler.\n\nThe site, the plans, the specifications and The Particulars were shown on the occasion\n\nof\n\n៩\n\nof the laying the foundation Stone of St. Joseph's College\n\n399\n\nof\n\nOh\n\nin the 3rd November, when\n\nHis Excellency the late Governor\n\nof Hong Kong Sir John Pope Hennessy, who in a public\n\nspeech, which His Excellency delivered on\n\nthat occasion proved to be much Satisfied\n\nto clearly assert that \"that School (the New St. Joseph's College)\n\nwill\n\nalso receive under the regulations framed\n\nby the Secretary of State a considerable sum towards the Building of the School.\n\nThe building having been started I acted on behalf of the Lordship the Vicar Apostolic to the then Acting Colonial\n\nSecretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 321026, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "page_number": 405, "title": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "content_text": "trual notification as \n\nAnd oblige 2. \n\n14 \n\nYours to \n\nzarly as convormisch \n\nhome Danby- \n\nMinute by \n\nInspector \n\nBuildings (cothy) \n\nThere plans are in the cordance- \n\nwilt the Building Ordinance. \n\nMr. Neale \n\n(Sd) D. R. Neate. \n\n5. 8. 81. \n\nPlease price receipt of \n\nrolice. \n\n(54) 8. Bowdler. \n\nActing Surveyor \n\nGeneral. \n\nThe Daily Press. \n\nHONGKONG, NOVEMBER 4TH, 81. \n\nLAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. \n\nYesterday afternoon the foundation stone of the new building for St. Joseph's College was laid by His Excellency the Governor, The site is on the upper part of the Glenealy estate, and a short distance below Robinson road. Plans and drawings of the proposed building were exhibited on the ground. On the first floor there are seven class rooms and a parlour; there are six more class rooms in the basement, dining room and offices, and the upper floor is occupied by bedrooms, etc. The drawings show that externally the building will be of handsome appearance, and it will form a striking object both from the harbour and Robinson-road. The length is 152 feet and the breadth 25 feet with verandahs 8 feet wide on each side. \n\nThe pupils of the school were drawn up in line to receive his Excellency the Governor, who was accompanied by Lady Hennessy and the Hon. Hugh Low. There were also present on the ground Colonel Hall, R.A., Hon. M. S. Tonnochy, Acting Colonial Secretary, Hon. H. R. Belilios, Captain Bury. Acting Assistant Military Secretary. Dr. Eitel, Private Secretary, Lieut. Cox. A.D.C., Mr. Romano, Mr. Loureiro, Mr. Wodehouse, and a considerable assemblage of the general public. \n\nFather BURGUIGNOLI, Pro. Vicar-Apostolic. said-Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen, I will not detain you with many words to-day, first of all, because it is only by chance I occupy the position I do. The credit of this work does not belong to me, but entirely to Bishop Raimondi, while as for myself I have simply to execute his plans and carry out his views and orders. That we now stand here on this site, on which very soon a nice building will be erected by the skill of our worthy architect. Mr. Danby, is due solely to the energy of our Bishop, and I fancy his own heart will tell him something about this. You know very well why we are gathered here, so it is not necessary for me to say much. Your presence here is a great comfort to me. I know the carrying out of our undertaking will be a great task, but the presence of such a large assemblage is a great consolation to me, as it guarantees that support without which I would be afraid some day to hear the saying, \"This man commenced to build and was unable to finish the work.\" But that shall not be so. This is the site of our third college in Hongkong. The first was built purposely for the college; it lasted about ten years and was given up simply because it was too small. We had only two school rooms there and as the community was increasing the number of boys also increased every day, so we were obliged to go into the house which we occupied until quite lately. But that house was not built for the purpose and it was also found, like the other, to be too small. Now we stand here to-day to commence a new building, and this college will not be too small; it will be large enough to accommodate all our boys, and even more if they wish to come, as I hope they will. I hope this college will prosper, and the foundation stone being laid by your Excellency is a pledge of its success. I have now only to ask your Excellency to be so good as to lay the foundation stone. \n\nHis EXCELLENCY said,Ladies and gentlemen, the especial interest which the Government has in the proceedings of to-day consists in the fact that this is what is called a grant-in-aid school, that is, it is a school towards the support of which the Government gives a grant. \n\nWhen I came to the Colony in 1877, there were in the Colony a certain number of Grant-in-aid schools. Last year the number of such schools was double that which I found here in 1877, and the number of pupils had also doubled. How is that to be accounted for? It is really due to the fact that Her Majesty's Government, since the year 1877, have altered the principles upon which the grant-in-aid schools in this Colony are supported. When I arrived here, I found the school referred to by Father Burguignoli in existence, the predecessor of this school, but though that school had at that time about 200 boys in attendance, the sons of European residents in the Colony, the sons of ratepayers of the Colony, nevertheless, the school was receiving no grant-in-aid. I also found that schools of other denominations were similarly situated. It was represented to me by Pastor Klitzke and Rev. Louis, of the Berlin Mission, that their schools were receiving no Government aid. The late Colonial Chaplain, Mr. Kidd. also represented to me that he could not conscientiously accept the Government grant-in-aid, and the very same reason which influenced Bishop Raimondi in declining to receive that grant, also influenced the other gentlemen whom I have named. The consequence was that in all the Government grant-in-aid schools in this Colony, there were but eighty pupils, children of the foreign residents of Hongkong, enjoying the benefit of Government aid. Well, in this school alone, we have now over 200, and the change was effected by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Her Majesty's Secretary of State, by simply striking out of the grant-in-aid scheme as it then existed the word \"secular,\" and the word \"elementary.\" In 1877, it was a rule that no school could get a Government grant in which the school books were not secular books, and in which a certain portion of the day's instruction, a considerable portion, was not devoted to secular teaching only. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach considered carefully the representations of Bishop Raimondi, of the Lutheran clergymen who had addressed me, and also of the Chaplain of the Church of England, and he resolved to strike out the word \"secular\" from the grant-in-aid scheme. That decision of Her Majesty's Government was not given hastily, nor without fully considering the question. It so happened that at the time when I forwarded the various papers for the consideration of the Government, I was able to inform the Secretary of State that Dr. Stewart, who had been for years a most zealous and able advocate of the secular system, would himself proceed to London, and could explain on behalf of those who wished for a purely secular system of Government aid, his views and the views of those whom he represented. Those views were carefully considered. Dr. Stewart, in a long letter addressed to the Under Secretary at the Colonial Office, pointed out that in his opinion, if the word \"secular \" were struck out of the grant-in-aid scheme, it would be the abandonment of the whole principle of education which was then in vogue in Hongkong. Nevertheless, having considered the question carefully, Her Majesty's Government resolved to strike out the word \"secular,\" and to-day I am about to lay the foundation stone of a school receiving Government aid now to the amount of about $1,400, but which did not receive a single farthing of Government aid when I arrived in the Colony, and that school will also receive under the regulations framed by the Secretary of State a considerable sum towards the building of the school,—Applause.) I must say, gentlemen, I think the decision of Her Majesty's Government was in every sense a wise decision, it was strongly in favour of freedom of religion, because thus we allow, in every school in the colony. the teachers to bring up the boys as they think fit, to give them whatever amount of religious knowledge they may choose to teach in connection with other subjects. The final examination is conducted by independent examiners under Government inspection and that examination is made in subjects which are selected by the Government, and upon the results of that best examination \n\n(54) S. R. heale. \n\n57. 8. 81\n\nPage 403", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 321620, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5]", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5]", "content_text": "32\n\nto prevent the rays of the tropical sun from falling direct on the main walls. The cost of this improvement will be $1800. The health of the Force quartered here is reported good.\n\n6. No. 2 Police Station now on the Glenealy East at the corner of the Wanchai Road. A few minor improvements to the building would be of advantage; and will be undertaken in due course. The health of the inmates reported good. No. 3 Police Station in Queen's Road, East. A very old and rudely constructed one-storeyed building. Somewhat damp in consequence of being in too close juxtaposition to the hill cutting behind it. Is tenanted entirely by Sick Constables who strangely enough, are reported to enjoy very good health, a report that is confirmed by the small number of hospital admissions from this station.\n\nThe drainage of the out-offices should be remodelled and the ventilation of the main building...\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 321625, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5]", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5]", "content_text": "37 19\n\nat the scene of any émente\n\nthere in less than five minutes.\n\nAs the new\n\nbe\n\na\n\nnew building would be comparatively small, occupying a width of about 110 feet, it will not be difficult to fix a site among the several strips of vacant land along the Bonham Road.\n\nThe size of the new station is designed to accommodate 10 European and 8 Indian Constables, and 1 Inspector, and would cost about $9,500. This outlay I am of opinion may be recouped by the sale of the old station.\n\n13. No. 1 Police Station on Glenealy Road. This building, like No. 1 Station, is properly speaking no police station at all, but a small lodging house for married European Constables. It is very small and badly designed and could not even be rebuilt with any satisfactory result, unless the frontages were extended by acquiring an adjacent piece of ground from the adjoining property which belongs to Messrs. Birley and Company.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 322116, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5]", "page_number": 527, "title": "CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5]", "content_text": "(Finance Committee, 24th April, 1883.)\n\nC.5.0. 958 of 1883.\n\n3 523\n\nPAYMENTS AUTHORIZED IN EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES FOR 1882 REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.\n\nESTABLISHMENTS. Treasury,\n\n(1.) Opium Revenue,-Pay of 4 Constables to watch Factory at Lapsapwan, at $12.50 each, per month,\n\n \n \n Per month.....\n $50.00\n \n \n \n Light, per month,\n $3.00\n \n \n \n \n $53.00\n \n \n From 1st April to 30th November,\n \n $424.00\n \n\nSurveyor General.\n\nC. (2.) Sanitary Staff-Salaries from 1st April to 30th November, 1883,-- 299 of 1883.\n\n \n 1 Sanitary Inspector, at $220 per month,\n $1,760.00\n \n \n 1 Chinese Clerk and Interpreter, at $40 per month,\n $320.00\n \n \n 1 Senior Inspector of Nuisances, additional salary at $15 per month,\n $120.00\n \n \n 1 Coloured Watchman for Peak District, at $30 per month,\n $240.00\n \n \n 6 Head Watchmen, at $2 per month each,\n $96.00\n \n \n 36 Watchmen, at $1 per month each.\n $288.00\n \n \n Chair Allowance to Sanitary Inspector, at $24 per month,\n \n \n \n Contingencies,-\n \n \n \n Chair Allowance to Senior Nuisance Inspector, being difference between the sum now drawn by him at the rate of $12 and $24 per month,\n $96.00\n \n \n Office Contingencies at the rate of $100 per annum,\n $66.65\n \n \n \n $3,178.65\n \n\nHarbour Master.\n\n6.8.0. 733 of 1882. C.O. Desp.\n\n(3.) Additional vote for repairs to Steam Launch Victoria,... $840.00\n\nMedical. (4.) Personal Allowance to Dr. WHARRY, at $70 per month, $840.00\n\nSERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS. Medical.\n\n60 of 1883. (5.) Health Officer's Steam Launch, ($4,000 of this being a re-vote), $4,500.00\n\nPolice.\n\n(6.) Quarters Allowance from 1st April, 1883, to 30th November, 1883,-\n\nC.3.0. 688 of 1883.\n\n \n Acting Sergeant No. 73, EDWARDS, at $15 per month,\n $120.00\n \n \n Constable No. 64, SIMMONS, at $12\n $96.00\n \n \n No. 60, GIDLEY, at $12\n $96.00\n \n \n No. 18, JENKINS, at $12\n $96.00\n \n \n \n $398.00\n \n\nC.S.0. 917 of 1883.\n\nTransport.\n\n725/1883 (7.) Passage Allowance to Nuisance Inspector CLEAVER and wife to England, $332.00\n\n26 of 1883, C.5.0. 2,400 of 1881.\n\nWorks and Buildings.\n\n(8.) Hospital conversion,-Quarters for Superintendent of Civil Hospital, ....$8,000.00\n\nGovernment Gardens and Plantations.\n\n1.(9.) Repairing damages caused by a Landslip in Glenealy Ravine of the New Garden (re-vote),....... $180.00\n\nMiscellaneous Services.\n\n8 of 1883. (10.) Gratuity of 3 months' pay to U. DA SILVA, Steward and Store-keeper of the Government Civil Hospital, upon retirement from the service, $1,200.00", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 330704, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "page_number": 167, "title": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "content_text": "Enclosure\n\n164\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nC. O. 10532\n\nNo. 27.\n\nBEND AFFORESTATION\n\nREPORT OF THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BOTANICAL AND\n\nDEPARTMENT, FOR 1885.\n\nPresented to the Legistative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government,\n\non 14th April, 1886.\n\nNo. 2.\n\nBOTANIC GARDENS, 12th February, 1886.\n\nSTR,I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of this Department for the year 1885.\n\n2. Botanic Gardens. Apart from the general work of maintenance, few improvements or alterations have been attempted this year. The only alteration of note is the conversion of the grass plot on the west of the Fountain Terrace into beds, with the ultimate intention of making it a rose-garden. The natural soil has been taken out and replaced with a compost suitable for growing foreign roses, which we hope to grow, either on their own roots, or budded or grafted on native stocks.\n\nThe roses in the New Garden have been failing for some years back owing to the unfavourable nature of the soil, and from natural exhaustion. When the new plants are thoroughly established, it is intended to clear the old rose ground and plant it with palms. We have received many additional species of this highly ornamental and interesting class of plants within the last few years, sufficient I think to enable us to extend the Palm Plot over the old rose ground till it joins the Conifer Plot. Palms and Conifers will then be the special features of the New Garden.\n\n3. Our immunity from typhoons this year has been favourable to the vegetation of the Gardens. These storms periodically destroy many of the new introductions before they gain sufficient strength to become inured to their new position. The Gardens still suffer, however, from a limited water supply; our means being hardly sufficient to enable us to employ the required number of water carriers. This want has been strongly felt for the last two years, owing to the extension of the New Garden and the large increase of nursery plants that are propagated for sale.\n\n4. The exceptionally heavy rain-storm of the 12th and 13th of June last, was severely felt in the Gardens. Several land-slips took place in the most picturesque parts of the New Garden where many tons of earth, together with the surface vegetation, were precipitated from the faces of the steep banks that bound the northern sides of the upper and lower walks which lead to the Glenealy Ravine. Several large Pine trees were carried down with the soil, and large gaps were made in the parapet walls both on the upper and lower walks.\n\nA large quantity of soil and rock fell upon the Camellia Bed on the lower walk, crushing most of the plants beyond recovery.\n\nIt will be years before the yellow unsightly gaps can be again clothed with the luxuriant mass of ferns and other plants that contributed so much to the beauty of this part of the Garden. The same storm did more than usual damage to the walks in both Gardens and at Government House. The yearly expenditure in repairing walks is large in proportion to the extent of the ground. This is partly owing to the steep gradients and to the non-adhesive nature of the gravel at our disposal; and I am afraid that retrenchment in this matter cannot be effected to any appreciable extent, till funds are available to concrete the walks that ramify the steep parts of the Garden.\n\n5. Many interesting plants have been added to our collection during the past year: notably a number of Succulents and Bromeliads from Kew; Cape bulbs and Ferns from the Botanic Gardens, Natal; Indian plants and named varieties of Crotons from the Botanic Gardens, Calcutta; Seeds of important economic plants from the Botanic Gardens, Jamaica; and a number of Orchids from Manila.\n\nA detailed list of contributors and recipients is cited farther on.\n\n6. The new plant houses enable us to give more satisfactory results than was previously the case in growing sub-tropical plants and plants requiring shade, but the want of a properly constructed house with a heating apparatus, is greatly felt for growing many of the beautiful plants which we receive from time to time from strictly tropical regions. The unsatisfactory condition of our Orchids shows this defect very clearly; most Orchids, as is generally known, require to be dealt with in a special manner, and must, as a rule, be subjected to conditions that necessitate a special house or compartment for their cultivation. It is to be hoped that the time is not far distant when we shall have an Orchid House worthy of the Gardens, and of the Colony.\n\nMay", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 332437, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12]", "page_number": 420, "title": "CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12]", "content_text": "of 15th July, 1886.\n\nRepairing damages to Peel Street,\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nAlbert Road,\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nCentre Street,\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nNew East Street,\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nRobinson Road,\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nSquare Street,\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nGap Street,\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nTank Lane,\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nPo Yan Street,\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nDo.\n\ndo.\n\nCastle Road, Ilospital Rond, Arbuthnot Road, Glenealy Path,\n\nWestern Street,\n\nThird Street,\n\nThe detailed List of these Storm damages is annexed:-\n\nSchedule of expenses incurred in making good the damages caused by the rain-storm\n\n $ 141.16\n 417\n 17.08C 0.268.00290.26\n $35.751 326\n '54.16\n $59.80\n 61.66\n 164.6724 JAN J7\n 106.66-\n 33.33\n 25.00\n 66.00\n 82.16\n 94.16\n Lower Albert Road,96.33\n Do. do.First Street,99.00\n Do. do,Queen's Road,141.66\n Do. do.Elgin and Stanton Streets,154.00\n Do. do.Triangle Street,231.24\n Do. do.Western Nullah Road,220.63\n Do. do.Belcher's and Davis Streets,\n Do. do.Road adjoining Glass Works,315.92\n Retaining wall near Rope Works,99.00\n Do. do.Centre Street Sewer,331.16\n Do.Drains Pokfulam Road,28.67\n Do. do.a portion of Peak Road,143.00\n Do. do.Caroline Hill Road,468.00\n Do. do.Causeway Bay Road,455.80\n Do. do.Smithfield Street Sewer,\n Do. do.Catchwaters at Kennedy Town,138.66\n 150.00\n Removing landslips along Robinson Road,84.66\n Do. do.Garden Road,190.00\n Do. do.Peak Roads,160.33\n Do. do.Kennedy Road,\n Do. do.\n Do. do.\n Do. do.Shaukiwan Road, Stanley Road,\n Aberdeen Road,1,179.33\n 45.81\n 275.00\n 8.33\n Do. do.Mount Gough Roads,10.00\n Do. do.Pokfulam Road,\n Do. do.Clearing sewer choked with debris in Jervois Street,\n Magazine Gap Road,149.08\n 79.36\n 131.46\n Do. do.Hillier Street,96.00\n Do. doCentral District,\n Do. do.\n Do. do.\n Do. do.Davis Street,\n Ship Street,\n Albany Street,83.93\n 62.29\n 90.75\n Do. do.Wantsai Road,98.46\n Do. do.Bowrington Strand,293.14\n Do.Clearing Hunghom Nullah of debris,\n Rebuilding wall and removing landslip above Richmond Road,\n Repairing damages and clearing silt Bowrington Canal (upper portion),\n do.(lower portion),\n Do.Sewers choked with rocks and debris, burst and destroyed,\n Clearing sewer-inlets of rocks and debris throughout the city.\n do.at Kennedy Town,\n Rebuilding damaged portions of Nullah at Causeway Bay,\n Rebuilding No. 1 Bridge at Shaukiwan Road,\n 129.40\n $43.00\n do1,228.60\n 73.11\n 67.98\n 65.400\n 588.00\n 1,011.00\n 59.46\n 36.50\n Repairing damages to Happy Valley Road,\n TOTAL.........$12,175.76\n\nJ. M. PRICE,\n\nSurveyor General.\n\nGovernment House, Hongkong, 26th November, 1886.\n\nAfter some explanation by the Surveyor General, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.\n\nThe Committee is then adjourned sine die.\n\nChairman.\n\nRead and confirmed this\n\nday of December, 1886.\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nPage 420\n\nPage 421", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 334075, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5]", "page_number": 359, "title": "CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5]", "content_text": "352\n\nand surroundings and the formal arrangement of this popular and beautiful portion of the Gardens. After the removal of the trees, the space they occupied was laid out in beds, the poor soil from which was replaced with better material. These beds were partially planted with roses at the time, and the planting was completed during the past few months. The work of converting the remaining, and larger portion of the ground on the eastern side of the Fountain has been resumed lately, and it will be completed very soon.\n\nThe arrangement adopted for the improvement of the terrace is designed for two purposes. One is to replace the large trees with plants of a more suitable nature for the character of the place. The other object is to provide a suitable place for concentrating the collection of roses. The roses have hitherto been cultivated in various scattered parts of the Gardens, a method resulting in inconvenience and loss of time in management, as well as exposing the flowers to the cupidity of visitors and professional thieves.\n\nFor some years flowers in general and roses in particular have received careful and regular attention from flower stealers, who have learnt their business so well that they manage to elude the vigilance both of the watchman, and detectives who have been specially detached for this service. These thieves find a good market in the town for cut flowers, and the very numerous entrances (there are nine) to the gardens, and the low walls which surround the grounds greatly facilitate the ingress and egress without detection of thieves. It is very desirable that something should be done to check flower stealing, but at present there does not seem to be much prospect of the possibility of going much further than the concentration of the roses in one place where they can be more readily seen.\n\n10. On the top of the bank at the north side of the terrace a Collection of Creepers has been planted, and an Iron and Wire Trellis 300 feet long and four feet high has been placed for their support.\n\n11. GREVILLEA AVENUE.--The western end of this walk was a cul-de-sac which visitors, instead of retracing their steps to escape from when they reached its end, got out of by climbing up the grass bank between it and the small walk above; by this the grass was continually worn off. For the convenience of visitors, and the improvement of the end of the avenue, a flight of steps has been made up the bank, and some rock work on each side has been constructed and planted with ornamental foliage plants, which will grow in the shady situation.\n\n12. Epiphytal Orchids (Phalaenopsis spp.) have been placed on the trunks of the Grevillea (Silky-Oak) trees which compose the avenue. The suitability of the climate for the cultivation of Phalaenopsis has yet to be proved. So far the orchids, although they were only indifferent specimens of vigour when placed on the trees, seem to afford a promise of success, but the cold of winter, which is not yet over, is the severest trial they have to contend with.\n\n13. THINNING AND REMOVAL OF TREES.--Trees and plants of value and beauty which were in danger of having their symmetrical development dangerously interfered with by neighbours which had already fulfilled the purposes for which they were originally planted, and which were afterwards occupying the places of interlopers, have been going through a course of ejection for several months. A couple of foresters have been employed to do this carefully. There are still of some kinds of trees far more individuals than there should be in the Gardens, which must gradually be withdrawn. Until this is done it will be impossible to provide suitably for and to introduce trees of new, beautiful, and interesting forms.\n\n14. PALMS.--A very considerable augmentation of these has taken place. New species have been introduced from various parts of the world, which have raised the number of those in cultivation to one hundred and four. Most of them are planted in permanent positions, but there are others growing in pots and waiting for fit positions to be prepared for them. The limited ground available will not permit the collection to be very much extended, but when the roses are established in the new rosary, the plot at present occupied by the plants in the New Garden will be available for them.\n\n15. This climate has been found suitable for all palms yet introduced with the exception of Maximiliana martiana and Stevensonia grandifolia, both of which have repeatedly succumbed to cold in the dry season. The former is a native of North Brazil and Guiana, and the latter of the Seychelle Islands. The inability of these two plants to bear with impunity the cold of this climate is interesting when we consider that other plants, including palms, from the same and from equally as hot regions exhibit no ill-effects from the cold.\n\n16. CONIFERS. Not many additions have been made to these. Dacrydium elatum, a very beautiful and graceful conifer has been introduced from Penang, and promises to flourish in Hongkong. Before much is done in the increase of the collection, the ground for their reception must be extended, this, however, is possible when means are available. The Conifers being side by side with the Palms make a very pleasing and interesting assemblage, which arrests the attention of intelligent visitors and illustrates in a comprehensive space the interjunction of the regions in which these two most interesting, beautiful, and useful families of the vegetable kingdom luxuriate.\n\n17. GLENEALY RAVINE.--This remains in a slovenly condition, but year after year leaves us in want of means to improve it. The shrubberies require re-arranging and re-planting. The grass lawns are also in very bad order, but it is useless doing anything with these until the string of people who daily walk across them to scoop up water from the nullah can be diverted. This, I trust, will be possible as soon as the necessity for the coolies to come in search of water is removed.\n\n18. PLANT HOUSES.--The fern collection continues to improve and it shows the great advantage which the house constructed for its accommodation three years ago has been to it, not only in providing the more suitable conditions which were indispensable for successful cultivation, but also in exhibiting the beauties of the plants to greater advantage.\n\n19. The plant house which was built two years ago for other classes of plants, especially foliage plants and orchids, has also been successful in the purpose for which it was designed. A number of orchids which had previously not been successfully cultivated have made better growth, and been preserved in a healthy and vigorous state in consequence of our being able to meet their requirements more completely by the facilities to regulate the shade, shelter, and moisture which the house affords. There is, however, room for great improvement in orchid cultivation, which can only be achieved by the closest and most constant study of the wants of the plants, and unceasing supervision and direction of the workmen in the application of all that plants require.\n\n20. The old structure with a glass roof, the first one of any kind which the Gardens possessed, and which I had built 14 years ago, contains ornamental foliage plants, some orchids, and a few ferns which cannot be grown in this climate without protection from the cold and dry climate of the cool season. These plants it would be utterly impossible to grow without such protection. The house, however, in both size and design meets in a very imperfect manner the needs of the plants; it is in a rotten, tumble-down condition, but I am loath to appropriate much money for repairs to it.\n\n21. This house has fulfilled a good purpose in proving that with such aid very interesting and lovely plants may be grown here, which otherwise it would be impossible to keep alive. Instead of repairing it I hope the Government will be able to grant a sum of money for the Erection of a Glass-house which will be more commodious, and which will be worthy of our justly famed Gardens and Colony. The house could be filled at once with plants, and it would be a source of the greatest pleasure and benefit to the public.\n\n22. AVIARIES AND ANIMALS' PENS.--In the aviaries several birds have been missing, and others found dead. The assumption is that the mischief has been done by some animal, probably by cats wild or tame. I have not attempted to procure other birds to take the places of the missing ones, because, I hope during the year to be able to put up some new cages which will exclude cats from the larger birds, and rats from the smaller ones. When these cages are up, a few more birds will be obtained.\n\n23. The posts and wire netting which enclose the deer and large birds are much decayed, as well as the little houses inside. All of this I hope likewise, during the year to put in better order, and to improve the general appearance of the pens.\n\n24. ST. IGNATIUS' BEANS (Strychnos Ignatii, Berg.)--I am indebted for specimens of dried leaves and wood of this to Mr. CROW, the Government Analyst, who has exerted himself in obtaining them from the Philippine Islands in order to endeavour to clear up the botanical origin of this important drug. Mr. VIDAL, Inspector-General of Forests at Manila, however, has succeeded in procuring complete specimens necessary for the conclusive determination of the plant. A description and two plates have been inserted as an appendix in the \"Revision de Plantas Vasculares Filipinas\" which Mr. VIDAL published last year. Descriptions of the plant were given by LOUREIRO as far back as 1793, and by BLANCO in 1845, but no complete herbarium specimens seem to have been accessible until last year.\n\n25. CHINESE STAR ANISE.--In my report for 1883 I mentioned that through the enterprise and kindness of Mr. H. Koppen, who was then Commissioner of Customs at Pakhoi, some very small seedlings of what was reputed to be the Chinese Star Anise plant had been obtained. These were very carefully nursed, and they had been watched and well cared for since that time. One of them has grown into a small tree 10 feet high, and in September last it rewarded us for the care bestowed on it by producing a few flowers, which were sufficient to enable the species to be ascertained. On reference to the works in the Gardens library I found that it was neither Illicium religiosum Sieb. et Zucc. nor I. anisatum, Linn. The former is the Japanese Star Anise and the latter is the plant which had been supposed to yield Chinese Star Anise. I submitted specimens to Kew Gardens for comparison with the dried plants stored in its magnificent herbarium, and with descriptions of species in the library there. Mr. THISTLETON DYER, the Director of the Gardens, in reply informs me that the specimen sent is referred to Illicium cambodiense of which Kew has specimens from Dr. PIERRE besides the latter's figure in \"Flore Forestière de Cochin-Chine,\" and that it is nearly allied to I. Griffithii, H. f. and T., and I. majus, H. f. and T., two Indian species. This is an important additional step in this very interesting question, but the seedlings having been obtained through natives, the question of the source of Chinese Star Anise cannot be considered quite settled, as we have yet to prove that the plants which we have of Illicium cambodiense are identical with those which really furnish the Anise of commerce. This cannot be satisfactorily decided until the Anise plants are seen in the districts where they grow by a reliable European, or until our plants produce seeds, when the capsules and seeds can be compared with those in trade; if the two then prove to be identical we may feel pretty sure that the origin of Chinese Star Anise has been discovered. The few flowers which were produced last year were all ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 335259, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12]", "page_number": 541, "title": "CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12]", "content_text": "96\n\nSun Shing had clusters of lanterns hanging in the arches, and the Medical Hall had strings of lanterns. The Pacific Mail Company's office was tastefully decorated with rows of lanterns, with the American flag and the Union Jack floating at each end, and small flags of the two nations crossed in the centre. Crossing over the street and proceeding eastwards, passing the Victoria Hotel, already described, we come to Messrs. Turner and Co.'s hong, where there was a pretty arrangement of Chinese lanterns. The China Fire Insurance Company had banners hanging from each window, and \"God bless our Queen\" worked in small oil lamps in front of the verandah. Acbee's furniture store had small coloured oil lamps along the balustrading of the verandah, and strings of Japanese lanterns. Messrs. Framjee Hormusjee & Co. had large clusters of coloured lamps hanging in each of the verandah arches, five on each floor, with stars of small coloured oil lamps on the pillars of the upper floor with spear heads of the same description of lamps on the end pillars, the whole forming a very beautiful display. Rose and Co. had a row of lanterns in front and Messrs. Wotton and Deacon a double row. Messrs. Lane, Crawford and Co.'s premises were tastefully decorated with two \"V. Rs.\" worked in flowers on the top of the porch, lanterns hanging in the porchway underneath, and clusters of lamps on the pediments.\n\nWestward of Pottinger-street one of the most striking illuminations was that of the Stag Hotel, which had a gilt framed oil painting of Her Majesty, with lamps round the arches of the verandahs of all four storeys, and a good display of lanterns on the side of the house. The Man On Insurance Co. also had an effective display, a large number of lanterns being used, many of them of unusual patterns. The Ko Shing Theatre had a \"V. R.\" in glass transparency over the door and the year \"1887.\" Lai Hing and Co. had a gaudy illumination, \"1887\" in the middle with the \"V\" on one side and \"R\" on the other. Other houses illuminated were The Land We Live In tavern, the Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle, the London Hotel, W. Peterson's boarding house, the German Tavern, and the Grand Hotel. The Fire Brigade Station had on the front face of the tower a design in small oil lamps - \"1837-1887\" in the middle, with the \"V\" and \"R\" on the right and left respectively. The Queen's-road side of the building had coloured lanterns. On Chinese establishments which had lit up we read the names of Ses Woo, tailor, Wang Hing, jeweller, Wing Hing, dealer in porcelain, Yu Chong, also dealer in porcelain, Tang Cheong, tailor, Kum Kee, Chinese shipping agent, E. Sing, printer, Fuk On, \"Agent in Sailors and Fireman,\" Yip Sang, dealer in curios, Woo Choong, compradore, Hung Shing, curio dealer, King Wo Shing, Him Wo, Ah Nam, tailor, Yee On, tailor, Yen Sing, curio dealer, Nam Hing Loong, compradore, Achan, photographer, Nam Shing, tailor, Yong Heng, dealer in Chinese goods, Aping, tailor, Ahing, tailor, Song Yuen, photographer, Sun Shing, curio dealer, whose show was considerably above the average; Wah Loong, dealer in Chinese goods, who also made a good show; Fung Hing, tailor, Teen Seng, printer, Seng Yuen, portrait painter, and Sam Hing Street, who had quite a brilliant display. Our enumeration, however, gives the names of only a small fraction of those who took part in the illumination and includes none of the large native hongs who have not their name in English on their signboard. The Chinese participation in the illumination as regards shops and houses, was very general, and in almost every street the Kai fong had done something in the way of erecting arches or sheds for the numerous entertainments and exhibitions of marionettes.\n\nGoing up Ice House Street, we noticed a square of white lanterns at the top of the Ice House, and at Afong's studio lanterns in clusters. Both Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and Co.'s and Messrs. Carlowitz and Co.'s hongs were brilliantly illuminated with rows of lanterns, and looking down Duddell-street steps the illuminations of the same houses on their other side were seen, as were the lanterns which lighted up the front of Messrs. Reiss & Co.'s premises. A fine gas illumination at Messrs. Noronha and Co's, in Zetland street, also showed up well from this neighbourhood. The design was \"Q. V., star, R. I.\" with the figures \"50\" beneath. The Masonic Hall had the square and compasses on its northern face, and the Masonic Club a similar design in red and white framed in blue lamps on the north, and on the south side the monogram V. R. in red lanterns above the entrance. Going along Albert-road the Public Offices were found in darkness, but the top of St. John's Cathedral tower was illuminated with blue lanterns and formed a conspicuous object from many points of view. St. John's Place was almost covered with lanterns, chiefly white and red, which had a most effective appearance standing out from the surrounding darkness from the few points from which they were visible.\n\nGovernment House had on its northern face the motto \"Domine salvam fac Reginam,\" illuminated by gas in globes in 4ft. letters; a 6ft. crown, two 7ft. stars, \"V. R.,\" two masonic stars, a half star of 10ft. diameter in the centre of the top cornice, two half-stars at the corners of the cornice, and a line of jets up the sides and along the top cornice; the effect of all this light artistically arranged was very fine. The other side of Government House was not illuminated, but the roadway, with numerous lanterns dotted about in the trees and on the bank of the Public Gardens and the small oil lamps running along the walls, was like a picture in fairy land. The entrance to Government House was decorated for day effect with imposing shields and trophies of flags. The Royal Artillery Mess in College Gardens was well lit up with lanterns and had a device springing from the roof.\n\nIn Stanley-street Messrs. Rozario and Co. had a gas illumination showing \"R. & Co.\" and the Oriental Dispensary, and Messrs. Dunn, Melbye & Co.'s and Mr. Brandt's establishments were illuminated with lanterns. In D'Aguilar-street Messrs. Gilman and Co. had a transparency over the door with the name of the firm and a large mass of lanterns. Messrs. Grossman and Co.'s hong was also lit up with lanterns, and amongst the occupants of Club Chambers on the opposite side of the street lanterns were hung out in profusion by Messrs. Justus Lembke & Co., Mr. Naudin, the Telephone Exchange, and the Punjom Mining Co. Messrs. Guedes and Co., at the corner of Wellington-street, had red and white lanterns on the top floor. Messrs. D. D. Oflia and Co. had lanterns arranged in the arches of the verandah and in lines below, and Mrs. Heymans, dressmaker, hung out the red ensign grouped with two French flags in the centre, and lanterns along the verandah. A large proportion of the Chinese in this street had also illuminated, amongst them Kwong Shing, contractor, Bing Shing, bootmaker, Chan Hang, printer, Yee Hing, contractor, Ling Atin, contractor, Wah Suo, picture frame maker, Hung Qua, portrait painter, who showed a specimen of his skill in a portrait of the Queen; Pow Chin, contractor, Sang Cheong, and Chee Sing, printer.\n\nIn Lower Wyndham Street the Club Germania was very tastefully illuminated with Japanese lanterns. The entrance was lined out in red and white lanterns, with one bearing the Union Jack in the centre and at the doorway the German and British flags were draped. Above was the red ensign with the German flag on each side. The remainder of the building was covered with white lanterns. The opposite buildings, occupied by Messrs. Raedecker & Co. and the China Mail, showed strings of coloured lanterns on the verandah of the upper storey, and many of the houses further up the hill were similarly decorated, one Chinese house occupied by Europeans, however, having flags and lamps stretching far across the road. The parapet of the tower of St. Paul's College was fringed with coloured lanterns, and from the summit rose a lofty cross formed by white Japanese lanterns, which from its commanding altitude was very conspicuous. Darkness reigned at the corner of D'Aguilar-street, but a very showy and well-designed arch was erected to form the entrance to Glenealy.\n\nThis was of imperial yellow picked out with leaf decorations and with green pediments. Over the archway were the words in scarlet on a blue ground \"Salve Imperatricem,\" and the face of the structure was ornamented with gilt stars and the arms of the three kingdoms on shields. Numerous coloured lanterns were suspended, and when illuminated it proved exceedingly effective. The road up Glenealy was lined throughout with various coloured lanterns, and the rockery in the centre half way up was covered with a pyramidal structure of lanterns. Mr. Bottomley's house and grounds at the foot of Glenealy were most tastefully lit up with lanterns and little glass lamps; the latter glittering among the trees had a very charming effect. Upper Wyndham Street and Hollywood Road were partially illuminated, but without any general design. Messrs. B. Mijran & Co., S. J. David & Co., Messrs. Kaw Hong Take & Co., and Messrs. Mirza Ebrahim & Co. were among the most brilliant, and further on several Parsee firms, Messrs. B. N. Mehta & Co., Tata & Co., Mehta & Co., and others, had quite a large display of lanterns in various designs.\n\n535\n\n9.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 337307, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8]", "page_number": 338, "title": "CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8]", "content_text": "# 336\n\n## Rearing Trees in Situ\n\nTrees reared in situ have been successful. The number thus treated was 217,738. They are situated on Mount Parker, and near Deep Water Bay.\n\nThe total number of trees planted and reared in situ was 374,882. The following is a list of the trees planted and reared in situ:\n\n| Tree Type | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Pinus sinensis | 151,081 |\n| Eucalypti | 3,621 |\n| Bamboos | 1,864 |\n| Acacias | 197 |\n| Cocoa-nuts | 128 |\n| Miscellaneous | 253 |\n| In situ | 217,738 |\n| Total | 374,882 |\n\n## Broad-cast Sowing\n\nIn addition to planting and rearing in situ, some pieces of land were operated on by sowing seeds broad-cast without any preparation of the ground. In certain places, the method promises to give good results at a very small cost, as already stated in my report for last year.\n\nThere is, however, a serious difficulty to contend with where this work has been done, it is, the operation of grass-cutters, who cut grass, and the young seedling trees in it, not caring, or at the least not knowing about the existence of the young trees. Until we have more control over grass-cutters, this method of rearing trees cannot be extensively carried out. Some experiments made four years ago of sowing seeds broad-cast have given very good results, there being now abundance of healthy trees about two feet high.\n\n## Cunninghamia sinensis\n\nAs mentioned elsewhere, a considerable quantity of seeds of this valuable Chinese tree have at last been obtained from a distant part of the Kwangtung province. The seeds are the first instalment for what I hope will be the establishment of successful plantations to supercede the common Pinus sinensis.\n\n## Camphor Trees\n\nIn 1886, about 4,500 camphor trees were planted as an experiment. The success of the camphor in the Botanic and private gardens of the Colony gave promise of its succeeding on the hills when placed within plantations of the China pine which were sufficiently large to afford shelter from winds. In such plantations, where the soil is somewhat better than the average soil, the trees have succeeded beyond my expectations, but where the shelter and soil is inferior, the trees have made but little progress. The general results, however, were such as to lead me to continue the experiment, therefore about 12,000 trees were reared in the nurseries for planting during the present season.\n\n## Pinus Massoniana\n\nA few pounds of seeds of this tree were procured from Japan, and sown in situ by the side of our native pine, but the seeds, unfortunately, germinated very badly, probably owing to their not having been sufficiently ripened or harvested in Japan. The germination of our own seeds on the ground was perfect. A fresh lot of seeds have been obtained for further experiment this year.\n\n## Tristanea conferta\n\nIn my report for last year, I drew attention to this rapid growing tree, of which 800 were planted four years ago. These trees are now about 20 feet high (some have reached 30 feet). They flowered and produced seeds in abundance during the year under report. Seeds were collected and sown, and an abundance of young trees have been obtained for planting this season. I have great hopes of this tree. From its rapid growth and large amount of leafage, it should be a much better tree than most species of Eucalypti for this Colony.\n\n## Persea nanmu\n\nThe specimen in the Botanic Gardens of this Chinese tree, which was introduced from the Sze Chuen province, has now reached 24 feet high and it is thoroughly established in its new home. As previously reported on, the wood which it yields is extremely valuable in China. A number of young plants were propagated from the tree and planted for experiment on a piece of land, which was subsequently utilised for a portion of the new Tytam Water-Works before I had any opportunity of dealing with the trees. The result of the experiment was therefore lost in consequence of the destruction of the little trees. Last year, another experiment was tried, which it is to be hoped this time will have a chance of being undisturbed.\n\n## Thinning Plantations\n\nThis work has been continued throughout the year in plantations which were sufficiently advanced. The thinnings have been disposed of by sale without difficulty. However extensively surplus wood may be produced, there is no prospect of there ever being any difficulty in its disposal in this Colony.\n\n## Fire Barriers\n\nGrass fires during the dry season have always been numerous and extensive, and besides burning the grass, which was of minor importance, the fires have in their progress naturally destroyed or damaged the small trees and shrubs which were on the ground, thus effectually preventing natural reproduction. The increase of fires and the rapid extension of plantations, which required greater protection, led me to devise a system of barriers to check the progress of fires. With the consent of the Government, about 40 miles of these barriers were made before the dry season set in. The result has been even better than I anticipated. Besides a fire which occurred from a bonfire at the Jubilee celebrations, there were only two fires which spread beyond a very small extent, and these two did not extend over more than five acres of planted land. In the vicinity of roads, paths, and cemeteries, a great number of burnt patches of grass have been seen where the fires had been arrested by the fire barriers. There is no doubt but that, for the existence of the fire barriers, the fires which were arrested would have spread to a very great extent and have destroyed immense quantities of trees. If these barriers are maintained, and other suitable precautions carefully observed, there is now hope of grass fires being reduced very much in area.\n\n## Protective Service\n\nAn additional Forest Guard was placed on the staff in January. Forest offences do not seem to have increased during the year. The number of cases brought before the Magistrates by the Forest Guards was 27, that is 11 less than during the previous year. There is a great deal of trouble in keeping the guards up to their duty, in fact, there is rarely any case instituted which is not done by pressure brought to bear on the guards by the Superintendent. This is not satisfactory, as the Forest Guards should be of a sufficiently high character to move themselves in matters instead of continually shirking their plain duty. This duty of continual surveillance of the guards is becoming more difficult and troublesome to perform as other duties increase and demand attention and time in so many other ways. There will, perceptibly, have to be some improvement in the protective service before long. I fear that we shall never get really effective Chinese guards, but the employment of efficient men would involve a greatly increased cost; however, the time may arrive when it will, in the long run, be real economy to incur this cost.\n\n## Ferneries\n\nThe rockery in Glenealy Road near St. Paul's College, which I referred to in last year's report, has been constructed and is now partially planted. The older rockeries have been maintained in as good condition as circumstances would permit.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient Servant,\n**CHARLES FORD**,\nSuperintendent,\n**Botanical and Afforestation Department**.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 337493, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8]", "page_number": 524, "title": "CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8]", "content_text": "# \nIn another case, six Chinese lives were lost. The fire broke out in a room on the first floor and communicated itself to the stair-case before the inmates above were made alive to their danger. There were no means of escape either by the roof or by windows and all six lost their lives.\n\nThe last incident that occurred was at an extensive fire in Bonham Strand, where, without a minute's warning, five houses fell outwards across the street resulting in the most serious injuries to **Mr. Ross** the foreman of the Volunteer Fire Brigade. A member of the Government Fire Brigade was also slightly injured, but to those who witnessed what took place, it was a mercy that no more harm was done than was actually occasioned, as there were at least six firemen whose position at the time seriously jeopardized their lives.\n\nIt may not be out of place at the commencement of another year to take stock of the existing condition of the Fire Brigade and of its adequacy to meet the requirements of the Colony.\n\n## \nAt the present moment the Fire Brigade consists of thirty-three Europeans of whom seventeen are firemen, six engine drivers, and the rest, superintendents, foremen, and assistant foremen, and of ninety-one Chinese firemen besides stokers and interpreters. The pay of the European firemen is four dollars and fifty cents a month and that of a Chinese fireman from one dollar and fifty cents to one dollar. The foremen, stokers, and interpreters are of course paid at a higher rate. The Brigade is further strengthened by the services of the **Hongkong Fire Insurance Volunteers**, the **Pawnbrokers**, and other bodies all of whom have been present on every occasion of a fire and have rendered most valuable services.\n\nThe head quarters of the Fire Brigade are at `No. 5 Police Station` in Queen's Road.\n\nWatchmen are stationed at the Clock Tower and at the Tower of the Fire Brigade Station, and upon an alarm of fire the bells are rung at the Central Police Station, at the Fire Brigade Station and at the Clock Tower. Three separate strokes indicate a fire west of the Harbour Office, two separate strokes a fire between the Harbour Office and the Murray Barracks, and one stroke a fire east of the Murray Barracks.\n\n## \nThe Engines are located at the Fire Brigade Station. They are four in number, not including the floating engine which is known as the `No. 1 Engine`. The latter is located in the harbour near `Yau-mati`. It is an invaluable engine and can throw four jets of some sixty feet high. It has recently been modified with a view to increasing its speed and it is now capable of steaming at a rate of about eight knots an hour.\n\nIn addition to the steam engines I have mentioned, there are also a certain number of manual engines stationed in different parts of the island. So far as the City of Victoria is concerned, there is one at Government House, one at the Central Police Station, one in Hollywood Road, one at the Harbour Office and one at `Saiyingpún`. There are also boxes with fire appliances in various parts of the Town.\n\n## \nPractically speaking however the main strength of the Brigade is at the Fire Brigade Station. At an alarm of fire in the City of Victoria, a telephonic signal is immediately sent to what is known as the `No. 2 Tank`. This tank is situated in Caine Road, and supplies the City of Victoria with water from the `Pokfulam Reservoir`. The water is distributed by two main pipes from which branch out smaller pipes throughout the Town. Its limits are broadly speaking Queen's Road at the foot of Gough Street to the west, Queen's Road to the north and the City Hall to the east. At frequent intervals are what are known as street fire plugs. They are distinguishable by iron plates level with the street, and on removing this iron plate, hose can be attached. Many of these plates have a raised knob on the top of them. The knob is to distinguish them from the other plates that are without them, and indicates that they are stop plugs, that is to say that they are merely for the purpose of shutting off water. Before this distinguishing mark was put, the greatest confusion often resulted, and much time was lost in waiting for water at one of these stop plugs, when there was none to come.\n\nThe `No. 2 Tank` is in its turn supplied from another tank at the western end of Robinson Road. This tank also supplies Caine Road and some other streets. These are the two chief distributions of water from the `Pokfulam Reservoir`. There are other subsidiary supplies which are strictly local. One is in `Glenealy Ravine` and supplies the Gaol and Police Barracks. Another is above the Government Civil Hospital and another near the Albany. `Wanchai`, as far as the City Hall, is supplied from the tank that is to be seen in the `Wong-nei-chung Gap`.\n\n## \nGenerally speaking the fresh water supply is very unsatisfactory. It is uncertain inasmuch as it is not always running, it is inadequate and its pressure is not uniform. Much of its possible pressure is also diminished by leakage throughout the houses in which it is distributed along its route to the fire and by other causes such as the friction of the pipes, and sudden changes in their diameter. In reducing therefore, the working of the Brigade to a system, it is impossible to regard the fresh water supply as other than a very poor adjunct, and in almost every instance recourse is had to the harbour.\n\nis able to afford a sufficient jet for houses placed between Queen's Road and the harbour. The rule therefore is to work direct from the harbour with all houses comprised within those bounds, but in the case of fires at a higher level than Queen's Road, the engines are distributed at intervals up the hill as far as may be required; they are connected the one with the other with hose and each engine pumps into the other until the level of the fire is reached. All this occasions great wear and tear of engines and hose and fire materials, and leaves only a very limited supply of water when the fire is reached, but it is inevitable so long as the fresh water supply is arranged as at present. Nor do I see that the increased supply of water from `Tytam` will much improve matters unless with it there is an increase of pressure, a uniformity of distribution and a certainty of water at all times.\n\nIt is impossible to insist too much upon the element of certainty. It is not as if fires could be met by arrangements devised for them at the moment. They must be treated in accordance with general arrangements applicable to all cases, and of these the first desideratum is water, and until one can base one's arrangements upon the certainty of a sufficient fresh water supply at any given point, the harbour must be regarded as the single basis of one's calculations.\n\nThe hilly nature of the site of the City of Victoria would seem to point to a system of high level tanks as being that best adopted for the requirements of the Town. In the case of a fire spreading up the hill it would be of immense advantage to be able to meet it from above and the constant growth of the Town up the hill points still further in this direction. Nor am I at all sure that with such a system, if properly devised and carried out, the necessity for land steam engines will not almost entirely cease to exist. The cost would of course be considerable and it may not be thought to be worth while to incur it. The proposed **Praya reclamation scheme**, however, if carried out, will necessarily bring this matter to the front, and in the meantime I would merely ask His Excellency's attention to the question and also to the consideration as to the extent to which the working of the reclamation scheme will interfere with the water supply from the harbour.\n\n## \nThe following is the arrangement at present in force with regard to the steam engines. Three of the engines proceed to the Praya. Two of them run out hose to the fire. The other stands by with fires lighted, but does not run out hose until the order is given. The fourth engine remains in the station in reserve. Each engine has its own hose reel, and the branch pipes have special marks to indicate to which engine they belong. In order that in the confusion the branch pipes may not be attached to the wrong hose, a slight delay takes place between the removal of each engine from the station, and the driver is under orders to see that his engine never starts without the proper hose reel accompanying it. With a view further to obviate any miscarriage from hurry or ignorance or neglect, duplicate branch pipes are supplied, two being attached to each engine and two to each hose reel. The branch pipe is frequently termed the nozzle, but strictly speaking the term \"nozzle\" is applicable only to the end of the branch pipes from which the water issues.\n\n## \nGenerally speaking the efforts of the Brigade have been directed rather to the simplification of duties and to the instruction of the men in a few broad elementary rules with regard to the running out of hose, the protection of the adjoining property, and such like matters, together with the provision before hand of all such arrangements as are likely to be of service on the occasion of a fire.\n\nOwing to the constitution of the Fire Brigade, which consists of Policemen who have in the first place to consider their Police duties, it is not possible to assign particular duties to individual firemen and it has been sought rather to familiarize each one with the elementary rudiments of Fire Brigade drill, and by a careful prearrangement and simplification of appliances and by general rules as to dealing with fires, to minimize the drawbacks occasioned by the impossibility of assigning special duties to selected individuals.\n\nAmong some of the principal changes that have been made in this direction, I may mention the substitution of a broad thread screw for the narrow thread that it was customary to use in the hose couplings. A great saving of time and labour has been effected by this change, and it has been found to be of the greatest possible advantage to the Brigade. Another change that has been found very valuable has been the institution of a light service in the form of what is termed a `Supply Cart`. This Cart can be drawn by two men, and contains all the necessary appliances for dealing with a fire at the outset. Inasmuch also as it has been found that very frequently a fire without actually spreading to an adjoining house, will ignite it inside to the extent of making it necessary to play water upon the incipient flames, the `Supply Cart` carries with it two hand pumps and two extincteurs, which have been constantly found sufficient to extinguish the flames, when without these appliances resort must have been had to a hose, with the consequent delay of stopping the engine, attaching a new length, and a great destruction of property by a deluge of salt water, even supposing the flames to have not made uncontrollable way in the interval.\n\nOther changes of a similar kind have been made, of which I have already mentioned the duplicate branch pipes, and in which I may include the institution of reserve hose reels to be taken to the fire.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 339477, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "content_text": "## PUBLIC WORKS' DEPARTMENT.\n\n**Report on great storm of 29th and 30th May, 1889.**\n\n**REC 328 SEP 39**\n\nSIR,\n\n**SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, HONGKONG, 27th July, 1889.**\n\nI have the honour to forward, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the following report on the great rainstorm of 29th and 30th of May last, and damage caused thereby to public property.\n\n2. The rainy season of the south west monsoon appears to have set in earlier this year than usual. During the month of April over 12 inches of rain fell, and of this quantity nearly 7 inches was due to a storm on the 29th and 30th of that month, causing considerable damage to streets and roads which the Acting Surveyor General (Mr. COOPER) estimated at $3,400. The first half of May was comparatively dry. I arrived at Hongkong on the 18th of May. The night after my arrival there was a very heavy thunderstorm, several buildings were struck by lightning, and 5.94 inches of rain were recorded during the day ending 10 A.M. on the 19th. On the three following days there was an aggregate fall of 5.88 inches, and there were showers at frequent intervals until the 28th. Early in the morning (2 A.M.) of 29th the rain began and continued almost uninterruptedly (although with greatly varying intensity) until 5 P.M. of the 30th. Appendix A shews the daily rainfall for the first half of the year, and Appendix B the hourly rainfall on 29th and 30th of May.\n\n3. On the morning of the 29th I was at the Peak, and such was the violence of the storm that (with some others who were staying at the Hotel) I had to wait a considerable time before the chair coolies would venture on the descent, owing to the force of the wind and rain. About 9 A.M. however we started; I shall not readily forget the journey down. I followed the road as, all things considered, it appeared to me a preferable route to the tramway. Along the upper levels the gusts of wind threatened to carry us off the mountain path. During the descent the water rushed in sheets down the steep mountain slopes, the nullahs were full, and the side drains and culverts of the road were overflowing. I arrived at the Government Offices about 10 o'clock. Shortly afterwards Mr. BAYNE, Overseer (then in charge of streets, since deceased) came to report that the great Glenealy culvert (which carries the storm water and sewage, and traverses the centre of the City, passing through Wyndham and Pedder's Streets, where several of the more important offices, and public buildings are situated) had burst in several places. Before there was time to ascertain full details a watchman arrived to report that the service tank of the Tytam Waterworks was in danger. Accompanied by Mr. COOPER I proceeded at once to the site. We arrived there a little before Noon, and found that the tunnel, or great culvert, 192 square feet in transverse area, which conveys the water of the Albany Nullah under the Tytam service tank was blocked, and the water that should pass through it was pouring over the concrete wall of the tank, and had washed away a large portion of the earthen bank on the down stream side of the wall, as well as parts of the Bowen and Garden Roads, and had caused considerable damage to the banks of the Ravine. As the concrete walls of the tank were not designed, without the aid of the earthen bank, to resist the pressure of the water, there was good reason for taking immediate precautionary measures, so as to be prepared in the event of the failure of the tank. As the Murray Barracks are situated near the Harbour, in the bed of the same valley, 400 feet below the tank which holds some 35,000 tons of water, I requested Mr. COOPER to give immediate notice to the officer in command of the Regiment there quartered, and I proceeded forthwith to inform His Excellency the General Commanding of the critical state of affairs. Orders were at once issued to clear the basement floors of men and stores.\n\n4. I find on referring to the hourly record of rainfall kindly furnished, at my request, by the Director of the Observatory (Dr. DOBERCK) that the rain began between 2 and 3 A.M. of the 29th and continued until about 1 P.M., up to which time 10 inches of rain had fallen, of which 7 inches fell in the three hours before Noon (10 A.M. 3.06 inches, 11 A.M. 3.35 inches, 12 (Noon) 1.27 inches). There was then an interval of two hours without rain, after which it rained moderately until near midnight.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 339479, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "page_number": 70, "title": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "content_text": "69 \n\n17. Although more or less damage occurred in almost every street and road in the Colony, the chief scenes of disaster were (1) the Albany Nullah, from its commencement downwards (2) the Glenealy Nullah (marked respectively A. and B. on plan) and (3) the heavy landslips which, having their origin in the steep slopes above the Tytam Aqueduct, swept down the mountain side, carrying away the masonry of the Aqueduct itself in three places. In the case of the heaviest of these slips, the torrent carried the debris straight through the Public Cemetery, and landed the greater part on the race-course in the Happy Valley below. I propose in the first place to describe these principal accidents with some amount of detail, and for further particulars, and a full description of damage outside the City and in Kowloon, I beg to refer to Mr. COOPER's reports.\n\n## Damage in the Albany or Military Nullah\n\n18. I have already alluded to the very serious damage which occurred on the morning of the 29th May to the service tank and filter beds of the Tytam Waterworks, situated at C. on plan. On further investigation, the cause was obvious. Excavations on a large scale were carried on during the past year in preparing a site for a house on the summit of the ridge above the service tank (at D. on plan, Rural Building Lot No. 7). A large portion of the debris was deposited on a very steep slope immediately below the house. On the morning of the 29th (I am informed at 11:40 A.M.), a great mass of this spoil bank, amounting at the lowest estimate to 10,000 tons, became detached and was precipitated down the ravine. This mass started from an elevation of about 1,400 feet above sea level and must have travelled with fearful velocity down slopes varying from 1 to 1, to 3 to 1, until its course was arrested by the obstruction formed by the service tank, which had been constructed across the bed of the valley, a passage for storm water being provided by means of a great culvert or tunnel carried under the bed of the reservoir or service tank. The distance traversed horizontally by the avalanche before its course was arrested was about 2,200 feet; the fall vertically was about 1,000 feet. It naturally swept everything before it, clearing a passage through pine woods and scrub, from 150 to 200 feet in width, and leaving the hill side, previously covered with luxuriant vegetation, as bare as a ploughed field. Huge boulders strewn in the bed of the nullahs and on the mountain side were swept down, and it was one of these, measuring 350 cubic feet and weighing about 25 tons, which effectually blocked the tunnel mouth.\n\n19. At about one-third of its downward course, the path of the avalanche crossed the line of the tramway which connects the City with the Peak district. The tramway, including two bridges and other works, was swept clean away for a length of about 100 yards, and the rails and girders were twisted and contorted in a very remarkable manner. The cars could only have completed their last journey a few minutes before the catastrophe occurred. The greater part of the ironwork was subsequently recovered from the debris lodged on the upstream side of the service tank. Photograph No. 1 gives some idea of the course of the avalanche.\n\n20. At the service tank itself, this vast mass of rocks and earth first filled up the bed of the valley above the tank to the level of some 20 feet above the coping. It would then appear that the rush of water down the nullah burst this temporary obstruction and caused a great wave to sweep over the service tank and some of the filter beds. To this great and sudden rush of water may be attributed much of the damage sustained by the Bowen and Garden Roads and the earthen embankment outside the masonry walls on the downstream side of the tank and filter beds.\n\n21. The yet heavier rainfall during the night and early morning of the 30th caused a very heavy rush of water across the service tank and over the wall on the north or downstream side, which had now to serve as an overfall or weir, a purpose for which it is hardly necessary to observe it was not designed. This great flood brought down with it enormous quantities of sand and other material. During the 29th and 30th, about 18,000 cubic yards of earth were washed away from the slopes of the service tank and filter beds, and probably an equal quantity from the banks of the nullah below the tank, the bed of which has in consequence been greatly enlarged. The rush of water also carried away the bridge over the nullah on the Kennedy Road. During the night of the 29th and 30th, a formidable slip had occurred in the lower part of the nullah. A mass of earth fell from the cliff at the northwest angle of the Head Quarter House onto the open space east of the Officer's quarters at the Murray Barracks (at E. on plan). This dammed the valley; the large open masonry conduit, 22 feet wide and 12 feet deep, was filled up, and the flood of water carrying mud and sand spread along the Queen's Road right and left, flooding the ground floors of the barrack rooms and leaving a solid deposit, consisting chiefly of clean quartz sand, on the roads and barrack yards adjoining, to a depth of from two to four feet. From 15,000 to 20,000 cubic yards of debris were here deposited, and a far larger quantity was carried into the Harbour and formed a formidable bank at the mouth of the nullah. The effects of the flood in the neighbourhood of the Murray Barracks are shown in Photograph No. 3.\n\n* Photograph No. 2 shows damage below service tank.\n\n## Damage in the Glenealy Nullah\n\n22. The water of this nullah discharges into the Harbour 700 yards west of the mouth of the Albany Nullah. It is a natural ravine down to the point marked B. on plan. From this point, the water is carried to the sea through a masonry culvert varying in sectional area from 12 to 26 square feet. This culvert passes down Wyndham and Pedder's Streets, of which it forms the main drain. The gradients are very rapid; the fall from the upper end of the culvert to the Clock Tower being 200 feet in a horizontal distance of 1,400 feet, average gradient 1 in 7. The first damage which was reported during the storm occurred to this culvert. The volume of water on the morning of the 29th being greater than could be discharged through the culvert, the hydraulic pressure blew up the crown of the arch in several places. Large quantities of debris were deposited in Queen's Road and Pedder's Street, and the ground floor of several buildings was flooded. But during the greater downpour in the early morning of the 30th, some heavy landslips occurred in the ravine just above the upper end of the culvert. These dammed up the flood waters in the valley until their accumulated force broke through the temporary barrier, and they swept down towards the sea, damaging the culvert more or less throughout its whole length. Huge stones of all sizes up to a ton were transported by the force of the water to the level portion of the culvert in Pedder's Street, where, owing to want of fall, the heavier masses of the debris were arrested, thus effectually blocking the drain, so that the water had to be discharged along the surface of the streets. Stones of at least a ton weight were lifted about 10 feet from the bed of the culvert and deposited on the side path in Pedder's Street. The valley above the bridge on the Caine Road at F. on plan, which had been terraced and laid out with great taste by my predecessor as a public garden, was completely wrecked, and trees, shrubs, flower beds, flights of granite steps, and entrance gates were swept clean away. In the road at G. on plan, the bursting of the drain formed a huge hole in the centre of the roadway, 55 feet in diameter and 19 feet deep. Photographs Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7 show the destruction wrought by the flood along the line of the Glenealy drain. During the night, a portion of the Glenealy flood water forced a new channel for itself down Zetland Street into the Queen's Road at H. on plan, where its onward course was blocked by the houses on the north side of the road. A considerable deposit of sand was here formed, and the neighbouring premises were flooded.\n\n23. On the 29th, when the first damage occurred to the Glenealy drain, it was evident that the culvert was completely blocked for a considerable length by the debris of rocks and building material. As the removal of these obstructions must necessarily occupy a considerable time, my first care was to make such temporary provision for the passage of storm waters along the surface of the streets as to prevent, if possible, any further damage to neighbouring buildings by flooding. This was effected by forming protecting banks of stone on either side of the stream. I was not free from anxiety as to the effect a further heavy rush of water down such steep declivities might have on the foundation of the houses. In Zetland Street, the torrent tore up the roadway and ploughed up the bottom to a depth of 5 or 6 feet in a very short space of time. Instructions were given accordingly to watch the line of the Glenealy torrent night and day, and arrangements were made that should serious damage threaten the buildings in one street, to divert the flood in another direction or to divide it, and thus minimize its destructive action.\n\n24. Owing to the precautions taken, no further injury occurred through the flooding of the basements of buildings in this locality, and although some dissatisfaction was expressed at the length of time the debris was allowed to remain in some of the streets, it is obvious that the slight inconvenience arising from this cause was as nothing to the serious consequences that must have resulted had the banks been removed before the culvert was completely cleared. This was effected, and the debris removed from Pedder's Street and Queen's Road on 26th June.\n\n25. In connection with the flood in the Glenealy Nullah, I should explain that it was found on examination that the quantity of water coming down this ravine was considerably augmented owing to the works in progress in connection with building operations on Building Lots 1146 and 1147 at J. on plan. A catch-water drain had been constructed many years ago along the line marked J.K. on plan to divert the water from the upper slopes, which would naturally find its way down the Glenealy Nullah, into the Albany Nullah. But during the progress of the building operations referred to and the construction of an aqueduct to take the place of the original open drain, which traversed the site sold as building lots, it was found impossible to carry the intercepted water into the Albany Nullah, and it therefore had, previous to the storm, been diverted into its original discharging channel, i.e., the Glenealy Nullah, and thus necessarily tended materially to increase the flood volume.\n\n26. It is, I think, apparent even to a casual observer that the development of the City was not foreseen by the Government of the Colony during its earlier years, nor by its technical advisers. Situated as the City mainly is on a strip of low-lying land overhung by steep mountain slopes, liable to excessive rainfall, it would appear obvious that a primary element of safety was to convey the water from the various nullahs through the habitable area by open masonry channels constructed along the natural course of the torrents. Instead of this, however, the water courses have, with few exceptions, been enclosed in culverts carried down the main streets, and when thus covered over, have been converted into sewers for the discharge of house drainage, a purpose for which they are obviously unfitted, and instead of the natural and straightest course having been adopted, these subterranean", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 339480, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "page_number": 71, "title": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "content_text": "70 \n\nTorrents have in numerous instances been violently diverted to avoid interference with public or private property, and in some cases, instead of following the line of the street, the culvert passes by an indirect route under houses and occupied areas. Recent experience has afforded convincing proof that the natural order of things cannot thus be departed from without the risk of serious damage from flood. Unfortunately, some of the mistakes of the past are not susceptible of an easy remedy.\n\nOther damage within the City.\n\n27. Besides the serious damage in the Albany and Glenealy Nullahs, the Tsing Kai Lane culvert in Wanchai was blocked and the neighbourhood flooded. A considerable landslip from the cliff on which the Naval Hospital stands completely blocked the road to Bowrington and the Cemeteries, and another slip on the north side of the same hill destroyed the back premises of some Chinese houses. On the south side of Queen's Road East, the back premises of several Chinese houses were destroyed by landslips from the steep hillside which rises immediately at the back. The approaches to the Bowrington Bridge (L. on plan) were carried away.\n\n28. In the western districts of the City, considerable damage, though not of a serious nature, was done on the lines of the Po Yau Street, Richmond Nullah, and Shek Tong Tsui drains. At Kennedy Town, the nullah which discharges into a culvert immediately above the Cattle Market overflowed, and the water swept through the market, destroying the boundary wall. A number of minor casualties from landslips and flooding occurred, but none calling for special notice.\n\nTytam Water-works (Reservoir and Aqueduct.)\n\n29. The nature of the accident to the service tank in the Albany Nullah has already been described. Some 21,000 cubic yards of debris were deposited in the tank itself during the storm. The tank averages 230 feet in length and is 200 feet wide, and 30 feet deep. It has therefore a gross capacity of about 46,000 cubic yards. This solid deposit tended to reduce the pressure on the sides. Immediate steps were taken to further relieve the pressure by lowering the water level in the tank. It is satisfactory to be able to record, after careful examination, that no settlement whatever can be detected in the concrete structure, nor was there any leakage from the tank.\n\n30. Along the line of the aqueduct, which is carried under the surface of the Bowen Road, several landslips took place between the service tank and the mouth of the tunnel, a distance of about three miles. Of these, three were of formidable dimensions. They occurred on the steep hillsides above the level of the aqueduct where it overhangs the Happy Valley (at M, N, O on plan). The debris swept across the road and aqueduct, carrying away the roadway and the superstructure of the aqueduct for a length of about 120 yards. Fortunately, the foundations remained intact, and consequently, the repairs of the aqueduct present no great difficulty, either as regards time or cost, and are in fact now nearly completed.\n\n31. Mr. COOPER estimates that during the storm, at least 30,000 cubic yards of earth were carried by these landslips across the line of the aqueduct. This included, besides earth, a large proportion of huge granite boulders, dislodged from the mountain sides, some of them many tons in weight. After crossing the aqueduct, the course of the principal landslips followed ravines which traverse the Public Cemetery in the Happy Valley. The bridges and part of the boundary wall were destroyed, the bed of the nullah was choked, and about 5,000 cubic yards of sand were carried through the Cemetery and deposited on the Race Course below (at P on plan), but fortunately, not a single grave was in any way injured or disturbed.\n\n32. The great Reservoir at Tytam, and the works connected therewith, suffered no serious injury. The toe of the slope of the overflow weir, and some of the earth slopes below the concrete dam were washed away. It is satisfactory to be able to record that the manner in which the Tytam Water-works generally (i.e., the great reservoir, the aqueduct, and the service tank and filter beds) have stood the severe test to which they have been subjected speaks well for the quality of the material and workmanship, and for the care bestowed on their construction.\n\n33. It will thus be seen that of the three grave cases of damage resulting from the storm, in two instances, viz.: (1) the Albany or Military Nullah (including the Tytam service tank) and (2) the Glenealy Nullah and culvert, the cause of the accidents may be traced, in part at least, to the operations of man, while on the other hand, the great landslips along the line of the Tytam aqueduct above the Happy Valley were entirely due to natural causes.\n\nDamage to roads and other works outside the City and at Kowloon.\n\n34. As already stated, there was hardly a road or street in the Colony that did not suffer more or less. Landslips occurred in numerous cases, and many were on a considerable scale. Bridges were also either damaged or destroyed. For full details respecting these injuries, I beg to refer you to Mr. COOPER's report dated 26th ultimo (`Appendix 19`).\n\n35. To give some idea of the extent and number of the landslips throughout the Colony, I may cite as an illustration the view which presented itself from the house in which I was staying as the storm cleared on the morning of the 30th May. The view embraces the mountain side from the Victoria Gap to East Point, and may include a superficial area of from two to three square miles. The hill slopes, which before the storm were covered with verdure, were now scarred in all directions by landslips. Of these, I counted about thirty, and since others on the area indicated are concealed by the valleys and the folds of the hills, it is probably considerably under the mark to estimate the number of slips in this locality at fifty. Assuming the same proportion over other parts of the Colony, we should have a total of some hundreds, varying in mass from a few tons to several thousands.\n\nOperations for repair of damage.\n\n36. Immediately after the storm, arrangements were made for repairing the damage, especial regard being had to the relative importance of the localities concerned.\n\n37. Temporary works to allow of the supply of the Tytam water to the town, which had been entirely cut off by the effects of the storm, were at once commenced and completed in a few days, and the repairs to the aqueduct have since been pushed on and are now approaching completion.\n\n38. The repairs to the Tytam service tank and filter beds are progressing favourably. The principal obstructions in the streets and roads caused by landslips and debris brought down by torrents have been removed, and the repairs to the culverts, especially that of the Glenealy Nullah, are being pushed forward, although the progress made has not been so great as it would otherwise have been, owing to frequent interruptions from the flooding of the work.\n\n39. The following is a summary of the estimated cost of repairs to Government property caused by the late storm. The detailed estimates prepared by Mr. COOPER and Lieutenant-Colonel CHAMPERNOWNE, R.E., are given in the Appendices D and E.\n\n## ESTIMATE OF STORM DAMAGE\n\n| Item | Cost |\n| --- | --- |\n| Aqueduct and Bowen Road, Service tank and filter beds, Tytam Reservoir, Tytam Water-works | $42,000 |\n| 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"txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 339484, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "page_number": 75, "title": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "content_text": "# Appendix E.\n\nHONGKONG, 27th July, 1889.\n\n## Appendix E.\n\n**STATEMENT** shewing approximate cost of repairing Damages caused by the Rain-storm of 29th and 30th of May, within the City of Victoria.\n\nHon. SURVEYOR GENERAL,\n\nI forward herewith revised estimate for \"Repair of Storm damages.\" The present state of the work of repairs is as given below.\n\nCemetery. The nullah has been cleared, the dry rubble retaining walls have been re-built where they were washed away and raised near the lower boundary so as to retain the heap of sand that was partly washed down and partly taken out of the nullah, the mound itself has been formed and is being covered with earth.\n\nThe upper bridge has been restored.\n\nThe brick boundary wall has been re-built.\n\nThe arch of the bridge which carries the road between the Cemetery and race course is being repaired and will be completed in about 10 days.\n\nRace Course. The debris which has been taken out of the nullah and placed on the paddock will at once be levelled and formed as arranged with the Clerk of the Course.\n\nThe repairs of Bowrington bridges are in hand and will not be finished for two months, probably, as the foundations have to be put in as the tide allows.\n\n| Location | Description | Cost |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | Levelling Debris on Race Course | |\n| | Bridge at Bowrington, re-building | |\n| | Walls adjacent | |\n| | Slip at Bowringtou | |\n| | Sundry small jobs | |\n| Queen's Road near Naval Yard | | |\n| | Repair Upper part Albany Nullah,- Albany Nullah | |\n| | Repairs Parapet Bridge | |\n| Albany Nullah | work done by Military | |\n| fee House Lane | clearing | |\n| Zetland Street | clearing Street | |\n| | Do. do., renewing Road | |\n| | Clearing Pedder's Street and Wyndham Street | |\n\nAll slips and debris have been removed in the Eastern district and drains cleared the roads in Clearing Glenealy Ravine above the top of Wyndham Street up to the open Hill,... this part are in fairly good order the necessary repairs are being carried out.\n\nAlbany Nullah-The temporary bamboo bridge on the Queen's Road has been removed and the water is running again under the stone arch. The clearing of the debris is going on quickly and expect to have the nullah clear in about 3 weeks.\n\nThe repairs to the parapet of the bridge have not yet been put in hand.\n\n### Names of Place damaged.\n\n| Location | Cost |\n| --- | --- |\n| Cemetery | 547 |\n| Re-building Rubble Walls | 170 |\n| Forming Mound and re-making Paths | 150 |\n| Re-building Walls of Upper Bridge and re-fixing Bridge | 155 |\n| Re-building portion of Lower Bridge | 60 |\n| Re-building Boundary Wall | 153 |\n| | 230 |\n| | 1,465 |\n| | 1,300 |\n| Naval Hospital | 526 |\n| | 398 |\n| Nullah Lane, Wauchai Road, including Branch Nullah, Ship Street | 592 |\n| | 340 |\n| | 100 |\n| | 1,956 |\n| | 480 |\n| | 3,000 |\n| | 1,460 |\n| | 100 |\n| | 7,040 |\n| | 384 |\n| | 430 |\n| | 300 |\n| | 364 |\n| | 2,256 |\n| | 1,205 |\n| Covering in Drain from the sea to the bottom of Wyndham Street and making good Paving, &c. | 482 |\n| Repairing Sewer in Wyndham Street to the bottom of Glenealy | 1,010 |\n| Repairing Sewer in Glenealy including taking up and re-setting Steps,... Making open Nullah above the Caine Road | 2,360 |\n| | 5,000 |\n| Re-building all retaining Walls, Glenealy | 2,200 |\n| Making good Paths, filling in large Holes, &c.... | 2,500 |\n| | 18,107 |\n| | 35 |\n| | 37 |\n| | 200 |\n| | 90 |\n| | 290 |\n| | 90 |\n| | 50 |\n| | 160 |\n| | 100 |\n| | 180 |\n| | 228 |\n| | 172 |\n| Queen's Road West | 91 |\n| | 160 |\n| Re-building Drain | 162 |\n| | 160 |\n| Drain on Road below Nullah Side | |\n| Re-building granite culvert High Street, Nullah Side | 980 |\n| | 100 |\n| Western Nullah | 11 |\n| Shektougtsui Nullah | |\n| Repairing Drain and Road, Western Nullah | 414 |\n| | 26 |\n| Repairs Upper Richmond Road | 190 |\n| and Lower Richmond Road, clearing | 45 |\n| | 276 |\n| Robinson Road | 68 |\n| | 54 |\n| Staunton Street | 27 |\n| | 16 |\n| | 36 |\n| | 10 |\n| | 25 |\n| | 178 |\n| | 135 |\n| | 86 |\n| | 4,884 |\n| | 2,000 |\n\nGlenealy, Wyndham Street and Pedder's Street.--The repairs in Pedder's Street are very nearly finished the remainder of the paving stones of the footpath will be relaid in a few days, and this will complete every thing.\n\nThe two holes in the drain opposite the Club in Wyndham Street will be finished and the road made good certainly in a week.\n\nIt will be necessary to open another place in the drain near the German Club to repair the invert but this will not be open more than a week.\n\nThe repairs of the drain above this point as far as and including the hole in the Caine Road are in hand and should be finished nearly in two months.\n\nThe bank which carries the path which has been carried away just below the Caine Road is being renewed and should be completed in about six weeks.\n\nA contract is being made for the repairs of the nullah above Caine Road.\n\nThe large open nullah above where the ventilator stands has been repaired where necessary is in good order.\n\nThe repairs of the roads in the Central part of the town are being carried on.\n\nWestern District. To the west the only piece of building that remains to be done is the re-building of the drain under High Street. A contract has been made for this and the work will be carried out at once. All debris has been removed and inlets to drains and drains have been cleared in the Western district the roads in this district being steep have suffered a great deal. The repairs are in hand.\n\n| Location | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Hollywood Road | |\n| Elgin Street, Shelley Street, Seymour Rond | |\n| Castle Road | |\n| Peel Street and Queen's Road | |\n| Hospital Road | |\n| Bonham Road, Pokfulam Road | |\n| West end of Third Street | |\n| Centre Street | |\n| Praya West, clearing | |\n| Chinese Hospital, clearing and examining | |\n| Nullah Side | |\n| Renewing Road | |\n| Caine Road | |\n| Lyndhurst Terrace | |\n| Clearing Inlet of Culvert near Western Street on Bonham Road | |\n| Clearing Inlet Sand Street Sewer | |\n| Smithfield Street, Sand Street Sewer | |\n| Do. | |\n| Davis Street, Sand Street Sewer | |\n| Do. | |\n| Filling in and repairing Smithfield Street, &c., Skle Channel | |\n| Clearing Landslip, Mount Davis Road | |\n| Minor Repairs to Roads | |\n| Total | 37,136 |\n\n**H. CHAMPERNOWNE, Lieut.-Colonel, R.E.**\n\n24", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 342746, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]", "page_number": 361, "title": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]", "content_text": "•list 49.\n\n146.\n\n$2\n\n14.\n\n1888.\n\nContact Payments -\n\nContract 457 Concreting portion of\n\n78877\n\nSaukiwan Carriage Road\n\n_X _ _For a Wall and repairs\n\nمحمد\n\nto Hollywood road\n\nDon_Concreting Hullah at\n\nGlenealy.\n\n1887\n\n1887 - Drainage Works in\n\nAberdeen Staunton Street 300d\n\nمره\n\nمنكم\n\n96318\n\n1000\n\n146.\n\n253\n\n93\n\n233\n\n508\n\n223\n\n1%\n\nTHE8 For dredging Bowrington\n\n2 1885\n\nCanal Race course stream\n\n6 7875 Repairing and draining\n\nميم\n\nRichmond road\n\n6- For rebuilding 60 feet\n\n7888\n\nlevel of sewer at lower\n\nend of New East Street.\n\n3000\n\n1860\n\n7860\n\n1330\n\n940\n\n695-\n\n97420\n\nCrow Veu\n\n500\n\n360\n\n860\n\nJoy - Sewer Aberdeen work\n\n7888\n\n70\n\n&\n\n7888\n\n234\n\n305\n\n$19\n\nموح\n\n21 1988\n\n22 7838\n\nSupply of Cast:\n\nFitting pipes.\n\nمه\n\nSupply of Cast-iron sewer\n\ngratings.\n\nFor repairs to Sing Wong and Bridges Street: 1500-\n\n_Sewerage Works, surface\n\ndrainage re at Government\n\nHospital and extras.\n\n2230 240 Repairing & Channeling\n\nHolland Beach sto\n\nKennedy Town.\n\nForward\n\n1500\n\n3000 -\n\n118868\n\n600\n\n19.98096", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 342864, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]", "page_number": 479, "title": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]", "content_text": "1884 Lundries.\n\n9 Cost of 4 dozen Bidiford's antiseptic for Sanitary purposes.\n\n14 $ 44.74 Supplying buckets and dust boxes for Police Stations 5280\n\nBuilding a rubble retaining Wall on the east side of Glenealy Ravine above Robinson Road.\n\nMacadamizing Queen's Road Central - Repairing Praya wall near Peddar's Wharf 450.\n\n50 76 598.30\n\n2633\n\n13 Laying surface concrete on Triangle street. Repairing Cross Street -\n\n20 Widening and raising the level of Yee Wo St. at Skew Bridge, and turfing the sides of new made road\n\nSupplying hardwood pickets for Land Survey at Hung Hom 2415 258.64\n\n480 28 763.07\n\n280 Supply of antiseptic Fluid for Sanitary purposes. 4474 47.54\n\nRaising gas main in Great George Street. Supplying an iron gate for dust bin at Peel Street\n\nRepairing Robinson Road between Castle and Bonham Roads\n\n09 Levelling yard at Crosby's store for Dust Carts\n\nFixing Waste pipe at the new Hospital site. Building retaining Walls above Robinson Road on the west side of Inland Lot No. 706.\n\n344 Supplying Notice boards for Sanitary office.\n\nShifting position of Lamp No. 748 on Bonham Road .70.\n\n459 42.73\n\n117 32 273.1\n\n480 179.83\n\n211.94\n\n625\n\nForward - 11 25 1764.50", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 371601, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6]", "page_number": 350, "title": "CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6]", "content_text": "## Section 8\nQueen's Road (South side) from Wyndham Street to Hol... Station. One postman. Delivery every two hours.\n\nWyndham Street (West side) Glenealy Buildings, Okensaly to American Consulate, Wyndham Street, (both sides) from Glenealy Central Police Station and Gaol, Remedios Terrace and Arbuthnot Road, R. C. Cathedral. One postman. Delivery every two hours.\n\n## Section 8\nD'Aguilar Street, Stanley Street, Wellington Street, Pottinger Street, Graban Street, Cochrane Street, Peel Street, Aberdeen Street, Gage Street, Lyndhurst Terrace, Gough Street, Hollywood Road (both sides) from Pottinger Street to Ladder Street. Two postmen, going out alternately. Delivery every two hours.\n\n## Section 9\nOld Bailey Street, Staunton Street, Elgin Street, Bridges Street, Shelley Street, Caine Road to top of Ladder Street. One postman. Delivery every two hours.\n\n## Section 10\nMosque \n\n344 \n1. St. Paul's College, Ioe Bouse Street, College Gardens, Government Offices, Government House, Garden Road and Kennedy Road, Two postmen going out alternately, Delivery every two hours, Section 8. \n\nIt appears the original order was not strictly followed by the OCR. A more logical order is presented above.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 373733, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]", "page_number": 463, "title": "CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]", "content_text": "No. 2.\n\nEnclosures.\n\n195\n\nC\n\nREPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF\n\nTHE\n\nPUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE\n\nAt a Meeting held on the 31st August, 1899.\n\nPRESENT:\n\nThe Honourable the Director of Public Works (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY), Chairman.\n\nthe Colonial Treasurer (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).\n\nCATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.\n\nTHOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.\n\nABSENT:\n\nThe Honourable EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.\n\n460\n\n1. The Chairman submitted to the Committee an amended plan for a new Police Station on the site of the existing No. 7 Station, for which a vote of $50,000 on account of an Estimate of $65,000 (C.S.O.768 of 1898) was taken last year; also a plan for a small station at Kennedytown.\n\nThe cost of the new No. 7 Station, as per the amended plan, is estimated at $45,000, and of the Station at Kennedytown $12,000.\n\nIt was unanimously agreed that both these proposed works be approved, and the Committee recommend that sanction be given to commence the buildings forthwith.\n\n2. The Committee considered plans and estimates for the following proposed works: —\n\n(1) Chair Shelter at the Peak, estimated cost $4,300.\n\n(C.S.O.2600 of 1897.)\n\n(2) Road from the Upper Tram Station to High West Saddle, estimated cost $6,050.\n\n(C.S.O.3003 of 1898.)\n\n(3) Waterworks Extension in Hongkong providing for- (C.S.O.2251 of 1898 and others.)\n\n(a) Distribution to High Level Zone in view of extension of building.\n\n(b) Additional supply to the Peak.\n\n(c) Machinery for Bowen Road filter beds and houses for same.\n\n(d) Re-construction of No. 2 Tank, estimated cost $57,000.\n\n(4) Additional storage reservoir in Tytam Valley, No. 3 in Mr. COOPER'S Report, estimated cost $60,000, vote on account in 1900, $20,000.\n\n(C.S.O.1157 of 1896.)\n\n(5) Electric Lighting Government House, estimated cost $4,788.\n\n(C.S.O.3030 of 1898.)\n\n(6) Kowloon Water Supply, temporary pipe from stream in New Territory, estimated cost $11,380, to be charged to vote of $15,000 in the Estimates for this year.\n\n(C.S.O.2089 of 1899.)\n\nIt was unanimously agreed that the works above enumerated be approved.\n\n3. The Chairman submitted a proposal to expend a sum of $10,000 on the existing roads in the New Territory, with special reference to the road from Castle Peak Bay to Ping Shan and Un Long.\n\n(C.S.O.235 of 1899 [Extension].)\n\nResolved, that the Committee recommend that a vote of $10,000 be taken on account of a new road to be laid out above flood level at the foot of the hills between Castle Peak Bay and Ping Shan.\n\n4. The Committee considered plans, and a tender amounting to $6,985, for preparing and draining the site of the Governor's Peak Residence at \"Mountain Lodge.\"\n\n(Confidential C.S.O.48 of 1899.)\n\nResolved to recommend that the tender be accepted and the work proceeded with.\n\nThe Honourable Mr. WHITEHEAD refrained from voting for this initial expenditure until a complete estimate of the total cost of the proposed new building was laid before the Committee.\n\n5. The Committee considered plans and an estimate amounting to $13,400, for a 12-foot road along the Pokfulam Conduit, connecting with Robinson Road at Glenealy and Castle Road.\n\n(C.S.O.1943 of 1899.)\n\nIt was unanimously agreed that the work be approved, and that the Committee recommend that a vote of $5,000 on account be now taken in order that the work may be commenced forthwith.\n\n6. The Committee considered a proposal to erect a Refuse Destructor at Kennedytown, at an estimated cost of $60,000.\n\n(C.S.O.820 of 1898.)\n\nResolved that the papers be circulated for further consideration.\n\nThe Committee then adjourned.\n\nLaid before the Legislative Council this 4th day of October, 1899.\n\nR. F. JOHNSTON,\n\nActing Clerk of Councils.\n\nR. D. ORMSBY,\n\nChairman.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 385322, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7]", "page_number": 562, "title": "CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7]", "content_text": "560\n\n#\n\nwas until very recently also accommodated in Beaconsfield.\n\nThe large additions to the Staff of the Sanitary Board, however,\n\nmade it necessary for the Inspector of Schools to give up the\n\nrooms hitherto used by him, and he has since been provided\n\nwith temporary accommodation in College Chambers, Glenealy,\n\nat a cost to the Government of $60 a month. This amount will\n\nalso be saved by the removal of the Inspectorate of Schools\n\nto the new buildings on the Praya Reclamation.\n\n5.\n\nThe Audit Office has for many years been\n\nprovided with rooms in the Colonial Secretary's Office. It\n\nhas now become absolutely necessary, in view of the increase\n\nin the Colonial Secretary's Staff, to resume possession of\n\nthe rooms so lent. One of them has already been resumed, and\n\nthe Local Auditor and his Clerk are at present accommodated\n\nin one room only.\n\n6.\n\nIn connection with the project of building these new Offices the Sanitary Board recently recommended\n\nthat on Sanitary grounds no Chinese employees excepting such\n\ncaretakers as were necessary for each set of Offices should\n\nbe housed in the buildings. The Department chiefly concerned\n\nin this question is the Post Office, as there are 80 Chinese\n\nPostmen employed in that Department. It was reported by the\n\nActing Postmaster-General that he laid no special stress upon\n\nthe advisability of quartering his Chinese Staff on the premises,\n\nprovided they were accommodated in the neighbourhood,\n\nand accordingly I consulted the Executive Council on the\n\nquestion. The Executive Council advised that no Chinese,\n\nexcept caretakers, should be allowed to reside in the new\n\nbuildings, and that you should be asked to sanction the provision", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 386034, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12]", "page_number": 114, "title": "CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12]", "content_text": "## JUDICIAL AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS.\n\n**(1) Supreme Court. 5 Messengers.** The $12 deducted from the salaries of the Supreme Court Messengers has been added to the salary of the Messenger attached to the Land Registry Office.\n\n**(2.) Land Registry Office.** \n**(a.) Clerk and Translator.** On the resignation of Mr. CHUE MUNG TONG, this post was made that of a 2nd class Translator with a salary of $960 rising to $1,200, and Mr. LAM YAT WING was appointed with an initial salary of $720 a year on the understanding that if he passes a successful examination under the Interpretation Scheme he will be permanently appointed and his salary raised to $960.\n\n**(b) Temporary Messenger.** The Acting Land Officer reports that the existence of only one Messenger had often caused inconvenience and delay. If necessary, two Messengers will be appointed in 1904.\n\n**(3.) Attorney General. Books.** The Attorney General has reported that his office is practically without any books of reference, and the gradual accumulation of a reference library is a necessity.\n\n## LAND COURT-NEW TERRITORY.\n\n**Additional Registrar.** It was found necessary to add this officer (a Passed Cadet—Mr. WOLFE) in November, 1901, in consequence of the heavy work in the Land Court. The allowance is in addition to his Cadet's pay and has hitherto been defrayed out of lapsing salaries in the Department.\n\n**First Clerk, Tái Pó Branch.** This Clerk is employed in the Branch Registry at Tái Pó. He was appointed in December, 1900, and has hitherto been paid partly out of the vote \"Temporary Clerical Assistance\" and partly from lapsing salaries.\n\n**Claims Room Clerk.** Rendered necessary, and recommended, for work entailed by opening of a Branch Office for registration of claims in a fresh district.\n\n**Two Clerks, Tái Pó Branch.** Required to cope with the results of the season's field-work.\n\n**6 Demarcators and 30 Coolies.** Instead of 49 Demarcators and 140 Coolies. This reduction is occasioned by the progress made in demarcation work.\n\n## EDUCATION.\n\n**(1.) Inspector of Schools.** \n**(a.) Second Assistant, Saiyingpun School.** \n**(b.) Second Assistant, Wantsai School.** In March, 1902, the demand for admission into the Saiyingpun and Wantsai Schools was so great that a temporary Master was engaged for each school to cope with the increase of work. The expense was met by charging an extra fee of 50 cents a month on all new pupils. If necessary, permanent appointments will be made in 1904.\n\n**(c.) Chinese Teacher, Aplichau School.** The landlord of the house rented by Government for a Vernacular District School at Aplichau declined, in February, 1902, to continue the lease and the school was accordingly closed. A new school embodying the ideas of the Educational Committee can, if necessary, be opened there later.\n\n**(d.) Kowloon British School.** \n**- (1) Second Mistress.** The numbers and great differences in the ages of the children attending the school render the employment of a special Mistress for the infant classes necessary. Sir W. GASCOIGNE authorised the appointment of Miss CALCUTT, in March, 1902, on the understanding that it should be from month to month only and that the salary would be fixed at $50 a month with free quarters at the school but without exchange compensation. During 1902 the salary has been paid out of savings on the Belilios Reformatory establishment.\n\n**(2.) one Coolie at** | $84\n**(3.) one Messenger at** | $96\n**(4.) Furniture** | $275\n**(5.) Books** | $100\n**(6.) Incidentals** | $200\n\nExpenses necessitated by the opening of the Kowloon British School. The expenditure during 1902 has been covered by vote of $550 approved by Legislative Council on the 4th June, 1902.\n\n**(2.) Queen's College.** There are three vacancies in the staff of Assistant Masters which have not yet been filled. Appointments when made will be on a sterling salary; but pending instructions the dollar salary has been retained.\n\n**Inspector of Schools, (1) Other Charges. Rent of Government School and Offices.** Owing to the increased accommodation required by the Sanitary Department, it was necessary to shift the office of the Inspector of Schools to Glenealy where quarters were rented.\n\n**(2.) Chinese High School, etc.** Generally approved in C.O.D. Director of Public Works and the Acting Inspector of Schools are conferring with Dr. Ho KAI and the other signatories of the petition of the 2nd March, 1901, (forwarded in Governor's despatch) as to the acquisition of a suitable site. The sum of $20,000 is inserted in next year's Estimates provisionally pending the result of detailed inquiry into the cost which the Government is likely to incur in connection with an improved system of Education.\n\n## MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.\n\n**Temporary Clerk** The Principal Civil Medical Officer has represented that extra clerical assistance will be required in the Office of the Accountant and Storekeeper owing to the opening of the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children. The appointment of a Temporary Clerk is recommended.\n\n**European Matron.** The Committee which enquired into the salaries of subordinate Government employees in 1900 recommended the Matron for this increase.\n\n**6 Nurses and 2 Amahs.** One Amah is added because it will still be necessary to have a women's ward in the Government Civil Hospital, as some cases cannot be sent to the Victoria Hospitals. At present there is only one Amah on day duty: the 2nd Amah is required for night duty.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 390255, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "page_number": 530, "title": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "content_text": "# Enclosure 1\n\n**Victoria Buildings, Hongkong, 18th July, 1903**\n\nSir,\n\nI have been requested as Senior Unofficial Member of the Council to submit for the favourable consideration of His Excellency the Governor the desirability of an additional tramway being built for the convenience, not only of residents at the Peak, but also of those whose houses are situated on the West side of the valley between the Queen's Road and Victoria Gap.\n\nI enclose herewith a plan shewing the proposed course of the projected tramway which is practically all on public land unavailable for building purposes, passing, as it does, through the Glenealy Gully and over inaccessible hill-land beyond.\n\nHis Excellency will see that not only the numerous inhabitants of Queen's Gardens and the neighbourhood will derive immense benefit from the projected line, but all residents living on the higher parts to westward Robinson Road, Caine Road, &c., will be put rapidly and cheaply on a level with their houses, and within easy walking or rickshaw distance of them. There is also little doubt that such a new line will open up, by rendering them accessible, new sites for building, from which the Government will be able to earn additional revenue.\n\nThe new line would besides have this special feature to recommend it, namely, that it would start right down on the Queen's Road level and would thus be accessible", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 409696, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10]", "page_number": 42, "title": "CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10]", "content_text": "..). \n\nVi T \n\nnatinda Cal .5905 mb nosal 1021\\6000 .00 \n\nAL JNA. Unavou ade gul selalui A Tor130 S \n\n30 \n\nEve \n\n. \n\naid to molauiro.c) vs. C \n\n[ \n\nJK' \n\ni: \n\nMATRE \n\nL. \n\nV4 TO 038:2 \n\n9706 \n\nNokta Naty \n\na bonago\"G \n\npavonarole I \n\nJ. \n\nt \n\n4 Ju \n\nfut \n\nTO SE \n\nS \n\nJJ \n\nJels \n\nluunt anava ad arty won O UA TOT TC attrib \n\n.ha bara0 diów kđA OLA \n\nNafas \n\nGUN \n\n10 \n\n: \n\n20 \n\nFORS \n\n* COL \n\nBAD C \n\n} \n\nول \n\n* bro \n\nt \n\n829* \n\nve trova quid be \n\no dairw \n\nmiscrda nauwdra for annive \n\nDi benogo T \n\nP \n\nva \n\ntot rau dəl \n\ndinod yw nied \n\n2000a alit gut- \n\n.0. \n\nare beving t \n\n(LOVE QUAtiden to \n\n.sfogɔi. # 40 91, . 943 FIG 3M OF \n\n40 \n\nof my monthly savings during this period. \n\n9. \n\nWith regard to item 'B' \"the sums aggregat-\n\ning $6,800 paid into my account with the Chartered Bank from \n\nAugust, 1905, to April, 1906\":- \n\n10. \n\nThe sum of $3,297.92 is represented by my \n\nsalary and office rent during this period. \n\n11. \n\nThe sum of $308.01 is represented by amount \n\nof rent, attendance &c., received from the Sanitary Institute \n\nduring this period. \n\n12. \n\n4th. August, 1905, part of the sum of $265 \n\npaid in on this date is made up of $200 my savings, $30 I \n\nbelieve to be the amount of rent &c., received from the Glenealy \n\nClub, and the balance of $35 is rent from the Sanitary Institute \n\nincluded in the above item No. 11. \n\n13. \n\n31st. October, 1905, this cheque of $200 \n\nis for work done at and articles purchased for Government \n\nPavilion. \n\n14. \n\n3rd. November, 1905, as to the item of \n\n$171.50 paid in on this date, I believe portion of it represents \n\nthe sum of $78 received by me as Treasurer for the presentation \n\nto Sergeant Major Andrews, Hongkong Volunteer Corps (cheque for \n\nthis amount of $78 was on the 2nd. November, 1905, paid to Messrs. Falconer and Company.) \n\nThe cheque for $21.50 is in respect of the \n\nGlenealy Club Account paid by the Civil Service Cricket Club, \n\nand the balance, $72 would probably be represented by the Less \n\nAccount. \n\n15. \n\n30th. November, 1905, the cheque for $118 \n\nis represented by proceeds of $5 ticket on the Shanghai Derby. \n\n2nd. January, 1906; the cheque for $47.55 \n\n16. \n\nis in respect of Mess Account. \n\nace mai savo lo poɑ A \n\n.. \"I to freq vīrsa oil. Al esoal gno 4pñol\" \n\n{ \n\nThe sum of $200 is in part repayment of a \n\nsum of $400 advanced by me to a friend in June, 1906, with which \n\nto purchase furniture. \n\n17.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 414494, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-348 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [7-10]", "page_number": 405, "title": "CO129-348 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [7-10]", "content_text": "# Enclosure 4.\n\n## REPORT OF CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE\n\nA Typhoon of extraordinary velocity struck the Colony on the night of the 27th of July. Coming as it did so soon after the heavy rains of the previous week, which culminated in a severe thunderstorm on the 24th, the damage done on land was very great, and most of the houses in the Colony suffered some damage. At \"Kingsclere\" Hotel, a chimney was blown down, which, falling through the roof, caused considerable damage, and the débris buried a European for some hours. I have received a letter from Messrs. Showan, Tomes & Co. thanking the Police for their \"splendid work in rescuing him\". The party was in charge of Chief Inspector Baker. A similar mishap in King's Buildings caused a collapse, which was doubtless made more serious by the presence of some heavy iron safes on the upper floors. Fortunately, no loss of life occurred. A number of old houses collapsed at Yaumati and Shaukiwan, resulting in 66 deaths. Several Mission houses in Cheung Chau were blown down. Trees suffered severely everywhere: telephones and telegraphs also. With the exception of the loss of the S.S. \"Ying King\", which foundered in Castle Peak Bay, the damage done afloat was not so serious as might have been expected. Several ships went ashore, including H.M.S. \"Whiting\", or dragged their moorings. Seven launches were sunk and seven went ashore. A water boat and several lighters were sunk. Three of the Police launches were damaged. They sheltered at the Naval Yard Camber with the kind permission of Commander Penfold, R.N. Many junks were reported sunk or missing. The total number of drowned and missing being 532, of whom 5 are Europeans and one a Japanese. The Secretary of the H.K. & K. Godown Company has written to tender thanks for the services rendered by Inspector Langley and the Water Police.\n\nThe crew of the H.M.S. \"Astroa's\" cutter gallantly rescued six Chinese and were assisted ashore by two Officers of the Middlesex Regiment and a Civilian. The Police in the Eastern District did good work under Inspector Fenton. Sergeants Clarke and Devney and P.C. Ogg received some injuries, and P.C. Pepperell, in charge of a launch, is suffering from Bronchitis in consequence of the inclement weather. Sergeant Boole, in charge of No. 1 Launch, fell overboard in the Naval Yard Camber owing to the launch heeling over from the impact of another launch, and was pulled up by Seaman 465 Lam Kun Hoi, just in time to avoid being crushed by a launch; this seaman deserves recognition for his prompt action. The Police had the misfortune to lose their Club matshed, which was completely wrecked.\n\n## Enclosure 5.\n\n### Botanic Gardens\n\n* Old Gardens.—A large proportion of the big trees damaged, several destroyed. A large quantity of shrubs blown out of the ground.\n* New Gardens.—Five large trees, including a palm tree, blown down.\n* Blake Garden.—Six banyan trees blown down, of which 5 can be raised; one blown into a neighbouring street and killed. Most of the young trees, planted during the last three years, destroyed.\n* Peak Garden.—Trees and fence damaged.\n* West End Park.—A few trees down.\n* Government House Grounds.—The large Poinciana at West of house killed; the two large banians in front of the house wrecked. Several other trees blown down or otherwise damaged. Garden shrubs much damaged.\n* Mountain Lodge Grounds.—...\n* Colonial Cemetery.—A large quantity (more than 200) of the biggest trees, especially pine trees, broken off and killed.\n* Loan Plant Compound.—...\n\n## REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT, BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT\n\nSir, I have the honour to make the following preliminary report on the damage done by the typhoon of 27th-28th instant to Government property under my charge.\n\n### Buildings\n\n* Superintendent's quarters and quarters at So Kun Po Nursery slightly damaged.\n* Matsheds at West End Park, Kang Hau, Nga lu Tau, Kun Tong, and Colonial Cemetery blown down.\n* Plant houses in Gardens: roofs off Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4. End of one hot house blown in, roof of others damaged.\n* Plant houses at Cemetery much damaged.\n* Albany Nursery and So Kun Po Nursery.—Gate and part of wall blown down. Stock much damaged.\n\n### Glenealy\n\n* Several large pine trees and tree ferns killed, the large Champac tree much damaged.\n\n### Bank opposite the Main Entrance of Government House\n\n* Large proportion of the big pine trees killed, some tree ferns and smaller trees blown away.\n\n### Street Trees\n\n| Location | Damage |\n| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Various Roads | About 10 large banyan trees blown down, of which 4 can be re-erected. About 40 trees of other kinds killed. |\n| Caine Road | Impassable at daylight on the 28th, but a path was cleared for traffic by mid-day. |\n| Albany Road | Impassable at daylight on the 28th, but a path was cleared for traffic by mid-day. |\n| Albert Road | Impassable at daylight on the 28th, but a path was cleared for traffic by mid-day. |\n| Garden Road | Impassable at daylight on the 28th, but a path was cleared for traffic by mid-day. |\n| Kowloon | Trees planted during the last few years are decimated. |\n\nThe removal of branches and litter is now in hand and making good progress. The Sanitary Department has received instructions to deal with the streets below Bonham Road, Caine Road, Upper Albert Road, and Kennedy Road. These roads and the higher ones are being cleared by this department and will probably be finished by this evening. Reports on damage to trees in outlying Government plantations are not yet to hand.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\n30th July, 1908.\n\nThe Honourable, The Colonial Secretary.\n\nS. T. DUNN, \nSuperintendent.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-348 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [7-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423097, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 500, "title": "CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## CONFIDENTIAL\n\n[31705]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n## RECR\n\n[August 23.] 25 SEP 09\n\n### SECTION 4\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received August 23.)\n\n(No. 237.)\n\nPeking, July 5, 1909.\n\nWITH reference to previous correspondence on the subject of Macao, I have the honour to transmit to you herewith copy of a despatch from the acting consul-general at Canton, containing some notes upon the condition of affairs in the Portuguese colony.\n\nMr. Fox's observations, made as the result of a recent visit to Macao, are not without interest, and confirm what is already well known, that the administration of the colony is as bad as it can be, and that the place itself is little more than a resort for gamblers and the viciously inclined.\n\nWith the great falling off in the revenue derived from opium and gambling establishments, hitherto its main sources of support, it is hard to see how Macao is to continue to pay its way, and it is doubtless the knowledge of this fact which encourages the Cantonese in the efforts which they are now openly making to recover possession of the place.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nJ. N. JORDAN.\n\n### Inclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nActing Consul-General Fox to Sir J. Jordan.\n\n(No. 67. Confidential.)\n\nCanton, June 17, 1909.\n\nI HAVE the honour to transmit for your perusal a few notes on affairs at Macao, gathered during a recent brief visit to that place.\n\nMr. Kao Erh Chien, the Chinese delimitation commissioner, has been in Canton for over a month, awaiting the arrival of his Portuguese colleague, who is due in Hong Kong by the P. and O. steam-ship \"Moldavia,\" on the 25th instant.\n\nApartments have been taken by the Chinese commissioner in Glenealy Buildings, formerly in occupation of the German consulate, and the negotiations will, as at present arranged, take place in Hong Kong.\n\nMr. Kao paid an unofficial visit to Macao in a Chinese gun-boat on the 2nd of this month. He called on the governor, but left, for some unexplained reason, before the latter could return his call.\n\nI exchanged visits with Mr. Kao soon after my return from Japan on the 17th May last, and he has since paid me several private calls.\n\nHis manner on these occasions has been so markedly friendly that I have formed the impression that he desires my assistance, probably in connection with the forthcoming negotiations. However, beyond asking for an introduction to the governor of Hong Kong, he has so far made no definite proposals.\n\nHe informed me at our last interview that General Machado's reported visit to London prior to his departure from China, coupled with the fact that the commission was to sit in Hong Kong, had given rise to rumours that the British Government were to take part in the negotiations, and he mentioned that the Cantonese took it for granted that our intervention implied an intention of supporting the Portuguese claims.\n\nI informed Mr. Kao that I had no reason to suppose that the British Government would take any active part in the delimitation negotiations, unless at the express request of both parties; but that His Majesty's Government would doubtless render whatever assistance they could to the commission, with a view to an amicable and satisfactory settlement of the questions in dispute.\n\nMr. Kao is naturally reticent as to his own views on the subject, but I gather that he, in common with the Viceroy and all the most influential officials and gentry in Canton, \n\n[2391-4]\n\n## Regulations for Vessels\n\n1. All vessels must be careful not to cause damage or inconvenience to other vessels or to the port facilities, and must take all necessary precautions to avoid accidents.\n\n2. \n3. All vessels must in port anchor at places assigned by the customs of the port.\n\n4. Neither cargo nor passengers may be landed or shipped before permission has been given by the customs. Cargo landed or shipped without such permission is liable to confiscation.\n\n5. Manifests as well as customs covers must be presented to the customs on arrival. A special manifest must be handed in to the Lahasusu customs barrier by all vessels entering from or leaving for the Amour. It must specify all cargo on board and give place of shipment and intended destination of all goods inwards and outwards.\n\n6. Manifests must contain a true and full account of all cargo on board, including duty-free goods, giving marks, numbers, and contents, and must be signed by the master, who will be held responsible for their correctness.\n\n7. Shut-out goods must be presented immediately for re-examination, otherwise they will not be recognised as such.\n\n8. Vessels must produce their papers for inspection when called upon by any customs or inland barrier official boarding them at the ports or en route.\n\n9. Customs employés may be put on board of vessels to search them, or to accompany them for the purpose of surveillance.\n\n10. The customs are at liberty to seal the hatches of vessels; such seals must not be broken until the vessel reaches a port where she has to work cargo, and until the necessary permission has been obtained. Unauthorised breaking of seals or opening of hatches will entail liability to a fine not exceeding 500 taels.\n\n11. For working cargo or passengers on Sundays or holidays as well as on week days out of the regular working hours--6 A.M. to 6 P.M.--special permit fees must be paid.\n\n12. Masters of vessels are expected to report to the customs any changes in the channel, accidents to shipping, loss of guiding marks, wrecks, and other noteworthy events.\n\n13. Trade in the following articles, viz., gunpowder and other explosives, shot, cannon, fowling pieces, rifles, muskets, pistols, saltpetre, sulphur, spelter, and all other munitions and implements of war, and salt is prohibited; arms found on board not covered by certificate showing them to be for self-defence or ship's use will be confiscated. The export abroad of rice, husked and unhusked, and Chinese copper cash and coins is also prohibited. The importation of foreign copper coin blanks, copper coins, and copper cash is likewise forbidden.\n\n14. Infraction of customs rules and regulations will render the vessel liable to the infliction of the penalties in force at treaty ports. A repetition of an offence renders the vessel liable to be prohibited from plying on the Sungari.\n\nThe above regulations are to be considered as provisional and experimental for one year, and are subject to additions and modifications when and if necessary.\n\nSpecial harbour and sanitary regulations governing the issue of special permits, arms certificates, &c., will be issued later.\n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government 11859 \n\n## AFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n[31705]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 467913, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "page_number": 216, "title": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "content_text": "Endroure!..\n\n214\n\npublic the sum of $140,000, of which Mr. Ellis Kadoorie subscribed $35,000 and Mr. M. J. D. Stephens an equal sum. The whole sum of $140,000 was invested in Exchequer Bonds to await conclusion of the War. The sum is barely sufficient to build and furnish a suitable building.\n\n4.\n\nI append an extract from a speech which I made, on the 13th June last, in support of the public subscription referred to above. This extract shows the organization and object of the Y.M.C.A., and in it reference is made to a suggestion by Mr. P. H. Holyoak, unofficial member of the Legislative Council nominated by the Chamber of Commerce, that the Government, being the largest employer of Europeans in the Colony, should assist the Association in its endeavour to erect premises of its own by the grant of a free or cheap site.\n\n5.\n\nThis suggestion has now borne fruit in the enclosed copy of an application from the Directors of the Y.M.C.A asking for the free grant of portion of the site of the old Post Office. I referred this application, after discussing it in Executive Council, to the Unofficial Members of both Councils, who by a majority suggested an alternate site between Lower Albert Road and Ice House Street. This site is by no means a favourable one, and in any case the Government is unwilling to alienate it, because to do so would bar extension of the High Level Tramway System up the Glenealy Ravine, the possibility of which in the future cannot be overlooked.\n\n6.\n\nI, therefore, referred the original question back to the Unofficial Members with the results shown in the enclosed letter from Sir Paul Chater dated 8th May. That letter has been considered by the Executive Council who endorse the proposal contained therein.\n\n7.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493917, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 308, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "underground or re-establishment; also \n\nto recommend with proper safeguard system of \n\ndomestic service in substitution untainted \n\nwith any suspicion of servitude; also what \n\nHONGKONG \n\nExtract from Report on the Census of \n\nthe Colony for 1921. \n\n304 \n\nmeasures should be taken by Government to \n\ncope with anticipated results of the change \n\nnow decided on. You should report to me \n\nby letter as soon as you have issued proclamation \n\nand appointed commission. The report of the \n\nCommission should be obtained and sent to me \n\nwith your recommendations before you leave the \n\nColony in June. \n\n11. Mui Tsai. - Special steps were taken to ascertain the number of young girls engaged without remuneration in \n\ndomestic service, known more commonly as \"mui tsai\", a term \n\nwhich covers all young girls whose parents have assigned their rights of guardianship to other families for a \n\nmonetary consideration, and whose labour is at the free \n\ndisposal of the new guardian till the age for marriage. \n\nThe numbers of those under 14 will be found classified \n\naccording to age in Table XXIII, Part II, those of 14 and \n\nover in Table XXIII. The numbers are for New Territories \n\nNorth 119, New Territories South 39, Island of Hongkong \n\n7,891, Kowloon 300, Floating Population 4; a total of 8,353, \n\nof which there are 5,959 under 14 and 2,394 of 14 and over. \n\nOf these 2,394, I estimate that 30 per cent are under 15, \n\n25 per cent under 16, 20 per cent under 17, 12 per cent under \n\n18, 8 per cent under 19, 5 per cent 19 and above. The \n\nmajority were found in the City of Victoria between Easter \n\nStreet and Glenealy and on the Upper Levels. Under the \n\nage of 5 there are very few; between the ages of 10 and 14 \n\nthe numbers are very equal for each age. The eldest \n\nnoticed was aged 35, several were returned as married, and a few as widows, these evidently had found the homes of their old masters more comfortable than those of their husbands. \n\nThe majority are uneducated, but in the Upper Levels where \n\nthe better classes live, and the greatest proportion of \n\nmui tsai are found, those able to read and write formed 9 \n\nper cent of the total. I estimate that above the age of 19 \n\nthere", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 495752, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-481 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [8-12]", "page_number": 418, "title": "CO129-481 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [8-12]", "content_text": "Damage to road surfaces caused by the heavy rains and the high seas during the typhoon which washed over the Prays and other roads within reach...... $23,000.\n\n.865.000.\n\nDamage to roads due to land-slides, including the removal of trees................... \n\nLandslides were numerous and widespread, the principal ones being in the Botanical Gardens at Glenealy, at Magazine Gap, Wanchai Gap, the Island Road near Tytan Tuk and Repulse Bay, at Pokfulam and on Stubbs Road to the Peak.\n\nVan Ho.......\n\nDamage to sea walls mainly at Shatin and at Sai \n\n$88,000.\n\nDamage to Government Piers and searchers' sheds at Arsenal Street and French Street........ $16,000.\n\nMost piers suffered to a greater or less extent.\n\nDamage to Government Buildings..................... $70,000.\n\nNearly all the buildings suffered though fortunately not to a great extent. The worst individual damage being to Villa Hiramere near Pokfulam, Mountain Lodge, Praya East Fruit Market, Ma Tau Kok Slaughter House, Kowloon Blind Home, Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison, Cheung Chau Police Station, Lysholt (the Chief Justice's residence), the Puisne Judge's House and the temporary Central Fire Station. The estimated damage is spread over some 155 buildings.\n\nWireless Station, Cape d'Aguilar................... $14,000.\n\nThe wireless masts at Cape d'Aguilar were blown down and will require re-erecting. In the meantime wireless communication has been re-established by the use of temporary masts which were erected without delay. The Direction Finder mast collapsed and damaged the instrument house; a new and stronger mast is being erected. Much damage was done to the station and quarters and many repairs are necessary to put the station in thorough working order again.\n\nRepairs to cables across the Harbour will amount to $15,000, but this does not include the cost of a new cable.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-481 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500008, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 412, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "## PARTICULARS\n| | Original Estimate | Revised Estimate | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Brought Forward | | | 2,319,000 | 2,934,000 | 2,749,000 | 2,332,000 | 1,910,000 | 1,525,000 |\n| P... Continued. Communication, Contd. | | | | | | | | |\n| (a) Service path from Magazine Cap Road to serve new sites south of Thorpe Manor | | | 10,000 | 3,000 | 10,000 | | | |\n| (t) Hongkong Tramway diversions and necessary road improvements | | | 25,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | | | |\n| (u) Garden Road above Kennedy Road, Improving and Widening | | | 10,000 | 40,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | | |\n| (7) Improvement of the junction of Stubbs Road with Morrison Gap Road | | | 20,000 | 50,000 | 150,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | |\n| (w) General Works | | | | | | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 |\n| (x) Caine Road, Widening at junction with Glenesly | | | 20,000 | 20,000 | | | | |\n| (y) Upper Albert Road, Widening and improving at junction with Lower Albert Road | | | 10,000 | 10,000 | | | | |\n| (s) Robinson Road, Widening and improving from Peak Road to Glenealy Path | | | 30,000 | 30,000 | | | | |\n| (aa) Island Road, Improving by the Brick Works Deep Water Bay | | | 50,000 | 50,000 | | | | |\n| (bb) Barker Road, Widening and improving to allow motor access to Victoria Hospital | | | 75,000 | 40,000 | 35,000 | | | |\n| (cc) 200 Contour road from Causeway Bay to give access to I.L.No.2546 | | | 100,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | | | |\n| (dd) Road below Victoria Road West of Mt. Davis | | | 100,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | | | |\n| Carried Forward | | | 2,427,000 | 3,304,000 | 3,109,000 | 2,657,000 | 1,985,000 | 1,600,000 |\n\nPage 401", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500009, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 413, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "# PUBLIC WORKS, EXTRAORDINARY\n\n| | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 |\n|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|\n| **HONGKONG** | | | | | | |\n| **Drainage** | | | | | | |\n| Brought forward | | | | | | |\n| Training Nullahs;- | | | | | | |\n| 50. Praya East Drainage and works in connection therewith..... | | | | | | |\n| 51. Pig styes at Aplichau,. | 5,500 | | | | | |\n| 52. Covering nullah in Water Street between Queen's Road & Des Voeux Road, West | | | | | | |\n| 53. General Works.............. | 2,427,000 | 3,304,000 | 3,109,000 | 2,657,000 | 1,935,000 | 1,600,000 |\n| **Miscellaneous Drainage Works:-** | | | | | | |\n| 54. General Works................... | 125,000 | 125,000 | 125,000 | 50,000 | 30,000 | 25,000 |\n| **Miscellaneous** | | | | | | |\n| 55. Chinese Cemeteries,- Laying out new areas, | | 10,000 | | | | |\n| 56. Chair Coolie Shelters, | | | | | | |\n| 57. Rebuilding Gallery Walk. | 80,000 | 80,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | |\n| | 50,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | | | |\n| | 60,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | | | |\n| | 3,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 |\n| 58. Toe Wall base of bank Glenealy and Caine Road Junction,.... | 2,000 | 5,000 | 20,000 | | | |\n| 59. Tank adjoining Glenealy nullah at junction of Conduit and Robinson Roads,. | 30,000 | | | | | |\n| 60. Tsat Tze Mui Quarry layout... | 1,000 | 1,000 | | | | |\n| 61. Underground Government Electric Telephone Cables and subsequent development | 250,000 | 150,000 | 100,000 | | | |\n| 62. Wireless Station,... | | | | | | |\n| 63. Garage at Victoria Hospital, | 3,000 | | | | | |\n| | 25,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | | | |\n| | 10,000 | 10,000 | | | | |\n| 64. Converting Central Police Office for Accounts Office,..... | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | | |\n| 65. Miscellaneous Works,. | 3,000 | | | | | |\n| | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |\n| **Special Expenditure** | | | | | | |\n| 66. 10 Lorries.......... | 80,000 | 8,000 | | | | |\n| 67. 2 Portable Air Compressor Plants, | 32,000 | 24,000 | 8,000 | 24,000 | | |\n| Carried forward | 2,817,500 | 3,686,500 | 3,575,000 | 2,903,500 | 2,201,500 | 1,787,500 |\n\nPage 402", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503174, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "page_number": 249, "title": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "content_text": "248\n\n24\n\nLAKE, NOT VALLEY.\n\nResidents' Anxious Night.\n\nResidents at Happy Valley and the neighbourhood spent an anxious night with the flood which commenced to rise shortly after midnight.\n\nThe race course this morning was transformed into a lake and a raging torrent of water brought down from the hills flowed between the Police and Craigengower Clubs.\n\nA miniature Niagara Falls was created near the old scene of damage below the Yeung Woo Nursing Home last year. The deep drain measuring 14 feet across, which was built to deal with the water from the hills, was completely covered with mud and sand. Two waterfalls were seen later in the morning when the water flowed across the road into the drain and again from there to the race track.\n\nMore Confusion.\n\nBehind the Jockey Club stand, the Protestant Cemetery wall gave way for a considerable distance and the earth brought down with the torrent filled the premises to a depth of several feet. Cement boulders which lined the side of the course behind the small ticket office were bodily removed and placed on the course. Slabs of granite brought from the road were seen everywhere on the race track and inside the football grounds. What was left of a tea booth was seen against a portion of the race track railing. Flower pots which adorned the track edge were taken away by the flood together with the bank on which they stood.\n\nBridge Threatened.\n\nIt will take several weeks of toil to remove the mountain of sand and mud on the premises and race track. At the Craigengower Club, the water just reached the door and furniture left in the verandah was carried away and a part of it was recovered this morning. Garden furniture at the top of the granite boulders being washed away down the nullah, could be heard and a retaining wall threatening from above sounded like ominous explosions.\n\nSTORM VICTIMS.\n\n(No. 2998. July 22, 1926.\n\nin the direction of Hongkong, although it is thought that it may curve northwards in the direction of Swatow before it arrives here.\n\nThe rescue tug was to be observed with steam up and ready for emergency this morning and the funneless H.M.S. \"Ambrose,\" undergoing its annual overhaul was moved to the buoy for greater security.\n\nPolice Quarters Struck.\n\nThe chimney of Acting Chief Inspector Aris's quarters at the Police quarters in Caine Road was struck in the early hours of this morning and considerable debris fell inside the house. As the remaining portion of the chimney is considered to be in a dangerous condition, the quarters in question have had to be vacated.\n\nOLD MEMORIES.\n\nThat memorable flood of May, 1889, exceeded to-day's violence. Mr. Yee Cheong, the portrait painter whose studio is next door to the \"China Mail\" was an eyewitness.\n\nHe maintains that the torrents of water, which swept down Wyndham Street were even greater 37 years ago.\n\nAs to-day, clubs were reduced to useless wood. He said, the rain \"scraped out all the loose mud of the higher levels and deposited them in the flat streets. It took months to clear the mess,\"\n\nCraigengower collapsed and the masonry portion of the bridge started at this spot was swept away by the torrent flowing into the Bowrington Canal, a portion of the road at the end of the bridge near the Tramway offices opposite the Roman Catholic Cathedral was washed away.\n\nMr. Yee Cheong also says that the storm flood started at almost the same hour as that of the previous storm flood.\n\nThe railway track of the Sang Lee contractors on the other side of the canal also suffered considerable damage by the foundations being washed away.\n\nFACTORY IN DANGER\n\nThe paper mill at Aberdeen (Tai Shing Paper Mill Co.) is reported to be in danger owing to the private reservoir at the top of the building having been carried away.\n\nJuly 19. Two well-known members of the South China Athletic Association, Messrs. Ho Ka-lau and Yew Man-kit, who went out for a row on Saturday afternoon had a narrow escape from death as a result of the squall which sprang up towards six o'clock.\n\nThe boat was near Cust Rocks when caught in the squall and rowing became very difficult. The two occupants eventually determined to conserve their energy and let the boat drift and fortunately the set of the current was towards Kowloon Bay instead of the numerous rocks in the neighbourhood. They were able to reach the shore and after sheltering for a time in a farmer's house they arrived at Kowloon City.\n\nBy Courtesy of Wah Tsz Yat Po\n\nChinese cruiser \"Hai Yung\" which was to have left for Pratas yesterday at 1 p.m. with Hongkong officials aboard is still in harbour, wireless messages having been exchanged between the vessel and Pratas as a result of which it was decided that it would be dangerous to attempt to make the shoal for the present.\n\nThe typhoon had not, at the time of the message, reached Pratas but seas were very high and wind force 5 and increasing.\n\nPreliminary arrangements are that the party which is to witness the inauguration of the wireless station on the shoal will leave on Tuesday next.\n\nA village at Kowloon city, entirely inundated, with the top of a desolate matshed showing.\n\nreats both here and at the other er 37 years ago.\n\nTHE TYPHOON.\n\nJuly 17,\n\nIf the typhoon does not diverge from its present path it is expected here on Sunday.\n\nThe American Consulate received the following from Manila last night:-\n\n6.55 p.m.. July 16.-Cyclone in Lat. 19deg. N., Long. 119deg. E.. moving N.W.\n\na.m.\n\nLater.\n\n8.30\n\n17th, typhoon in about 116deg. Long. E.. 20deg. lat. N., moving W.N.W.\n\nThis morning in the harbour there were indications of anticipations of the arrival of the typhoon which is slowly moving towards the Colony from the East.\n\nNo. 1 signal gave place to No. 4 signal which means that the gale is likely to come towards the Colony from the East.\n\nNo. 2998. July 22, 1926.]\n\nTHE AFTERMATH.\n\nOVERLAND CHINA\n\nJuly 20\n\nWith the Peak isolated and the only means of access to Repulse Bay via the Aberdeen Road (even this has to be negotiated very carefully); with mud inches deep everywhere in the main thoroughfares and in banks where it has been removed for transit purposes, Hongkong has still much besides the memory of its severity to remind it of the terrific storm which raged on Sunday night and Monday morning,\n\nMuch, however, has been accomplished as a result of gangs of men working under supervision until a late hour last night and early this morning. A tram service to the King Edward Hotel was possible first thing this morning and later in the day a restricted service to all districts was run. The Roads Department is concentrating on the clearance of the main highways and is able to promise provisional clearances very shortly.\n\nStubbs Road.\n\nStubbs Road and Magazine Gap Road have suffered more than any others, Stubbs Road more particularly between Bowen Road and Morrison Hill Road. Here, there are numerous landslides the worst slip being where the sand shooting goes across. This will require the clearing of enormous quantities of earth and rock but it is hoped by Friday to get a passage sufficient to enable cars or \"buses to negotiate Stubbs Road.\n\nMagazine Gap Road.\n\nIn the case of most of the other roads it is expected that provisional arrangements will be made which will enable the passage of traffic within a few days. Magazine Gap Road at one part is breached to its full width and it will be necessary to erect temporarily a bridge. The Peak Road is also partly breached in one place. The only means of access to the Peak, in fact, is by negotiating on foot the old Peak Road and Wanchai Gap Road, in the case of the latter some nasty gaps having to be negotiated.\n\nBefore the Aberdeen portion of the road was cleared sufficiently to allow of traffic the footpath from the Peak to Pokfulam was used by some residents who took car as far as Pokfulam and walked up via the reservoir.\n\nRepulse Bay Road.\n\nGood progress has already been made in clearing the new road to Repulse Bay from Bowen Road onwards. This is very largely clear. There are numerous slips in the neighbourhood of Shaukiwan but it is anticipated that the whole of the round-the-island road will be open by the end of the week.\n\n('aime Road.\n\nThe lower portion of Caine Road is closed to traffic by the subsidence of the bank near the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the opening out of the road through the Cathedral grounds, which accounted for the flooding of Wyndham Street through Glenealy. It is now possible to go through Glenealy as far as Caine Road, by chair or on foot.\n\nA large gang were at work this morning clearing the obstruction at Caine Road. A stream of water which still flowed from the hill has now been diverted into the side channel of Arbuthnot Road.\n\nThe easiest way to reach Caine Road at present is for motorists to proceed up Garden Road as far as the Peak tram station. Then Tower\n\nPhoto by Yong Ming.\n\nMAIL\n\nREPULSE BAY CONDITIONS.\n\nthis morning.\n\n25\n\nAbout 85 bags of mail coming from foreign countries were damaged in the cellars of the Post Office. Most of the mail came from Singapore, Seattle, and the Straits.\n\nParticulars as to the plight of Repulse Bay residents not available yesterday on account of their being virtually marooned have since been received. At 3 a.m. on the night, or rather the morning, of the storm, the water rushed down the hills with terrific force and swept through the big dining room of the Hotel, carrying all before it. The upper level districts were deprived of their daily mail due to lack of transportation.\n\nResidents in the Peak and the staff were early on the scene but until practically powerless to save the carpets and furniture from being damaged. At eight o'clock yesterday morning the lower floors and passages were flooded to within five inches of water, and with the kitchens under water breakfast was part of the dining room floor has sunk badly and it looks as though it will be some time before the former polished surface will be regained.\n\nThe \"President Madison\" and the \"Empress of Russia,\" tried all roads at an early hour, were scheduled to arrive in Hongkong last Sunday, The Shaukiwan Road was obstructed yesterday afternoon.\n\nLooking along Des Voeux Road Central, on July 19, eastwards, along the Hongkong Hotel front and the new Realty building, with Alexandra Building on the left. The mud and height of the flood left visible marks on the surroundings.\n\nAlbert Road, along Wyndham Street past the Dairy Farm to the Central Police Station, and up Arbuthnot Road. The junction at Caine Road has now been sufficiently cleared for both up and down traffic through Arbuthnot Road.\n\nKowloon Roads.\n\nWith regard to Kowloon, both the coastal and Taipo Roads are closed, the worst slips being the other side of Tsin Wan. Two bridges have been carried away. Temporary bridges will be erected and it is expected to make provisional arrangements for passage of traffic by the end of the week.\n\ned by landslides which made passage impossible, and the new road to Hongkong was found to have a gaping hole halfway across the road just at the top of the hill leading to Repulse Bay.\n\nTHE POST OFFICE.\n\nThe General Post-Office was arrived only\n\nThe delay was due to the typhoon which the liners encountered.\n\nby\n\nPRINTERS LOSS.\n\nDamage of $10,000 was suffered by the Ye Olde Printerie Ltd.\n\nwhose establishment is located at the basement of the China Building.\n\nThe damaged goods consisted mostly of cover papers, art papers, and coloured papers and machinery, approximately valued at $10,000.\n\nThe damaged goods are only insured against fire but not against water. The Fire Brigade was called to the scene to pump the water and which was over 4 ft. deep.\n\nat the time of going to press, the Brigade was still at work.\n\nMED-\n\nIt will probably take the management over a week to clear the place from water and debris, and to completely resume business.\n\nWANCHAI DISTRICT.\n\nIn the long list of damage in the Wanchai district no one is reported to have been killed or injured as a direct result of the flood.\n\nA Chinese electrician was taken to hospital yesterday with injuries received in a fall from the first floor verandah of a house at Stone Nullah lane. He was repairing an electric light wire by leaning over the verandah and fell to the ground on receiving a shock.\n\nBAY VIEW DISTRICT.\n\nA feature of the damage in the Bay View district was the disappearance of the market at Tai Hang village. The structure, about 100 feet long and standing on stone pillars, is stated to have been carried away by the flood.\n\nThe assistance of the Fire Brigade was obtained to pump out the water. They worked from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. but owing to the numerous calls on the services of the Brigade they had to abandon the work and resume it after the water had subsided there.\n\nWhen", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503175, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "page_number": 250, "title": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "content_text": "26\n\nwas not a trace of the materials of the structure or the stalls.\n\nRELIVED DROWNED.\n\nwoman\n\nIn a report made by a Chinese married woman at Bay View Station, she stated that her father-in-law, 67 years of age, is missing and is believed to have been drowned.\n\nThe report states that the old man went out of the hut at 3 o'clock in the morning to save his chickens. At this time water was rushing down the hillside and the man was not seen again.\n\n3\n\nChinese\n\nQUARRY BAY DEATH?\n\nAlthough not reported officially, it was gathered from a reliable source yesterday that a Chinese was electrocuted and died at Quarry Bay. He came in contact with a high tension wire which had been dislodged by boulders on the hillside above the quarters of the Sugar Refinery staff.\n\nIt was also stated that a matshed at this point was carried away by falling boulders, but whether there were any occupants in it at the time is not yet known.\n\nTWO MORE DEATHS.\n\nThe death of Private Nihala Ram, of the 2/5 Punjabi Regiment, who was killed as a direct result of being struck by lightning - the only casualty so far reported from this source - was advised by Whitfield Barracks yesterday. The man was sleeping in his quarters at the time. So far as police reports are concerned, this is the only death ascertained in addition to the fatalities at the 3 pumping station.\n\nA report was made by a blacksmith of Pak Tin village, in the Shamshuipo district, of the death of his 16-year-old nephew by drowning in a pond at Kowloon City yesterday forenoon. It is stated that the lad attempted to retrieve a basket of vegetables and was carried away by the flood. The body has not yet been found.\n\nKOWLOON CHAI\n\nOVERLAND CHINA MAIL\n\nnullah, otherwise all the houses would have been inundated.\n\nTRAM SERVICES.\n\nDuring the night a passage for tramcars was made through the debris between Arsenal Street and Garden Road and by 8 o'clock this morning tramcars were running on the main route from Causeway Bay to the Hongkong Bank. It is hoped it will be possible to run right through to Whitty Street.\n\nPokfulam reservoir, at the foot of the Peak, on the south side of the island, was dry in some parts on Sunday. Yesterday morning, the water overflowed.\n\nOwing to the absence of jurors prevented from attending the Criminal Sessions yesterday on account of the flood, Mr. Justice J. X. Wood (Puisne Judge) adjourned the Criminal Sessions until next Monday.\n\nThe flood of water at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, caused exposing in some cases and tombstones carried away by the flood, some being deposited on the race course. The Jockey Club wall was also broken by the same current which carried away part of the cemetery wall.\n\nSeveral graves were affected by\n\nOn the Shaukiwan Route cars have been running all morning as far as North Point and it is expected that an extension to Quarry Bay will be possible this afternoon. Owing to a landslide at Taikoo it will be impossible to run between Quarry Bay and Shaukiwan for some time.\n\nOn the Happy Valley route cars are being worked via Broadwood Road but it is necessary for them to turn back at the Dragon Motor Garage and this of course results in single line working.\n\nBy Courtesy of Hak Tin Yat\n\n15\n\nThe\n\nMany have been\n\nAs a result of the flood which inundated Kowloon Chai, numerous villagers were left homeless and penniless in view of the loss of their livestock. They were allowed to occupy untenanted and partially completed houses on the Kowloon Tong site. Other small villages in this neighbourhood have been practically wiped out.\n\nKowloon Tong itself by no means escaped the general damage, one house being struck by lightning and practically cleft from top to bottom. A big lake of water which was in process of being filled in overflowed and the residents combined in diverting the flow to a nullah, otherwise all the houses would have been inundated.\n\nChair coolies are reported to be making attempts to obtain extortionate payments for carrying residents to the Peak. A demand for $6 was made of one resident returning home last night. Needless to say, this was not met.\n\n[No. 2998.—July 22, 1926.]\n\nshould be boiled.\n\nThere is also an official announcement regarding supplies to the Peak and higher levels.\n\nWATER ECONOMY.\n\nThe following official communiqué has been received:\n\nHis Excellency desires to impress on all householders on the Peak and Upper Levels, who are affected by the water restrictions rendered necessary by the damage to Pokfulam Pumping Station, the absolute necessity for the greatest economy in the use of water, and the strict control of their staff with this end in view. He feels sure that he can rely upon their loyal co-operation in this matter.\n\nDamage wrought on the Lachi-kok Road by the flood.\n\nThe earliest date by which the Peak tram service will again be in commission is given as Saturday.\n\nSTORM ITEMS.\n\nMr. F. Sutton, of the Public Works Department, and a popular turf enthusiast, had an arm badly cut by glass at the Hongkong Club about 3 a.m. yesterday, at the height of the storm. Mr. Sutton (who stays at the Club) rose to close a window, slipped and his arm went through the glass. Lt. Col. T. A. Robertson and others rendered assistance and Mr. Sutton was conveyed to hospital by ambulance.\n\nWATER RATIONS.\n\nAs from today, the water supply on the island is to be \"rationed,\" owing to damage to works.\n\nIn all areas main districts East of Eastern Street, there will be a two hours' supply daily. West of Eastern Street, water will be turned on from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily.\n\n(Eastern Street is the uphill thoroughfare, leading from the western waterfront, up past the tram lines, to Queen's Road West, by the Government Civil Hospital and Lunatic Asylum to Bonham Road.)\n\nAll water for potable purposes should be boiled.\n\nTHE PEAK.\n\nJuly 20.\n\nMessrs. A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd. can supply and deliver Distilled Water to the residents of the Peak and Hill Districts in one pint and 1 gallon bottles and in 3-gallon jars. The efforts of this enterprising company will be appreciated by the many who are suffering from shortage of drinking water.\n\nThe wedding was announced to take place in Shanghai on Friday, the 16th July, between Omar Rumjahn, son of Mrs. A. Rumjahn of Tientsin and Gladys Tamil, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Ismail of Hongkong.\n\nNo. 2998. July 22, 1926.)\n\n37 YEARS AGO.\n\nOVERLAND CHINA MAIL\n\n249\n\n27\n\nSTORM ITEMS.\n\nJuly 21.\n\nstill in cases, unopened. Many thousands of dollars were sacrificed in that one place. The tin lining was no protection; mud and water enveloped the lot.\n\nFurther particulars have been received with regard to the carrying away of a matshed by a landslide at Shaukiwan, opposite the main entrance of Taikoo Sugar Refinery (briefly reported yesterday). It appears that two Chinese lads, preparing the morning meal, were in the shed at the time and were crushed to death. Their bodies have not yet been recovered.\n\nOn Monday, the \"China Mail\" referred readers to a storm on May 30, 1889 - 37 years ago.\n\nMr. Yee Cheong, portrait painter of Wyndham Street, who has had his studio in this locality for over 40 years and never shifted elsewhere, gave his experiences of those days.\n\nAnother old resident writes the following:\n\nAs far as I can remember about the great storm of 1889, the rain was quite as heavy as Sunday night. The lightning and thunder were of a different character, but just as alarming.\n\nMurray Barracks on the Queen's Road side was a heap of sand thrown up from bursting drains just outside.\n\nFOUND SHOT.\n\nJuly 21. Mr. W. Blakey, Inspector of engine fitters, was found shot dead in the Naval Yard yesterday during the luncheon interval.\n\nHe was half-way from the house to the pumping station when a heavy shower began to fall. Debating whether he should go on to the pumping station or return to the house for shelter, he eventually decided in favour of the second alternative and no sooner was he safely inside than the huge boulder crashed into the station. This boulder is estimated to weigh between 2,500 and 3,000 tons.\n\nWith regard to the Pokfulam pumping house disaster, it appears that Mr. P. G. Tacchi, brother of Mr. C. J. Tacchi, who was examining stores some olives at the house near the station, had a very narrow escape.\n\nWhilst this was in progress Mr. Blakey left the house. Almost immediately a report was heard. He was found lying on the ground with a revolver nearby and wounds in the head which led to instantaneous death.\n\nDeceased had only arrived in the Colony last May from Portsmouth. He was unmarried and leaves a widowed mother in England. His age is thought to be 30.\n\nThe funeral will take place this evening.\n\nMore Damage Then.\n\nMore damage was done then than this week. Voeux Road was then the Praya. Sampans were up in Pedder Street. The Clock Tower was many feet in sand, the streets were opened up in all directions, drains were choked, huge trees up by the roots were scattered everywhere.\n\nBeautiful Glenealy as it was in those days was entirely ruined. The only house there then was the American Consulate, which stood in grounds far back from the road. Palms grew in Glenealy that have not been seen anywhere since.\n\nH.K. Club in Queen's Road. At the junction of the path from Albert Road was a very fine centre piece. This was torn up by bursting drains, carrying all before it down to Queen's Road.\n\nDakin's Dispensary was then at the corner where the A.P. building now stands. It was flooded out. Sugar-coated pills were being thrown out. Street urchins stood waist-deep in water fishing for them, thinking they were sweets. Their faces were studies when they tasted them.\n\nThe Hongkong Club was where Yee Sang Fat and others are today.\n\nA. S. Watson's were at the corner of D'Aguilar Street, where Tak Cheung is. Then McEwen, Frickel and Co. and Powell's had parts of the ground floor and the top. So much water and sand had accumulated there that it took many days to remove it. The fire engine was kept very busy.\n\nLane, Crawford & Co. were opposite Hall and Holtz. They had godowns below. All their new stock had arrived, but was still in cases, unopened.\n\nThe Good Old Days.\n\nRobinson Road was then the highest road. The Public Gardens were unrecognisable. Everything was torn up and sand enveloped the lot.\n\nRoofs did not leak the same as they do today. Better work was done, or else materials were of better quality.\n\nPhoto by A Fong,\n\nFour men armed with daggers entered a house at Tung Lo Wan Road, Causeway Bay, on Saturday night and held up the occupants. They stole money and jewellery to the value of $1,800.\n\nAh Men Hing Cheong.\n\nThis is striking testimony to the havoc wrought by the boulder which crashed into No. 3 pumping station, Pokfulam Road, killing several workmen. The photo shows the size of the great rock, as contrasted with what remains of the building.\n\nOwing to the fact that 80 feet of piping has been carried away on Stubbs Road, it has been found necessary to restrict the water services in areas main districts east of Eastern Street and also to the higher levels and the Peak. All the reservoirs in the Colony except Tytam Tuk, which is 5 feet 3 in. below overflow, are overflowing.\n\nMASTS STRUCK.\n\nJuly 21. The coastal s.s. \"Telemachus\" was struck by lightning on Monday morning, taking away the flag pole on one of her masts.\n\nThe Government rescue tug \"Kau Sing\" was on patrol duty in the harbour during the storm, and lightning struck her mast, splitting it from the \"truck\" to the \"hounds.\"\n\nSo far as can be ascertained, this was the full extent of the damage suffered by local shipping in the violent storm.\n\nAn order was made by Mr. J. H. E. Nihill, at the Kowloon Magistracy on July 20, for the confiscation of eight revolvers and 800 rounds of ammunition which were abandoned by a Chinese in Reclamation Street on Saturday night.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 517189, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-513-6 Hong Kong water supply- schemes for development and improvement 25-1-1929 - 2-8-1929", "page_number": 42, "title": "CO129-513-6 Hong Kong water supply- schemes for development and improvement 25-1-1929 - 2-8-1929", "content_text": "# LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n## THREE\n\n### RAIN-MAKING EXPERIMENTS\nOn the 18th June, by kind permission of the Commodore, rain-making experiments were undertaken by the Royal Air Force. Seven flights were made from the Kai Tak Aerodrome by planes, each carrying 1 cwt. of powdered kaolin, which was dispersed into clouds considered to be so located as to produce the best results over the catchment areas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Reservoirs. Unfortunately, no appreciable results were obtained.\n\n### WELLS AND NULLAHS\nSupplies from wells and nullahs are being made available in consultation with the Hon. Director of Medical and Sanitary Services. Particulars of wells opened have already been published. The following is a list of the nullahs from which supplies have been made available to the public:\n\n| Nullah Location |\n| --- |\n| Star Street |\n| Victoria Nullah at Queen's Road East |\n| Albany Nullah-Boundary Path, Lower Tram Station |\n| Wyndham Street/Wellington Street (from Glenealy Nullah) |\n| No. 12 Bridge Nullah Shaukiwan, Main Nullah |\n| No. 12 Bridge Nullah Shaukiwan, West Branch |\n| P.W.D. Annexe (from Albany Nullah) |\n| Tai Hang Village |\n| Cadogan Street |\n| Beach Street |\n| Storm Water Drain springs, Recreation Ground, Happy Valley |\n| Albany Nullah at Queen's Road East |\n| Albany Nullah at Kennedy Road |\n| Albany Nullah at MacDonnell Road |\n| Duddell Street |\n| Seth's Corner, Whitfield |\n| Matheson Street |\n| Yee Woo Street |\n| Pennington Street |\n| Pokfulam Road/Shektongtsui Nullah |\n| Hing Hon Road |\n| Bonham Road/Western Street |\n\nAt all wells and nullahs, notices in English and Chinese have been posted warning the public that the water must be boiled if used for potable purposes.\n\n### PERMANENT MEASURES\nMeasures taken to prevent recurrence of water shortage.\n\nThe following permanent measures are being taken to increase the supply:\n\n1. The Aberdeen Valley Scheme, estimated to maintain a daily supply of 2.12 million gallons during the driest known period. It is hoped to call for tenders within 2 months for the construction of the dam and a short length of catchwater. The necessary pipes and pumps have been ordered from home, and water from this source should be available by the Spring of 1931.\n\n2. The cross-harbour pipe line, which has now received the approval of the Consulting Engineers, is likely to be available in time for the spring rains of 1930 and will be capable of delivering up to 4 million gallons a day to the island.\n\n3. The Dragon's Back and Mt. Pottinger Catchwaters have been investigated, and preliminary drawings prepared. The minimum yield from the areas intercepted by these Catchwaters is estimated at 1 1/2 million gallons a day. Construction work can be commenced next year if sufficient staff is available.\n\n4. The Contract for the construction of the Byewash Dam has been signed, and notice to commence the work given. It should be possible to impound a certain amount of water in the reservoir in about 14 months' time. The total storage will be 175 million gallons approximately.\n\n5. The Sheklipui Service Reservoir, now under construction, will add 10 million gallons to storage. It will be finished within a year.\n\n6. Investigation of the further sections of the Shing Mun Valley Scheme is proceeding. The Gorge Dam at Pineapple Pass appears to be feasible, and preliminary investigations at Gin Drinkers' Bay, where there is a very large basin capable of impounding fully 2,000 million gallons, have turned out well. Considerable preliminary work is, however, necessary before works of this magnitude can be commenced.\n\nThese and other possible sources of supply have been dealt with fully in `Sessional Paper No. 4 of 1928`.\n\nPage 40", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-513-6 Hong Kong water supply- schemes for development and improvement 25-1-1929 - 2-8-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 519146, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-516-7 The Mui-Tsai question- resolutions from individuals and Societies 5-5-1929 - 26-10-1929", "page_number": 67, "title": "CO129-516-7 The Mui-Tsai question- resolutions from individuals and Societies 5-5-1929 - 26-10-1929", "content_text": "# MORNING \n\n## TO-DAY'S NEWS. \n\n### A Summary for the Busy Man. \n\n#### PRINCIPAL EVENTS. \n\n##### Hongkong. \n\nThe rains have appreciably added to the reservoir contents. Figures are given on \nPage 12. The Chinese sugar merchants seek a fixed limit on new water charges and an assurance of the measure being temporary. \nPage 12. \nA description of the Island reservoirs is given on \nPage 12. The present incidence of typhoid fever is no greater than it was last year. \nPage 9. A further assurance regarding the purity of the water in the Praya tanks is given. \nPage 12. Matters discussed at the Sanitary Board meeting are reported on \nPage 12. \n\nRobert MacWhirter discusses local government. \nPage 1. A picture of the new National City Bank of New York in Queen's Road Central appears on \nPage 13. Two robbers were sentenced yesterday to four years and a flogging. \nPage 12. At the end of the Kowloon mui-tsai case the owner of the girl was fined $100, the girl to be returned to her mother. \nPage 7. The Revenue Department is on the scent of a big opium smuggling organisation. \nPage 9. Police intervention broke up a serious gang fight at Glenealy yesterday evening. \nPage 8. Miss E. E. Majors was yesterday married to the Rev. R. L. Bausum at Union Church, Kowloon. Page 8. The Criminal Sessions ended when a Chinese was sentenced to three years' hard labour for burglary and returning from banishment. Page 3. The hearing of the manslaughter case in which the driver of a motor lorry is charged with causing the death of a Chinese in Nathan Road near Waterloo Road was continued before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith. Page 3. A Hongkong junk with a cargo of rice and rice husk for Kaukong sank at the mouth of the Canton River above Taishan on Saturday. Page 15. Correspondents write regarding Currency Problems, Office Hours, Bus Services, Traffic Control, Rents, Musical Instruments. \nPage 8. \n\n##### The Far East. \n\nThe Soviet has declined France's offer to mediate in the Soviet-Chinese conflict. \nPage 10. Both China and Russia have given assurances that they will abide by the Kellogg Pact. \nPage 10. Japan is not in favour of America taking the initiative in mediating between China and Russia. She regards herself as slighted. Page 10. Chiang Kai-shek's manifesto, America thinks, is calculated to injure China in world opinion. Page 10. The C.E.C. of the Soviet urges Communists in other countries to call a strike against \"Imperialist steps taken against Russia.\" Page 10. \n\nThe Siberian mails have been suspended until further notice. Page 10. Britain will shortly reply to China on the subject of extraterritoriality. Page 10. Sixty-two people are said to have perished in the collision between the Hsin Kong and Tatsuno Maru. \nPage 9. General Fan Shek-sang declines to serve on the Kwangsi Provincial Council. \nPage 11. Mr. and Mrs. Yingkao Sun-foon are to be prosecuted in connexion with the opium seizure at San Francisco. Page 10. \n\nTwo Chinese steamers have been captured by a Russian gunboat. \nThe Chief Steward of the City of Tokyo has died of plague in Shanghai. \nPage 15. The Kwangsi military want to re-open gambling dens at Wuchow. \nGeneral Cheung Kwong-ngai has retired. \nPage 11. \n\n##### Overseas. \n\nNineteen were drowned in a collision between two fast boats on Lake Michigan. \nPage 9. H.M. the King continues to improve. \nPage 8. A German ship is reported to be carrying a consignment of munitions for China. \nPage 10. The Soviet has decided not to accept the British Government proposal to send delegates to London to discuss diplomatic relations. Page 10. The British Association Conference has been opened in Capetown. Page 9. Further representations have been made to America regarding the proposed new Tariff Bill. \nPage 14. \n\nPage 67", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-516-7 The Mui-Tsai question- resolutions from individuals and Societies 5-5-1929 - 26-10-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535476, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "content_text": "COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL\n\nHeads and Sub-Heads.\n\nBrought forward\n\n34.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.\n\nHONG KONG,\n\nEXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1933\n\n \n Estimated.\n Actual.\n Increase.\n Decrease.\n Provisionally Voted.\n Explanatory Remarks.\n \n \n $\n $\n $\n $\n \n \n \n \n 31,031,324\n 27,830,265.70\n \n 470,107.43\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3,671,165.73\n \n \n \n \n\nBuildings,\n\n1. New Government Civil Hospital\n\n \n 300,000\n 69,989.84\n \n 236,010.16\n \n Non arrival of steelwork, &c.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 27,000\n \n \n \n 27,000\n 27,000.00\n \n \n \n \n \n\n2. Market: Hennessy Road near Fleming Road\n\n3. Market: Bowrington Canal\n\n \n 15,000\n 15,000.00\n \n \n \n \n \n\n4. Market: Praya East, West End\n\n \n 15,000\n 299.48\n \n 14,700.57\n \n Extension of market in abeyance.\n \n\n5. Latrine & Bathhouse at junction of Hennessy Road & O'Brien Road\n\n \n 22,000\n 15,511.33\n \n 6,488.67\n \n Not proceeded with.\n \n\nGeneral Works.\n\n6. Roads\n\n \n 50,000\n 33,694.35\n \n 16,305.65\n \n Preliminary work only undertaken.\n \n\n7. Drainage:\n\n(a) Training Nullahs\n\n \n 12,000\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 6,925.64\n \n 5,074.36\n \n Expenditure less than anticipated.\n \n\n(b) Miscellaneous Drainage Works..\n\n \n 50,000\n 88,705.83\n 11,294.17\n \n \n Many miscellaneous items undertaken.\n \n \n \n \n \n 700.00\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 55,000.00\n \n \n \n\n8. Miscellaneous\n\n \n 15,000\n 23,285.88\n 8,265.88\n \n \n Expenditure more than anticipated.\n \n \n 10,000\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n9. Water Works:-\n\n(a) Miscellaneous\n\n \n 8,000\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 680.92\n \n 7,319.08\n \n Expenditure dependent to some extent upon private enterprise\n \n\n(b) Meters\n\n \n 10,000\n 47,781.41\n 37,781.41\n \n \n Increased demand for metered supplies.\n \n\n10. Port Works\n\n \n \n 1,761.58\n \n 3,238.42\n \n Less work done than anticipated.\n \n \n 5,000\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nCommunications.\n\n11. New 100-foot road between Causeway Bay & Ming Yuen Garden\n\n \n 140,000\n 92,500.70\n \n 47,499.30\n \n Progress slower than anticipated. Dependent upon private development.\n \n\n12. Surfacing 40-foot roads on Praya East\n\n \n 40,000\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 8,680.92\n \n 31,319.08\n \n Work commenced late in the year.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 187,781.41\n \n \n\n13. New Road to Bathing Beaches (S.E. of Repulse Bay)\n\n \n 80,000\n 26,803.64\n \n 53,196.36\n \n Exchange of land for widening and re-arrangement of private Company's mains-gas, electric, &c. causing some delay.\n \n\n14. Robinson Road-widening between Peak Road & Glenealy (including bridge)\n\n \n 31,000\n 28,084.12\n \n 2,915.88\n \n Work not commenced until autumn.\n \n\n15. Wongneicheong Old Road Improvements\n\n \n 30,000\n 3,784.00\n \n 26,216.00\n \n Work commenced in second half year.\n \n\n16. 10-foot path, Shek O Gap to Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station\n\n \n 25,000\n 10,923.92\n \n 14,076.08\n \n do.\n \n\n17. New Road from Island Road to Stanley\n\n \n 60,000\n 29,325.29\n \n 30,674.71\n \n Less work undertaken than originally anticipated.\n \n\n18. Kennedy Road, completion of widening\n\n \n 30,000\n 1,620.01\n \n 28,379.99\n \n \n \n\nDrainage.\n\n19. Additional Sceptic Tank at Repulse Bay\n\n \n 15,000\n 5,869.79\n \n 9,130.21\n \n \n \n\n20. New Sewer Wongneicheong Gap to Island Road in connection with the development of sites along this road\n\n \n 27,000\n 27,000.00\n \n \n \n \n \n\nCarried forward\n\n \n 1,062,000\n 615,103.71\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 56,748.21\n 508,644.50\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 105,700.00\n \n \n \n \n 31,031,324\n 27,830,265.70\n \n 470,107.48\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3,671,165.73\n \n \n \n \n\nLow tender at advantageous rates received.\n\nPage 84", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535693, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "page_number": 285, "title": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "content_text": "Head 34.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY\n\nHead 34.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY,\n\nHONG KONG\n\nHead 34.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY\n\nEstimate\n\nExpendi- ture up to 31st December 1981.\n\nApproved Revised Estimated Estimated Expendi- Expendi. ture 1932. ture 1932.\n\nEstimated Expendi- ture 1933,\n\nEstimate.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY,-\n\nContinued.\n\nture up to 31st December 1981.\n\nApproved Revised\n\nEstimated Estimated Estimated\n\nExpendi- Expendi Expendi- ture 1933.\n\nture 1981. ture 1932.\n\nHONG KONG,-Continued.\n\nBrought forward...\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n1,125,700\n\nMiscellaneous.\n\nBuildings.\n\n2.\n\n1. New Government Civil Hospital\n\nMarket: Hennessy Road near Flem- ing Road\n\n3,000,000\n\n27,000\n\n3. Market: Bowrington Canal.. 4. Market:\n\n5. Latrine & bathhouse at junction Hennessy Road & O'Brien Road.\n\n15,000\n\nPraya East, West End\n\n15,000\n\n22,000\n\nGeneral Works.\n\n6.\n\nRoads\n\n7.\n\nDrainage:\n\n(a) Training Nullahs..\n\n(b) Miscellaneous Drainage Works..\n\n8.\n\nMiscellaneous\n\n9.\n\nWater Works :—\n\n(a) Miscellaneous\n\n(b) Meters\n\n10. Port Works\n\nCommunications.\n\n247,000\n\n11.\n\nNew 100-foot road between Causeway Bay & Ming Yuen Garden\n\n13.\n\n12. Surfacing 40-foot roads on Praya East New Road to Bathing Beaches (S.E.. of Repulse Bay)...\n\n630,000\n\n55,000\n\n70,000\n\n14. Robinson Road-widening\n\nPeak Road & Glenealy (including bridge) between\n\n41,000\n\n15. Wongneicheong Old Road Improve- ments\n\n50,000\n\n18. 10-foot path, Shek O Gap to Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station\n\n25,000\n\n17. New road from Island Road to Stanley 18. Kennedy Road, completion of widening\n\n60,000\n\n87,000\n\n300,000\n\n28.\n\n27,000\n\n15,000\n\n27. Laying telephone cable from the main route Victoria Gap-Gough Hill.............. Laying telephone cable between G.P.O. and Cable Hut at Hari Valley\n\n7,000\n\n7,000\n\n42,000\n\n42,000\n\n15,000\n\n29.\n\nReinstatement of Government Retain- ing Walls\n\n80,000\n\n5,000\n\n10,000\n\n20,000\n\n22,000\n\n30.\n\nCentral Police Station: Extension to Store\n\n1,200\n\n1,200\n\n31. Victoria Hospital: Tennis Court... 32. Victoria Hospital: Hot Water Sys- tem to Maternity Block\n\n8,000\n\n3,000\n\n50,000\n\n50,000\n\n16,000\n\n16,000\n\n33.\n\nCentral Market: Fish Tanks\n\n2,000\n\n2,000\n\n20,000\n\n12,000\n\n34.\n\nTraffic white lines, studs etc..\n\n5,000\n\n5,000\n\n60,000\n\n50,000\n\n26,700\n\n15,000\n\n35. Upper Peak Tram Station Parking ground\n\n6,500\n\n6,500\n\n36.\n\n10,000\n\n8,000\n\n37.\n\nChai Wan Cemetery Sextons Quarters Government Pavilion Gardeners' Quar- ters\n\n2,500\n\n2,500\n\n140,000\n\n800\n\n800\n\n5,000\n\n5,000\n\n38.\n\nBotanical Gardens: Improvements.. 39. Extension to Building Ordinance Office.\n\n6,600\n\n22,000\n\n6,600\n\n11,000\n\n11,000\n\nWater Works.\n\n50,000\n\n75,000\n\n140,000\n\n40. Back Lane Service Pipes\n\n5,000\n\n5,000\n\n7,000\n\n30,000\n\n41.\n\n42.\n\nNew Principal Mains in City.. Balance Tank at Aplichau.\n\n15,000\n\n15,000\n\n20,000\n\n4,000\n\n4,000\n\n15,000\n\n43.\n\nFastern Pumping Scheme\n\n115,000\n\n20,000\n\n44.\n\nSand Washer\n\n4,000\n\n4,000\n\n31,000\n\nPort Works.\n\n30,000\n\n45.\n\nConstruction of Rubble Mound at North Point\n\n120,000\n\n39,917\n\n20,000\n\n40,000\n\n40,000\n\n25,000\n\n60,000\n\n80,000\n\n46. Construction of Rubble Mound be- tween Oil Street & M.L. 321... 47. Construction of Rubble Mound at Kennedy Town\n\n60,000\n\n20,000\n\n40,000\n\n75,000\n\n35,000\n\nDrainage.\n\n19.\n\nAdditional Septic Tank at Repulse Bay 20. New Sewer-Wongneicheong Gap to Island Road in connection with the development of sites along this road\n\nMiscellaneous.\n\n27,000\n\nPublic Health & Buildings\n\n15,000\n\nOrdinance.\n\n48. Resumptions for road widening\n\n27,000\n\nschemes approved by Government as rebuilding occurs\n\n20,000\n\n10,000\n\n10,000\n\n10,000\n\n49.\n\nSailors' Home, West Point, M.I.187A 50. Resumption R.N, Canteen...\n\n900,000\n\n154,090\n\n540,000\n\n180,000\n\n38,522\n\n77,045\n\n180,000\n\n180,000\n\n77,045\n\n38,529\n\n21. Chinese Cemeteries-laying out new areas\n\n6,000\n\n6,000\n\n22.\n\nColonial Cemetery-laying out new Areas\n\n7,000\n\n7,000\n\nTsat Tsz Mui Quarry: Covering to mixing plants, new high tension cable and a transformer house\n\nAnti-Malarial Work.\n\n51. Permanent Training of Nullahs.....\n\nKOWLOON.\n\n150,000\n\n150,000\n\n120,000\n\n35,000\n\n10,000\n\n17,500\n\n10,000\n\n24. Tsat Tsz Mui Quarry: Extensions & Improvements\n\nBuildings.\n\n30,500\n\n10,000\n\n25. Rewiring of Government Buildings 26. Twelve E.H.T. Disconnecting Joint\n\n25,000\n\n25,000\n\n52. Magistracy at Yaumati\n\n250,000\n\n50,000\n\n30,000\n\n53. Kowloon Hospital additions\n\n326,000\n\nBoxes for Cable to Cape D'Aguilar...\n\n5,700\n\n5,700\n\n54. Mautaukok Cattle Depot Lairage....\n\n15,000\n\n120,000\n\n80,000\n\n180,000\n\n5,000\n\n10,000\n\nCarried forward..\n\n1,125,700\n\nCarried forward.....\n\n2,077,828\n\nPage 336", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535733, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "page_number": 325, "title": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "content_text": "Sub-head 8-Miscellaneous, $15,000.-The vote is available for all Departments and provides funds for small works which arise during the year but are considered too small for a separate vote. 9.—Waterworks—(a) Miscellaneous, $8,000.-Provides for small extensions to subsidiary water mains and other miscellaneous minor works.\n\n(b) Meters, $140,000.-To provide for the supply of meters throughout the year principally to the Rider Main Districts.\n\n10.-Port Works, $5,000.-Covers expenses incurred in taking soundings, borings, and for preliminary investigations in connection with new and proposed harbour works, foreshore dumping etc.\n\nCOMMUNICATIONS.\n\n11.-New 100-foot road between Causeway Bay & Ming Yuen, $140,000.— A Contract has been let for the sum of $231,550 for excavating about 350 yards lineal along the centre section of the road and depositing surplus hard material at the Eastern end, approximately between Power Street and the Government Quarry at Tsat Tse Mui.\n\nThis will leave a further length of the road at the Western end to be completed, to connect with the existing road at Causeway Bay, where heavy rock cutting is necessary. The reduction of certain sections of this road to 75 feet wide is under consideration.\n\n12. Surfacing 40-foot roads on Praya East, $30,000.-To cover the cost of surfacing, channelling and kerbing portions of Thomson and Jaffe Roads on the Praya East Reclamation according to agreement with lot holders.\n\n13.-New Road to Bathing Beaches, $15,000.-The total estimated cost of constructing this road, which is an extension of the Repulse Bay Beach Road, to two small bays South East of Repulse Bay is $70,000. Of this sum $55,000 is to be provided by the sponsors of the Repulse Bay 'Lido' Scheme and the work will not be commenced until such time as that scheme is approved.\n\n14. Robinson Road, $31,000.--To commence a road widening and improvement scheme between Peak Road and Glenealy which embodies the widening of Glenealy Bridge and deals with the dangerous corner below the new Canossa Hospital. This sum includes any necessary land resumption.\n\n15.-Wongneicheong Old Road Improvements, $30,000.-This sum is required to meet road expenditure arising out of further building development in Wongneicheong Valley.\n\n16-10-foot path to Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station, $25,000.-To continue and complete a 10-foot wide Access Road to the Wireless Station at Cape D'Aguilar. A section of .5 miles is already completed and this vote is to complete the remaining length of 1.25 miles.\n\nThis road will greatly facilitate the transport of personnel and stores to the Wireless Station.\n\n17. New road from Island Road to Stanley, $60,000.-This sum covers the cost of construction of a loop motor road .6 miles long to connect Island Road with the new Wong Ma Kok Gaol Road near Stanley Police Station. It will also provide access to new development in the district.\n\nSub-head 18.-Kennedy Road Widening. $30,000.-To continue the partially completed Kennedy Road Widening Scheme dealing particularly with that portion behind the Magazine.\n\nThis should allow of through traffic and to some extent relieve congestion in the Wanchai-Queen's Road East area.\n\nDRAINAGE.\n\n19.-Additional Septic Tank at Repulse Bay, $15,000.-Recent development in this area has tended to overload the existing septic tanks. In order to relieve this, it is proposed to instal an extra tank which will be sited along the South-West arm of the bay.\n\n20.—New Sewer-Wongneicheong Gap to Island Road, $27,000.—To construct a sewer to pick up drainage from new development along this road. Each lot connected has to pay a proportion of cost so that eventually most of the original outlay will be refunded to Government.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS.\n\n21.-Chinese Cemeteries, laying out new areas, $6,000.--To provide for additional burial areas in existing cemeteries.\n\n22.-Colonial Cemetery, laying out new areas, $7,000. To provide for an extension to the burial area within the boundaries of the Colonial Cemetery Happy Valley.\n\n23.-Tsat Tsz Mui Quarry: Covering to mixing plants, new high tension cable and a transformer house, $10,000. To continue work on the protection of plant and provision of electric power to machinery.\n\n24.-Tsat Tsz Mui Quarry: Extensions and Improvements, $10,000.-The development of the quarry is now approaching a stage which on economic grounds calls for a natural extension of the layout. The sum requested is to meet this expenditure and provide for the erection of plant already in the Colony.\n\n25-Rewiring of Government Buildings, $25,000.---This sum is required for the replacement of defective and dangerous electrical wiring in Government buildings.\n\n26. Twelve E. H. T. Disconnecting Joint Boxes for Cable to Cape D'Aguilar, $5,700. For breaking up this cable into sections to facilitate testing and location of faults and thereby reduce probability of lengthy breakdowns.\n\n27-Laying telephone cable from the main route Victoria Gap-Gough Hill, $7,000. To continue the policy of placing Government telephone cables underground considered an economy in the long run.\n\n28-Laying telephone cable between G.P.O. and Cable Hut at Happy Valley, $42,000.--This portion of the main cable from the G.P.O. to Cape D'Aguilar has only 3 pairs of lines spare. As further calls may be made on the cable, it is advisable to provide an adequate reserve by duplicating the existing cable.\n\n29.-Reinstatement of Government Retaining Walls, $20,000.-These walls are examined annually and this vote provides for the repair or reconstruction of any walls which are considered dangerous.\n\n30-Central Police Station: Extension to Store, $1,200-The existing store is very cramped. It is proposed to enclose part of a shelter and thus form an extension to the East of this store.\n\nPage 388\n\n \n\nPage 388 \n\nPage 388", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 538100, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934", "page_number": 129, "title": "CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934", "content_text": "## Head 34.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY\n### HONG KONG\n152 101\n\n| Estimate | Expendi-ture up to 31st December 1932 | Approved | Revised Estimated Expendi-ture 1933 | Estimated Expendi-ture 1933 | Estimated Expendi-ture 1934 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| **Buildings** | 12231 | | | | |\n| 1. New Government Civil Hospital | | 3,000,000 | 300,000 | 100,000 | 600,000 |\n| 2. Market Wanchai | | 180,000 | 60,000 | | |\n| 3. Market Bowrington Canal | | 18,000 | 15,000 | | 18,000 |\n| 4. Market-Arsenal Street | | 18,000 | 15,000 | | 18,000 |\n| 5. Latrine and Bath-house at junction of Hennessy Road and O'Brien Road | | 22,000 | 22,000 | 19,000 | 3,000 |\n| 6. Upper Levels Police Station | | 220,000 | 50,000 | | 50,000 |\n| 7. Senior Officers' Quarters. May Road | | 560,000 | 50,000 | | 100,000 |\n| 8. New Quarters at Peak Wireless Station. | | 20,000 | 20,000 | | |\n| 9. Furniture Workshop and Store | | 27,000 | 27,000 | | |\n| **General Works** | | | | | |\n| 10. Roads | | 50,000 | 50,000 | | 50,000 |\n| 11. (a) Training Nullahs | | 12,000 | 12,000 | | |\n| 12. (b) Miscellaneous Drainage Works | | 7,500 | | | |\n| 13. Miscellaneous | | 50,000 | 60,000 | 45,000 | 25,000 |\n| **Water Works** | | | | | |\n| 14. (a) Miscellaneous | | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 8,000 |\n| 15. (b) Meters | | 8,700 | | | 10,000 |\n| 16. Port Works | | 40,000 | 195,000 | 50,000 | 5,000 |\n| **Communications** | | | | | |\n| 17. New 100-foot road between Causeway Bay and Ming Yuen | 641516 | 630,000 | 140,000 | | 180,000 |\n| 18. Surfacing 40-foot roads on Praya East..... | | 55,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 25,000 |\n| 19. New Road to Bathing Beaches (S.E. of Repulse Bay) | | 122,500 | 15,000 | | 15,000 |\n| 20. Robinson Road widening between Peak Road and Glenealy (including bridge).' | | 41,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 10,000 |\n| 21. Blue Pool Road Improvements (1st Section) | | 50,000 | 30,000 | 15,000 | 35,000 |\n| 22. 10-foot path, Shek O Gap to Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station | | 25,000 | 25,000 | | 18,000 |\n| 23. New Road from Island Road to Stanley. | | 60,000 | 60,000 | 41,000 | 4,000 |\n| 24. Widening of Magazine Gap Road | | | | | |\n| 25. between Mav Road and Stubbs Road.. Widening of Middle Gap Road and access road to Mount Cameron lots... | | 75,000 | 30,000 | 15,000 | 60,000 |\n| | | 27,000 | | | 15,000 |\n| **Miscellaneous** | | | | | |\n| 26. Chinese Cemeteries-laying out new areas | | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 |\n| 27. Colonial Cemetery-laying out new areas | | 7,000 | 7,000 | | 2,000 |\n| 28. Reinstatement of Government Retaining Walls | | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 5,000 |\n| 29. Traffic white lines, studs and motor signs, etc. | | 5,000 | 5,000 | | 2,000 |\n| 30. Garage at Arbuthnot Road | | 5,000 | 5,000 | | 1 |\n| 31. Rewiring of Government Buildings | | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | |\n\nCarried forward........ 1,401,500", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 538138, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934", "page_number": 167, "title": "CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934", "content_text": "# GENERAL WORKS\n\n## Sub-head 10.—Roads, $50,000\nThis sum which is similar to that requested for 1933 is required to provide for the road surfacing, kerbing, channelling and footpaths of new roads as new buildings are erected or realignments of streets take place.\n\n## 11.—Drainage (a) Training Nullahs, $7,500\nThis sum is required to meet the cost of training stream courses where this is necessary due to new development.\n\n## 12. (b) Miscellaneous Drainage Works, $45,000\nRequired to meet the cost of providing sewers and storm water drains for houses in newly developed areas.\n\n## 13.—Miscellaneous, $25,000\nThe vote is available for all Departments and provides funds for small works which arise during the year but are considered too small for a separate vote.\n\n## 14. Waterworks (a) Miscellaneous, $10,000\nProvides for small extensions to subsidiary water mains and other miscellaneous minor works.\n\n## 15.—(b) Meters, $50,000\nTo provide for the supply of meters throughout the year.\n\n## 16.—Port Works, $2,000\nCovers expenses incurred in taking soundings, borings, and for preliminary investigations in connection with new and proposed harbour works, foreshore dumping etc.\n\n# COMMUNICATIONS\n\n## 17. New 100-foot road between Causeway Bay and Ming Yuen, $50,000\nTo continue rock cutting over the section between Oil and Power Streets and surface from Power Street to the point where the Bathing Clubs' sheds commence.\n\n## 18.—Surfacing 40-foot roads on Praya East, $25,000\nTo continue surfacing, channelling and kerbing portions of Thomson and Jaffe Roads on the Praya East Reclamation according to agreement with lot holders.\n\n## 19.—New Road to Bathing Beaches (South-East of Repulse Bay), $50,000\nIn order to provide further bathing facilities it is considered desirable to extend the road which was referred to in Notes on 1933 Estimates, page 2, sub-head 13 to serve the unnamed bay immediately to the north of West Bay. A contribution of $55,000 will be made towards the total cost by the sponsors of the Repulse Bay 'Lido Scheme'.\n\n## 20. Robinson Road widening between Peak Road and Glenealy (including bridge), $10,000\nTo complete the widening scheme which commenced in 1933.\n\n## 21.—Blue Pool Road Improvements (1st Section), $35,000\nTo replace the lower section of the existing earth track by a proper road made necessary by probable development of the surrounding area.\n\n## 22.—10-foot Path, Shek O Gap to Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station, $7,000\nTo complete.\n\n## 23.—New Road from Island Road to Stanley, $4,000\nPayment of retention money.\n\n## 24.—Widening of Magazine Gap Road between May Road and Stubbs Road, $60,000\nA widening and improvement scheme to relieve traffic congestion in Queen's Road East and to facilitate motor access between the City and the higher levels.\n\n## 25.—Widening of Middle Gap Road and access road to Mount Cameron lots, $15,000\nTo provide access to potential building lots on the western slopes of Mount Cameron.\n\n# MISCELLANEOUS\n\n## 26.—Chinese Cemeteries, laying out new areas, $6,000\nTo provide for additional burial areas in existing cemeteries.\n\n## 27. Colonial Cemetery, laying out new areas, $2,000\nTo provide for an extension to the burial area within the boundaries of the Colonial Cemetery Happy Valley.\n\n## 28. Reinstatement of Government Retaining Walls, $20,000\nThese walls are examined annually and this vote provides for the repair or reconstruction of any walls which are considered dangerous.\n\n## 29.—Traffic white lines, studs etc., $2,000\nTo meet the cost of providing and laying down either white lines or studs on road corners, curves and junctions.\n\n## 30.—Garage at Arbuthnot Road, $5,000\nTo construct a garage on Arbuthnot Road near its junction with Wyndham Street to house the prison van and motor cycles.\n\n## 31.—Rewiring of Government Buildings, $25,000\nThis sum is required for the replacement of defective and dangerous electrical wiring in Government buildings.\n\n## 32.—Telephone Cable to Shaukiwan, $50,000\nTo connect up Shaukiwan with the Government telephone system. The existing service does not extend beyond Happy Valley.\n\n## 33.—Shed for Fire Appliances, Aberdeen, $1,500\nTo house a motor fire pump unit in the precincts of Aberdeen Police Station.\n\n## 34. Shed for Fire Appliances, Aplichau, $750\nTo house a hand drawn trolly on which can be mounted the fire pump unit to be stationed at Aberdeen. The shed will be erected near the pier.\n\n## 35.—Three Stores for H.K.V.D.C., $1,200\nTo provide for the construction of three stores. The building will be an extension to the existing unit offices which front on the parade ground.\n\n# WATER WORKS\n\n## 36.—Back Lane Service Pipes, $7,000\nTo provide for the extension of subsidiary service pipes in back lanes in newly developed properties to obviate the excessive cutting of roads which would be necessary for direct connection to principal mains. These subsidiary mains are eventually paid for by house owners when connections are applied for.\n\n## 37.—New Principal Mains in City, $20,000\nTo meet increasing consumption and maintain adequate working pressures in the City it is necessary to extend the larger distributing water mains.\n\n## 38.—Eastern Pumping Scheme, $20,000\nTo continue work in connection with the provision of a filtered water supply from the Eastern Filter Beds to the slopes of Mount Cameron, Jardines Lookout, Broadwood Road and eventually Repulse Bay district.\n\nPage 204", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544751, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935", "page_number": 57, "title": "CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935", "content_text": "# COMMUNICATIONS.\n\n7. Works completed were:- The Concourse Area at Jubilee Street Vehicular Ferry Pier was surfaced; completed portions of Jaffé and Thomson Roads were kerbed, channelled and surfaced; a new area for burial purposes was formed in the Colonial Cemetery; a further section of Connaught Road West from Eastern Street to Ping On Wharf was strengthened and sand-carpeting and surfacing on a 6″ cement concrete foundation was laid; a further section of Kennedy Road adjoining the Magazine was widened to 30 feet; a retaining wall adjoining I.L. 59 section A, Caine Road, was taken down and rebuilt to the new road alignment; dangerous bends on Tai Hang Road were improved; Stubbs Road was regraded between the Peak Hotel and Jardine's Corner; a portion of Prince Edward Road between the Railway Bridge and Leven Road was surfaced with 7\" reinforced concrete; Chatham Road between Middle Road and Austin Road was laid with bottoming and surfacing; the Concourse Area at Jordan Road Vehicular Ferry Pier was laid with bottoming and surfacing; Tai Po Road was diverted at its junction with Castle Peak Road and laid with bottoming and surfacing; Children's Playground complete with shelter, lavatories and equipment was erected at Kowloon Tong; area for Children's Playground was formed at Tong Mi Road; area for Children's Playground was formed at Shantung Street; the bend on Castle Peak Road opposite the Warders' Quarters was widened and improved; the bend at top of Lai Chi Kok Hill on Castle Peak Road was widened and improved. The strengthening and improvement of road surfaces in the New Territories was continued between 20th and 21st milestones - Castle Peak; between 30th and 35th milestones - Mei Po - Fanling; between Kwanti Race Course and 2nd milestone, Sha Tau Kok Road, and at Tsun Wan Hill; also between Tai Wai Level Crossing (8 milestone) and 12¼ milestone, Tai Po Road. The hilly portions of the Lin Ma Hang-Sha Tau Kok Patrol Path were surfaced.\n\n8. Works under construction were:- The 1st section of new 75′ road between Causeway Bay and Ming Yuen Gardens; a new road to Bathing Beaches (S.E. of Repulse Bay); widening of Robinson Road between Peak Road and Glenealy (including bridge); Wong Nei Cheong Old Road Improvement (i.e., Blue Pool Road); path 10 ft. wide from Shek O Gap to Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station; New Road from Island Road to Stanley; Upper Peak Tram Station Parking Ground; Road to Wong Ma Kok to serve Prison Site.\n\n9. Tar painting was carried out on the following roads:- 10th-16th Milestone, Castle Peak Road; 26th-27th milestone, Au Tau; whilst the bend on the Tai Po Road near the 5 milestone was removed. The main street at Un Long was surfaced, kerbed and channelled in front of new houses and an invert was laid to the existing nullah.\n\n## DRAINAGE.\n\n10. New sewers and storm water drains were constructed in Hong Kong to a length of 16,058 feet, and parapet walling to open nullahs to a length of 378 feet. An additional septic tank was constructed at Repulse Bay. Anti-malarial campaign work was continued at Mount Parker, Stanley, Soo Kun Po and Lyeemun and a commencement made at Kowloon Tong. Streams were trained to a total length of 27,812 feet and 1,862 feet as walled nullahs. In Kowloon new sewers and storm water drains were constructed to a length of 13,081 feet and an open nullah was decked over for a length of 333 feet. In New Kowloon the length of new sewers and storm water drains constructed was 14,761 feet. In Kowloon and New Kowloon nullah walling was built to a length of 2,301 feet and parapet walling constructed to a length of 2,742 feet. Various minor works were carried out in the New Territories.\n\n## WATER WORKS.\n\n11. In Hong Kong the following lengths of new mains were laid to improve the distribution system - 1,042 feet of 10\", 1,416 feet of 8\", 1,529 feet of 6\" and 1,573 feet of smaller sizes. 5,050 feet of subsidiary pipes from \"3\" were laid in back lanes. 550 feet of 24\" steel main were diverted round the new Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Site. A covered service reservoir of 208,000 gallons capacity having a T.W.L. of 778 feet A.O.D. was constructed on Jardine's Lookout to supply high level development. In Kowloon and New Kowloon the following lengths of new mains were laid to improve distributions:- 1,290 feet of 18\", 10,541 feet of 12\", 1,005 feet of 8\", 4,182 feet of 6\" and 855 feet of smaller sizes. 13,636 feet of subsidiary mains were laid in back lanes. The new five million gallons service reservoir at Yau Ma Ti Hill was nearly completed. At Tai Po 1,916 feet of 6\" main were laid and 420 feet of smaller sizes.\n\nA new water supply was provided for Tsun Wan consisting of an intake, strainer and storage tank of 5,000 gallons, 10,468 feet of 4\" piping and 970 feet of 2\" piping. The Fanling supply was improved by laying 1,095 feet of 5\" piping and 737 feet of 4\" piping. A steel storage tank of 30,000 gallons capacity was also erected. A water supply for Yuen Long district was investigated.\n\n12. The Public Gardens Service Reservoir completed the first section of the Shing Mun Valley Water Scheme.\n\n13. The 2nd section of the Aberdeen East Catchwater and the Outfall Nullah at Aberdeen were completed. The 2nd section of the Aberdeen West Catchwater was nearly completed. The removal of silt from the Lower Reservoir was continued and the Access Road to the Lower Dam was surfaced.\n\n14. The 1st section of the Pottinger Peak Catchwater was completed, whilst the Tytam Tuk East Catchwater and the first section of the Dragon's Back Catchwater were nearly completed.\n\n62", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544770, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935", "page_number": 76, "title": "CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935", "content_text": "## Q 33 \n## COMMUNICATIONS.\n\n### 111. New road between Causeway Bay and Ming Yuen Garden.\nThis work, which was referred to in paragraph 106 of last year's Report, progressed satisfactorily.\n\n| Category | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1933 Expenditure | $92,500.70 |\n| Expenditure to 31st Dec., 1933 | $134,311.70 |\n\n### 112. Surfacing 40-foot Roads on Praya East.\nUnder this head, two roads, Jaffe Road and Thomson Road, were kerbed and channelled, and 24\" granolithic paving was laid to footways and 4\" tarmacadam to carriageway.\n\n| Category | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Expenditure | $26,803.64 |\n\n### 113. New Road to Bathing Beaches S.E. of Repulse Bay.\nA contract, comprising the construction of a road 30' wide from the Island Road to the southern boundary of R.B.L. 200 and thence 20′ wide to Ma Kong Bay, together with all drainage, was let to Messrs. Sang Lee & Co. on 21.7.33 for a sum of $104,877.50. Progress was good towards the end of the year.\n\n| Category | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Expenditure | $3,556.03 |\n\n### 114. Robinson Road-Widening between Peak Road and Glenealy (including bridge).\nThis work, for which a contract was let in April to Messrs. Foo Loong & Co. for a sum of $39,232.50, was commenced towards the end of that month. Progress during the year was satisfactory.\n\n| Category | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Expenditure | $28,084.12 |\n\n### 115. Wong Nei Cheong Old Road: Improvements.\nA contract, comprising the construction of a length of about 2,000 feet of 25′ wide road to replace the lower portion of the existing Blue Pool Road (recently known as Wong Nei Cheong Old Road), together with necessary drainage, was let to the General Construction Co. on 10.7.33 for a sum of $28,950.00. Progress during the year was satisfactory.\n\n| Category | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Expenditure | $3,784.00 |\n\n### 116. 10-foot path from Shek O Gap to Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station.\nA contract for the construction of the second section of this path, together with all culverts and cross drainage, was let to Messrs. Man Gang on 27.4.33 for a sum of $20,808.00. Progress was good during the year.\n\n| Category | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Expenditure | $10,923.92 |\n\n## 92", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544772, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935", "page_number": 78, "title": "CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935", "content_text": "## 131. Victoria Hospital: Hot Water System to Maternity Block\nIt was proposed to install a coal burning domestic hot water apparatus to supply all existing basins, sinks, and baths in the Maternity Block and Sisters Quarters and to provide lavatory basins in all wards in the Maternity Block, but the work was held in abeyance during the year pending the result of further modification to the existing gas burning installation with a view to more economical working.\n\nExpenditure \nNil\n\n## 132. Central Market: Fish Tanks\nExisting fish tanks were removed and new tanks were constructed in concrete.\n\nExpenditure \n$1,992.60\n\n## 133. Traffic White Lines, Studs, etc.\nFor motor traffic purposes the painting of white lines and the laying of studs on public roadways was carried out during the year. Four traffic bollard electric signals were installed at the junctions of Nathan and Gascoigne, Waterloo and Lai Chi Kok Roads.\n\nExpenditure \n$2,279.83\n\n## 134. Upper Peak Tram Station Parking Ground\nA contract for the construction of a toe-wall and the filling in of an area at Victoria Gap, The Peak, to form a Car Park, together with the widening of a short length of Harlech Road, was let to Messrs. Blackmore & Blackburn on 8.2.33 for a sum of $7,311.00. This work was nearing completion at the end of the year.\n\nExpenditure \n$6,352.44\n\n## 135. Chai Wan Cemetery, Sexton's Quarters\nThis work consisted of the erection of a one storey building in brick, with flat concrete roof, containing two living rooms, office, store, kitchen, bath and latrine. A contract was let to Messrs. Hewart Shing Yick & Co. on 27th September but progress was very slow and the foundations and concrete for the ground floor had only been completed by the end of the year.\n\nExpenditure \nNil\n\n## 136. Government Pavilions: Gardeners' Quarters\nThis work consisted of the erection of a one storey building in brick, with flat concrete roof and containing one room for two men with kitchen. The work, which was carried out by Messrs. Hop Cheong & Co., was commenced in October and completed in November.\n\nExpenditure \n$703.32\n\n## 137. Botanical Gardens: Improvements\nUnder this head, a footpath 5' wide, with a wrought iron guard railing, was constructed at Glenealy by Messrs. Sang Lee & Co.\n\nExpenditure \n$2,901.38\n\n## 138. Extension to Buildings Ordinance Office\nThis work consisted of the erection of a three storey addition to the Temporary Office block, occupied by the Buildings Ordinance, Crown Lands and Surveys and Waterworks Offices. The extension adds an office of about 1,120 square feet to each of these three sub-departments. Minor alterations were also undertaken in the existing building, necessitated by re-distribution of staff. The contract was let to the Eastern Mercantile Construction Co on the 7th December, 1932, and the work was satisfactorily completed on the 6th May, 1933.\n\nExpenditure \n$21,991.52\n\n## 139. Back Lane Service Pipes\n5,050 feet of 2\" to 3\" diameter wrought iron piping were laid as subsidiary mains in back lanes. 236 houses were connected to these services during the year.\n\nExpenditure \n$5,451.24\n\n## 140. New Principal Mains in City\nThe following work was carried out under this head: 1,042 feet of 10\" cast iron main were laid in Queen's Road East, from Monmouth Path to Ship Street; 1,416 feet of 8\" cast iron main in Connaught Road Central, from Ice House Street to Jubilee Street; 117 feet of 6\" cast iron main in Pottinger Street; 70 feet of 6\" cast iron main in a new street off Pennington Street; 414 feet of 4\" cast iron main in Whitfield Road and Glass Street; 186 feet of 4\" cast iron main in On Lan Street; 111 feet of 4\" cast iron main in Wing Fung Street.\n\nExpenditure \n$19,306.68\n\n## 141. Balance Tank at Ap Lei Chau\nThere was no expenditure under this head during the year as the construction of this tank cannot be undertaken until the proposed new filtration plant for Aberdeen Village is approved.\n\nExpenditure \nNil\n\n## 142. Eastern Pumping Scheme: Jardine's Lookout Service Reservoir\nA contract for this section of the scheme was let to Messrs. Sang Lee & Co. for $16,980.00 on 26th July. Work was completed within the stipulated time on 30th November. The Reservoir, which is covered, has been constructed of concrete throughout, the main and division walls being of gravity section.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 545476, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-549-12 Annual report of the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Hong Kong- 1933... 8-6-1934 - 11-6-1934", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-549-12 Annual report of the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Hong Kong- 1933... 8-6-1934 - 11-6-1934", "content_text": "## Chapter XII \n### PUBLIC WORKS \n\nDuring the year under review the operations of the Public Works Department were carried out under a Head Office Staff by eleven sub-departments. The European Staff comprised 160 officers and the Asiatic Staff 612.\n\n### Buildings \nThe following works were completed during the year: \n- Crematorium at Kai Lung Wan Cemetery; \n- extension of the offices of the Public Works Department; \n- additions to Kowloon Hospital comprising a new Ward Block and a House for a second European Medical Officer; \n- Venereal Diseases Clinic at Kowloon; \n- new Cattle Lairage at Ma Tau Kok Cattle Depot; \n- Wireless Broadcasting Station at Kowloon; \n- the Lady Ho Tung Infant Welfare Centre at Fanling; \n- extension to the Store at the Central Police Station; \n- provision of tanks for the storage of fish at the Central Market; \n- Quarters for Gardeners at the Government Pavilions; \n- Latrine and Bath House at Hennessy Road; \n- Drill Hall at Kowloon Junior School; \n- alterations at Kowloon Fire Station to provide quarters for Sub-Officers; \n- Quarters and Store for the Botanical and Forestry Department; \n- additions to Tai O Police Station; \n- alteration and additions at the Remand Home for Juvenile Offenders; \n- additions at Tsun Wan Police Station; \n- adaptation of the Sailors' Home and Seamen's Institute for Offices; \n- two Garages at Tai Po and the erection of a Fountain, Shelter and Lavatory in the Botanical Gardens.\n\nIn addition the following works were under construction during the year: \n- Site formation for the New Government Civil Hospital at Pokfulam; \n- new Residence for the Director, Royal Observatory; \n- Government Bungalow at Fanling; \n- Block of Quarters for Nurses at Kowloon Hospital; \n- site preparation for the New Gaol at Stanley; \n- Sextons Quarters at Chai Wan Cemetery; \n- additional Wing containing Laboratory and Class Rooms at the Junior Technical School; \n- Dormitory Block at Lai Chi Kok Gaol.\n\nIn addition to general maintenance, numerous minor alterations and improvements to Government Buildings were also executed during the year.\n\n### Communications \nThe following works were completed: \n- The Concourse Area at Jubilee Street Vehicular Ferry Pier was surfaced; \n- completed portions of Jaffe & Thomson Roads were kerbed, channelled and surfaced; \n- a new area for burial purposes was formed in the Colonial Cemetery; \n- a further section of Connaught Road West from Eastern Street to Ping On Wharf was strengthened, sandcarpeting and surfacing on a 6\" cement concrete foundation being laid; \n- Kennedy Road - a further section of this road adjoining the Magazine was widened to 30 feet; \n- a retaining wall adjoining I.L. 59 section A, Caine Road, was taken down and rebuilt to the new road alignment; \n- dangerous bends on Tai Hang Road were improved; \n- Stubbs Road was regraded between the Peak Hotel and Jardine's Corner; \n- a portion of Prince Edward Road between the Railway Bridge and Leven Road surfaced with 7″ reinforced concrete; \n- Chatham Road between Middle Road and Austin Road laid with bottoming and surfacing; \n- the Concourse Area at Jordan Road Vehicular Ferry Pier laid with bottoming and surfacing; \n- Taipo Road diverted at its junction with Castle Peak Road and laid with bottoming and surfacing; \n- Children's Playground complete with shelter, lavatories and equipment erected at Kowloon Tong; \n- area for Children's Playground formed at Tong Mi Road; \n- area for Children's Playground formed at Shantung Street; \n- the bend on Castle Peak Road opposite the Warders' Quarters widened and improved; \n- the bend at top of Laichikok Hill on Castle Peak Road widened and improved. \n- The strengthening and improvement of road surfaces in the New Territories was continued between 20th and 21st milestones - Castle Peak; between 30th and 35th milestones - Mei Po - Fanling; between Kwanti Race Course and 2nd milestone, Sha Tau Kok Road and at Tsun Wan Hill; also between Tai Wai Level Crossing (8.3 milestone) and 12 milestone, Taipo Road. \n- The hilly portions of the Lin Ma Hang-Sha Tau Kok Patrol Path was surfaced.\n\nThe following works were under construction: \n- The 1st section of new road between Causeway Bay and Ming Yuen Gardens; \n- a new road to Bathing Beaches (S.E. of Repulse Bay); \n- widening of Robinson Road between Peak Road and Glenealy.\n\n30\n\nThese Bank notes are redeemable in legal tender dollars at the Banks' Offices in Hong Kong, and include fiduciary issues amounting to $12,000,000, the balance being covered in various proportions for the respective banks by silver coin of approved denominations, by bullion, and by securities.\n\n3. The weights and measures in use in the Colony are defined in the Schedule to Ordinance No. 2 of 1885. They consist of the standards in use in the United Kingdom and of the following Chinese Weights and Measures: \n| Unit | Equivalent |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 fan (candareen) | 0.0133 ounces avoirdupois |\n| 1 tsin (mace) | 0.133 ounces avoirdupois |\n| 1 leung (tael) | 1.33 ounces avoirdupois |\n| 1 kan (catty) | 1.33 pounds avoirdupois |\n| 1 tam (picul) | 133.33 pounds avoirdupois |\n| 1 chek (foot) | 14.3 English inches (divided into 10 tsun, and each tsun into 10 fan or tenths) |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-549-12 Annual report of the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Hong Kong- 1933... 8-6-1934 - 11-6-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 545498, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-549-12 Annual report of the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Hong Kong- 1933... 8-6-1934 - 11-6-1934", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-549-12 Annual report of the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Hong Kong- 1933... 8-6-1934 - 11-6-1934", "content_text": "## Chapter XII \n### PUBLIC WORKS\n\nDuring the year under review the operations of the Public Works Department were carried out under a Head Office Staff by eleven sub-departments. The European Staff comprised 160 officers and the Asiatic Staff 612.\n\n#### 2. Buildings\nThe following works were completed during the year: Crematorium at Kai Lung Wan Cemetery; extension of the offices of the Public Works Department; additions to Kowloon Hospital comprising a new Ward Block and a House for a second European Medical Officer; Venereal Diseases Clinic at Kowloon; new Cattle Lairage at Ma Tau Kok Cattle Depot; Wireless Broadcasting Station at Kowloon; the Lady Ho Tung Infant Welfare Centre at Fanling; extension to the Store at the Central Police Station; provision of tanks for the storage of fish at the Central Market; Quarters for Gardeners at the Government Pavilions; Latrine and Bath House at Hennessy Road; Drill Hall at Kowloon Junior School; alterations at Kowloon Fire Station to provide quarters for Sub-Officers; Quarters and Store for the Botanical and Forestry Department; additions to Tai O Police Station; alteration and additions at the Remand Home for Juvenile Offenders; additions at Tsun Wan Police Station; adaptation of the Sailors' Home and Seamen's Institute for Offices; two Garages at Tai Po and the erection of a Fountain, Shelter and Lavatory in the Botanical Gardens.\n\n31\n\nIn addition the following works were under construction during the year:-Site formation for the New Government Civil Hospital at Pokfulam; new Residence for the Director, Royal Observatory; Government Bungalow at Fanling; Block of Quarters for Nurses at Kowloon Hospital; site preparation for the New Gaol at Stanley; Sextons Quarters at Chai Wan Cemetery; additional Wing containing Laboratory and Class Rooms at the Junior Technical School; Dormitory Block at Lai Chi Kok Gaol.\n\nIn addition to general maintenance, numerous minor alterations and improvements to Government Buildings were also executed during the year.\n\n#### 3. Communications\nThe following works were completed: The Concourse Area at Jubilee Street Vehicular Ferry Pier was surfaced; completed portions of Jaffe & Thomson Roads were kerbed, channelled and surfaced; a new area for burial purposes was formed in the Colonial Cemetery; a further section of Connaught Road West from Eastern Street to Ping On Wharf was strengthened, sandcarpeting and surfacing on a 6\" cement concrete foundation being laid; Kennedy Road-a further section of this road adjoining the Magazine was widened to 30 feet; a retaining wall adjoining IL. 59 section A, Caine Road, was taken down and rebuilt to the new road alignment; dangerous bends on Tai Hang Road were improved; Stubbs Road was regraded between the Peak Hotel and Jardine's Corner; a portion of Prince Edward Road between the Railway Bridge and Leven Road surfaced with 7\" reinforced concrete; Chatham Road between Middle Road and Austin Road laid with bottoming and surfacing; the Concourse Area at Jordan Road Vehicular Ferry Pier laid with bottoming and surfacing; Taipo Road diverted at its junction with Castle Peak Road and laid with bottoming and surfacing; Children's Playground complete with shelter, lavatories and equipment erected at Kowloon Tong; area for Children's Playground formed at Tong Mi Road; area for Children's Playground formed at Shantung Street; the bend on Castle Peak Road opposite the Warders' Quarters widened and improved; the bend at top of Laichikok Hill on Castle Peak Road widened and improved. The strengthening and improvement of road surfaces in the New Territories was continued between 20th and 21st milestones-Castle Peak; between 30th and 35th milestones-Mei Po-Fanling; between Kwanti Race Course and 2nd milestone, Sha Tau Kok Road and at Tsun Wan Hill; also between Tai Wai Level Crossing (8 mile-stone) and 12th mile-stone, Taipo Road. The hilly portions of the Lin Ma Hang-Sha Tau Kok Patrol Path was surfaced.\n\nThe following works were under construction:-The 1st section of new road between Causeway Bay and Ming Yuen Gardens; a new road to Bathing Beaches (S.E. of Repulse Bay); widening of Robinson Road between Peak Road and Glenealy... \n\n30 \n\nThese Bank notes are redeemable in legal tender dollars at the Banks' Offices in Hong Kong, and include fiduciary issues amounting to $12,000,000, the balance being covered in various proportions for the respective banks by silver coin of approved denominations, by bullion, and by securities.\n\n### The weights and measures in use in the Colony are defined in the Schedule to Ordinance No. 2 of 1885. \nThey consist of the standards in use in the United Kingdom and of the following Chinese Weights and Measures:— \n| Unit | Equivalent |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 fan (candareen) | 0.0183 ounces avoirdupois |\n| 1 tsin (mace) | 0.133 ounces avoirdupois |\n| 1 leung (tael) | 1.33 ounces avoirdupois |\n| 1 kan (catty) | 1.33 pounds avoirdupois |\n| 1 tam (picul) | 133.88 pounds avoirdupois |\n| 1 check (foot) | 14.4 English inches divided into 10 tsün (inches) and each tsun into 10 fan or tenths |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-549-12 Annual report of the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Hong Kong- 1933... 8-6-1934 - 11-6-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553544, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 138, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "# Head 34.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY\n\n## HONG KONG\n\n### Buildings\n\n| Estimate | Expenditure up to 31st December, 1936 | Approved Estimated Expenditure, 1937 | Revised Estimated Expenditure, 1937 | Estimated Expenditure, 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n| | | | | |\n\n## PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY,-Continued\n\n### HONG KONG,Continued\n\nBrought forward | 107 | | | | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | 465,350 | | | | |\n\n### MISCELLANEOUS,--Continued\n\n1 Central Government Store | 300,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 205,000\n2 Central Magistracy-Alterations | 19,000 | | 19,000 | \n3 Wongneicheong Market | 18,000 | | 18,000 | \n4 Stanley Village-Two Latrines | 12,000 | | 12,000 | \n5 Tytam Village-Latrine | 4,500 | | 4,500 | \n28 Boat Street-Storm Water Drain | 5,750 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 750\n29 Sing Woo and Blue Pool Roads-Training Nullabs, new Western Branch | 10,000 | | 10,000 | \n30 Stanley Village-Sewers | 5,000 | | 5,000 | \n31 Stanley Village Stormwater Drains | 5,000 | | 5,000 | \n\n### General Works\n\n6 Roads | 13,734.80 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 80,000\n32 Jubilee Street Pier-Covered Entrance | 10,000 | 10,000 | 9,000 | 1,000\n3 Wongneicheong Development | 65,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | \n34 Chai Wan Cemetery Extension—Development | 6,000 | | | \n7 Drainage:- | | | | \n(a) Training Nullahs | | | | \n(b) Miscellaneous | | | | \n8 Miscellaneous | | | | \n9 Water Works:- | | | | \n(a) Meters | | | | \n(b) Miscellaneous | | | | \n10 Port Works | | | | \n11 Blue Pool Road-Section adjacent to Inland Lots Nos. 3685 & 3686 | | | | \n35 Fence at Glenealy | 1,750 | 1,750 | 2,554.65 | \n36 Rewiring of Government Buildings | 13,000 | 3,506.00 | 8,000 | 18,578.50\n37 Colonial Secretariat-Private Telephone System | 2,000 | 2,000 | 9,888.73 | \n38 Outpatients' Department, G.C.H.-Improvement to Ventilation | 9,000 | 3,000 | 12,965.17 | \n39 Back Lane Service Pipes | | 880.99 | 2,000 | 2,000\n40 Stanley Supply | | 1,832.06 | 59,776.00 | \n41 North Point-Reclamation Extension | 92,000 | 3,000 | 8,000 | 8,000\n12 Electric Road-Raising levels (Bay View Police Station to A. King's Slipway) | 40,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000\n42 Kennedy Town-Construction of Sea Wall and Cattle Pier | 225,000 | 166,939.00 | 18,000 | 145,000\n13 Macdonnell Road Bridge-Reconstruction | 10,000 | 1,482 | 4,000 | 11,000\n14 Island Road-Strengthening Bridges | 11,000 | | 45,000 | 10,000\n15 Bowen Road-Widening between Garden Road and Bowen Road Tram Station | | | | \n16 Outpatients Department, G.C.H—Access Road | | | | \n17 Chai Wan Cemetery Extension-Access Path | 15,500 | 10,000 | | \n43 Compensation and Resumptions | 20,000 | 3,100 | 10,000 | 10,000\n\n### Buildings Ordinance\n\n### Anti-Malarial Works\n\n44 Anti-Malarial Works | 17,582.89 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000\n\n### Miscellaneous\n\n18 Gardeners Quarters. Sookunpoo—Extension | 1,000 | | 1,000 | \n19 Forestry Store, Kennedy Road-Flush Latrine | 1,700 | | 1,700 | \n\n## KOWLOON\n\n### Buildings\n\n20 Hing Wan Street Latrine, Wanchai--Conversion to Flush | | | | \n21 Belchers Street Latrine-Conversion to Flush | | | | \n45 New Mental Hospital | 300,000 | 3,900 | 3,900 | \n22 Colonial Cemetery-Laying out new areas | 1,000 | | 1,000 | \n23 Chinese Cemeteries-Laying out new areas | | | | \n24 Reinstatement of retaining walls | | | | \n25 Traffic Signs, etc. | | | | \n26 Street Name Plates | | 313.89 | 2,000 | 2,000\n27 North Point Reclamation-Sewer extension | | | | \n46 New Ward Block D, Kowloon Hospital | 187,500 | | 50,000 | 70,000\n47 Coal Bins, Yaumati Slipway | 4,000 | | 3,500 | 3,500\n\n### General Works\n\n48 Roads | 2,848.63 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000\n49 Drainage: | | | | \n(a) Training Nullahs | 32,429.29 | 999.44 | 30,000 | 30,000\n(b) Miscellaneous | | | 1,000 | 1,000\n31,136.88 | | 30,000 | 90,000 | 30,000\n| | | 20,000 | \nCarried forward | 405,850 | | | \nCarried forward | 808,850 | | | \nPage 158\nPage 159", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553671, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 265, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "# Head 34.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY\n## HONG KONG\n\n### Buildings\n\n| Estimate | Expenditure up to 31st December, 1986 | Approved Estimated Expenditure, 1937 | Revised Estimated Expenditure, 1937 | Estimated Expenditure, 1938 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n\n## PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY,-Continued\n## HONG KONG,—Continued\n\nBrought forward | | | | | 465,350\n### MISCELLANEOUS, -Continued\n\n1 Central Government Store | 300,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 205,000\n2 Central Magistracy-Alterations | 19,000 | | 19,000 | \n3 Wongneicheong Market | 18,000 | | 18,000 | \n4 Stanley Village Two Latrines | 12,000 | | 12,000 | \n5 Tytam Village Latrine | 4,500 | | 4,500 | \n6 Roads | 13,734.80 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000\n7 Drainage :- | | | | \n(a) Training Nullahs | 2,554.65 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000\n(b) Miscellaneous | | | | \n8 Water Works:- | | | | \n(a) Meters | | | | \n(b) Miscellaneous | | | | \n9 Rewiring of Government Buildings | 13,000 | 3,506.00 | 8,000 | \n10 Port Works | | | | \n11 Blue Pool Road-Section adjacent to Inland Lots Nos. 3685 & 3686. | 18,600 | 1,741.58 | 9,600 | 2,000 | 9,850\n12 Electric Road-Raising levels (Bay View Police Station to A, King's Slipway)... | 40,000 | | 20,000 | 20,000\n13 | 578.50 | | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000\n28 Boat Street-Storm Water Drain | 5,750 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 750\n29 Sing Woo and Blue Pool Roads—Training Nullabs, new Western Branch | 10,000 | | 10,000 | \n30 Stanley Village-Sewers | 5,000 | | 5,000 | \n31 Stanley Village--Stormwater Drains | 5,000 | | 5,000 | \n32 Jubilee Street Pier-Covered Entrance...... | 10,000 | | 10,000 | 1,000\n33 Wongneicheong Development | 65,000 | | 20,000 | \n34 Chai Wan Cemetery Extension-Development | | | | \n35 Fence at Glenealy | 1,750 | = | 6,000 | 1,750\n36 | | | | \n37 Colonial Secretariat-Private Telephone System | 2,000 | 2,000 | | \n38 Outpatients' Department, G.C.H.-Improvement to Ventilation | 8,000 | 8,000 | 12,965.17 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 25,000\n39 Back Lane Service Pipes | | 830.99 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000\n40 Stanley Supply | 92,000 | 1,832.06 | 53,776.00 | 3,000 | 8,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 8,000 | 6,000\n41 North Point-Reclamation Extension | 225,000 | 166,939.00 | 145,000 | 139,568.00 | 18,000 | | 18,000 | \n42 Kennedy Town-Construction of Sea Wall and Cattle Pier | | | | 8,000 | | 10,000 | \n43 Compensation and Resumptions | 20,000 | 3,100 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | | 8,100 | \n44 Anti-Malarial Works | 17,532.39 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | | | | \n\nCarried forward | 803,850\n\n## KOWLOON\n\n### Buildings\n\n20 Hing Wan Street Latrine, Wanchai-Conversion to Flush | | | | \n21 Belchers Street Latrine-Conversion to Flush | | | | \n22 Colonial Cemetery-Laying out new areas | 1,000 | | 1,000 | 1,000\n23 Chinese Cemeteries-Laying out new areas | | | | \n24 Reinstatement of retaining walls | | | | \n25 Traffic Signs, etc. | | | | \n26 Street Name Plates | | | | \n27 North Point Reclamation-Sewer extension | 7,899.26 | | 8,000 | 8,000 | 7,000\n\n### General Works\n\n45 New Mental Hospital | 300,000 | 3,900 | 3,900 | \n46 New Ward Block D, Kowloon Hospital...... | 137,500 | | | \n47 Coal Bins, Yaumati Slipway | 4,000 | | 50,000 | 70,000 | 4,000\n48 Roads | 2,848.63 | 8,000 | 3,000 | 8,000\n49 Drainage: | | | | \n(a) Training Nullahs | 32,429.29 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000\n(b) Miscellaneous | 999.44 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000\n18 Gardeners Quarters, Sookunpoo-Extension | | | | \n19 Forestry Store, Kennedy Road-Flush Latrine | 1,700 | 1,700 | | \n313.39 | | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000\n31,136.88 | | 30,000 | 80,000 | 30,000\n20,000 | | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000\n\nCarried forward | 465,850\n312 \n106 \n313", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553715, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "page_number": 309, "title": "CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938", "content_text": "# COMMUNICATIONS\n\n## Sub-head 11.—Blue Pool Road—Section adjacent to Inland Lots Nos. 3685 and 3686, $9,850\nTo complete this portion of the road.\n\n12.—Electric Road-Raising levels (Bay View Police Station to A. King's Slipway), $20,000.—This is to complete the work commenced under the 1937 Budget; it consists of raising this road to town planning levels consequent on the development of the surrounding area.\n\n13.—Macdonnell Road Bridge-Reconstruction, $11,000.—The bridge which carries Macdonnell Road over the track of the Peak Tram Co., Ltd. is unsafe for present traffic and reconstruction is required.\n\n14.—Island Road Strengthening bridges, $10,000.—To commence a small reconstruction programme in connection with minor bridges on the Island Road which require strengthening to take present day traffic.\n\n15.—Bowen Road-Widening between Garden Road and Bowen Road Tram Station, $10,000. To improve and widen this roadway and to provide a footpath in that section of Bowen Road below Bowen Road Tram Station.\n\n16.—Outpatients' Department, Government Civil Hospital-Access Road, $3,100.—To provide a motor access road from Hospital Road to \"C\" Block which is to be used as an Outpatients Department and a Health Centre.\n\n17.—Chai Wan Cemetery Extension-Access Path, $800.—An Access Path is required to serve a new extension to this cemetery.\n\n## MISCELLANEOUS\n\n18.—Gardeners' Quarters, Sookunpoo—Extension, $1,000.—Extension of one room and kitchen accommodation is urgently required in these quarters which house the gardeners at the Botanical and Forestry vegetable garden at Sookunpoo.\n\n19.—Botanical and Forestry Store, Kennedy Road—Flush Latrine, $1,700.—To provide a water carriage system to the existing convenience.\n\n20.—Hing Wan Street Latrine, Wanchai, $3,000.—To provide a water carriage system to the existing convenience.\n\n21.—Belcher Street Latrine, $3,500.—To provide a water carriage system to the existing convenience.\n\n22.—Colonial Cemetery—Laying out new areas, $1,000.—To provide for an extension to the burial area within the existing boundaries of the cemetery.\n\n23.—Chinese Cemeteries—Laying out new areas, $7,000.—To provide for additional burial areas in the existing cemeteries.\n\n24.—Reinstatement of retaining walls, $2,000.—Government retaining walls are inspected annually and this vote provides for any repair or re-construction required.\n\n25.—Traffic Signs, etc., $3,000.—To meet the cost of such traffic signs and guide lines as are considered necessary by the Police Department.\n\n26.—Street Name Plates, $2,000.—To cover expenditure required for the provision of new name plates.\n\n## Sub-head 27.—North Point Reclamation—Sewer extension, $5,000\nTo continue work on the extension of the existing main sewer and storm water drains so that the outfalls can be extended to the line of the finished reclamation.\n\n28.—Boat Street—Storm Water Drain, $750.—To complete the work on a drain extension similarly placed to that described in the preceding item.\n\n29.—Sing Woo and Blue Pool Roads Training Nullahs, New Western Branch, $10,000.—The training of this nullah is necessary owing to development of building sites and access roads in the vicinity.\n\n30.—Stanley Village—Sewers, $5,000.—Owing to the development of Stanley Village and in anticipation of this development proceeding it is necessary to commence a drainage scheme for the carrying of sewage.\n\n31.—Stanley Village Storm Water Drains, $5,000.—The explanation in this item is the same as in the preceding one except that these are storm water drains.\n\n32.—Jubilee Street Ferry Pier Covered Entrance, $1,000.—To complete this work.\n\n33.—Wongneicheong Development, $20,000.—Owing to the sale of land in this district and to the request that fresh areas be put up for auction, the development of access roads is required. This is to commence that work.\n\n34.—Chai Wan Cemetery Extension—Development, $6,000.—To provide the necessary extension to this cemetery.\n\n35.—Fence at Glenealy, $1,750.—A small portion of this fence was provided when the entrance gate in Upper Albert Road was closed; an extension of this fence from the old entrance down to the main entrance in the old Botanical Gardens is required.\n\n36.—Rewiring of Government Buildings, $8,000.—To replace wiring in Government buildings which is now considered unsafe from a fire point of view.\n\n37.—Colonial Secretariat—Private Telephone System, $2,000.—To provide a direct inter-office communication in the Secretariat.\n\n38.—Outpatients' Department, Government Civil Hospital—Improvement to Ventilation, $3,000.—Owing to the increased use now being made of the Outpatients' Department, extra ventilation is required.\n\n## WATER WORKS\n\n39.—Back Lane Service Pipes, $3,000.—To provide for the extension of subsidiary service pipes in back lanes in newly developed areas to obviate the excessive cutting of roads which would be necessary for direct connection to principal mains. These subsidiary mains are eventually paid for by house owners when connections are requested.\n\n40.—Stanley Supply, $6,000.—To provide a third filter for this supply to meet increased consumption.\n\nPage 369", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 553793, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-561-13 Vacancy for Superintendent in Botanical and Forestry Department 12-8-1937 - 21-9-1937", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-561-13 Vacancy for Superintendent in Botanical and Forestry Department 12-8-1937 - 21-9-1937", "content_text": "## 8 \nN 2- \n\n8. All trees and shrubs planted to replace those destroyed are specimens of the flora of Hong Kong and Kwang Tung.\n\n9. The large slope below the Fountain Terrace, Old Garden, was cleared of undergrowth, trimmed, and turfed; the top of the bank was planted with a line of *Casuarina equisetifolia*, Linn., the remainder of the area was planted with *Rhododendron indicum*, Sweet, *Phoenix Roebelini*, O'Brien, and *Lycoris aurea*, Herb. This alteration has greatly improved that portion of the Old Garden which can be seen from Upper Albert Road.\n\n10. On the flat turfed areas adjoining the Fountain Terrace, which were formed on the completion of the building of the service reservoir in 1933, the scheme of planting a collection of the rarer flowering trees and shrubs found in Hong Kong and South China was commenced; groups of the following plants, collected from various parts of the Island, were established, *Camellia hongkongensis*, Seem, *Rhodoleia Championi*, Hook., and *Enkianthus quinqueflorus*, Lour.\n\n11. One hundred plants of *Rhododendron molle*, G. Don, kindly presented by the Director, Botanical Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Canton, were planted in two groups on the turfed banks immediately inside the Albany Entrance.\n\n12. Many of the deciduous and non-deciduous trees in both gardens, which were completely stripped of leaves by the typhoon, commenced to show vigorous new growth within a month; the most notable of such trees was a large specimen of *Magnolia Champaca*, Baill., which, in addition to producing new leaves, flowered for the second time within the year.\n\n13. The total number of trees, shrubs, and pot plants sold was 2,043 as against 1,864 during the preceding year.\n\n14. Colonial Cemetery.-A large area, comprising five old burial terraces at the west end of the cemetery, was stripped of old turf, trimmed, and returfed.\n\n15. The work of removing damaged trees, chiefly *Pinus Massoniana*, Lambert, and roots, in all portions of the cemetery, was in progress at the end of the year.\n\n16. Chatham Road Layout.-Work was commenced on the first section, approximately one-third of the whole area; shade trees were planted, and all ground not required for other purposes was filled with turfed plots and beds of flowering shrubs and foliage plants.\n\n17. Glenealy.-Areas on both sides of the nullah cleared of damaged trees and undergrowth, turfed, and planted with a total of 114 *Phoenix Roebelinii*, O'Brien.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-561-13 Vacancy for Superintendent in Botanical and Forestry Department 12-8-1937 - 21-9-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 558631, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-568-11 Ronald Hall bishop of Victoria- petitions that land held in trust for a school- should... 20-4-1938 - 29-4-1939", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-568-11 Ronald Hall bishop of Victoria- petitions that land held in trust for a school- should... 20-4-1938 - 29-4-1939", "content_text": "38\n\ning thereon respectively one hundred and thirty-five feet and nine inches, ninety-three feet, and one hundred and ninety-three feet and on or towards the West side thereof on Glenealy Road and Crown Land and measuring thereon respectively one hundred and twenty-four feet and three inches, ninety-seven feet, twenty-five feet and twenty-five feet which said piece or parcel of ground expressed to be hereby demised contains in the whole by admeasurement eighty-eight thousand two hundred and seventy square feet and is more particularly delineated on the plan hereto annexed and thereon coloured Red and is registered in the Land Office as INLAND LOT NO. 76\n\nTOGETHER with all messuages buildings and other erections now standing or being thereon And all the easements and appurtenances whatsoever to the said demised premises belonging, or in any-wise appertaining. EXCEPT AND RESERVED unto His said Majesty, His Heirs, Successors and Assigns, all Mines, Minerals, and Quarries of Stone in, under and upon the said premises, and all such Earth, Soil, Marl, Clay, Chalk, Brick-earth, Gravel, Sand, Stone, and Stones, and other Earths or Materials, which now are or hereafter during the continuance of this demise, shall be under or upon the said premises, or any part or parts thereof, as His said Majesty, His Heirs, Successors and Assigns may require for the Roads, Public Buildings, or other Public Purposes of the said Colony of Hongkong; with full liberty of Ingress, Egress and Regress, to and for His said Majesty, His Heirs, Successors and Assigns, and His and their Agents, servants and workmen, at reasonable times in the day during the continuance of this demise, with or without horses, carts, carriages and all other necessary things into, upon, from and out of all or any part or parts of the premises hereby expressed to be demised, to view, dig for,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-568-11 Ronald Hall bishop of Victoria- petitions that land held in trust for a school- should... 20-4-1938 - 29-4-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 562250, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-572-10 Rent Commission 14-3-1938 - 7-6-1938", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-572-10 Rent Commission 14-3-1938 - 7-6-1938", "content_text": "## 9. As regards the 168 cases remaining after deducting the 45 cases of which there were exact assessment figures for the years 1933 and 1937, we were in some difficulty, for assessments had often been made on whole houses and we had therefore in such cases to make an estimate of floor rents by having regard to the rent of the whole house and inquiring what rents were the basis of assessment for comparative floors in the neighbourhood. In order to avoid any possibility of bias, we made this estimate without having the figures given by landlords and tenants before us, and with some doubt we consider that in 29 cases the rent has been raised above the 1933-1934 level; in 22 cases it has been restored to that level; in 52 cases it has been raised above the 1937 level, but has not yet reached the 1933-1934 level and in 27 cases it has been raised above the 1937 level with no figures of pre-depression rentals available. In 36 cases we were already aware that bare notice to quit had been given. The remaining 2 cases are probably increases to a high rent with a view to getting rid of the tenant.\n\n## 10. Although we have done our best to arrive at a correct conclusion, these figures are at best guesswork, and may be either too high or too low. Even the figures relating to the 45 cases mentioned above are only approximate. We prefer to place greater reliance on the facts and figures set forth in the succeeding paragraphs of this Report.\n\n### Illustrations from Written and Oral Evidence.\n\n## 11. A tenant of a floor in Glenealy wrote to us, and his own words are illuminating:- \"I have been living in the above address since 1935 June paying a monthly rent of $60 and in December 1935 I asked for a reduction of $10 and my landlord only complied with it when I sent in the month's notice to leave. $60 rent I could not pay, but as the locality is good I meant to stay for 6 months only unless finding me a good and regular tenant the landlord will reduce the rent to $50\". It will be observed that the tenancy commenced during the depression, and that the tenant obtained accommodation of a type for which he could not afford to pay even during that period in the hope of obtaining a reduction. The landlord now proposes to raise the rent to $65 per month.\n\n## 12. A tenant in Kennedy Road writes: 'For over two years I have been paying a rental of $90. When I moved in, this place was not at all considered a bargain (witness the fact that it had been vacant for some time before I took it over). Again the rent of $90 commenced during the depression and it is obvious that the landlord would accept a rental at that figure rather than leave the premises vacant.\n\n## 13. A letter in the issue of the South China Morning Post of the 17th March, 1938, alleged an increase in rental as follows:-- \"Another house in Kowloon -- Old Rent $60. New Rent $100, an increase of 66.3 per cent.; subject to a lease for 2 years being signed within 15 days of notice, the new rent is to be reduced to $90\". The letter went on to allege extortion on the part of \"one of the biggest property owners in the Colony\". The writer of this letter did not appear before us, but his landlords did, and from unimpeachable evidence we are satisfied that the true facts are as follows:— \n\nIn September, 1930, the flat (not house) in question was let for $107 per month \"including taxes and water\". In December, 1930, the rent was adjusted to $95 per month \"exclusive of taxes\". (This really means 'rates'). This adjustment amounted to a monthly liability on the part of the tenant to pay $110.80. In September, 1933, by which time the depression was beginning to make itself felt, the tenant asked for a reduction of his rent to $90, adding that he would be compelled to give notice if his request was not acceded to. The landlords did not agree to the reduction, the tenant left, and the flat stood vacant for over two months.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-572-10 Rent Commission 14-3-1938 - 7-6-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 562285, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-572-10 Rent Commission 14-3-1938 - 7-6-1938", "page_number": 67, "title": "CO129-572-10 Rent Commission 14-3-1938 - 7-6-1938", "content_text": "# \n\n**straw** who hoped to make a quick boom profit were deservedly punished, and it is a fact that in the years 1933 to 1937 there was in the Colony what has been described to us as an overbuilt position\". but the majority of property owners must be regarded as legitimate investors, and had it not been for the overbuilt position, the present acute shortage of accommodation would have been much accentuated.\n\n3. During the years of severe depression, property owners were left with great numbers of vacant tenements on their hands, and were glad to find tenants at rentals which did not yield an economic return on capital outlay. Many tenants availed themselves of this position to move into a class of premises considerably superior to that which they would normally occupy, and when, with the increased demand for accommodation due mainly, but probably not entirely, to the outbreak of the present Sino-Japanese hostilities, rents began to show an upward tendency, these tenants found themselves faced with demands for rentals which they could not afford to meet but which were not in the great majority of cases at all exorbitant having regard to the class of property in respect of which they were charged. The Government Assessor of Rates gave us an example in his evidence of flats let in Wongneichong for $145 per month four or five years ago, fetching after the slump and until the commencement of the upward tendency only $70 per month, and later made the general statement that in some cases where he had found what appeared to be a very heavy increase in rent, investigation had shown that during the depression rents were excessively low for the class of property concerned. If a more normal level of rental were taken as a standard, there was in fact no excessive increase.\n\n4. Many other tenants did not move from their residences, but reaped the benefit of the slump by threatening to quit unless their landlords reduced the existing rents. The landlords were forced to agree to reduction in order to avoid being left with empty and wholly unremunerative premises on their hands. The Government Assessor of Rates summed up this aspect of the situation in his evidence in the words \"tenants have for the past few years been holding a pistol to the landlords' heads\".\n\n5. Our attention was thus directed to the question whether the rentals which we had been informed had been increased or were about to be increased had on the average reached or were about to reach a rate of rental higher than that prevailing for the same premises before the depression set in.\n\n6. A prominent member of the Chinese community, whom we invited to give evidence, stated that up to November, 1937, beyond which date he had not pursued enquiries, statistics showed that rentals had not gone back to pre-depression figures.\n\n7. We next investigated the records at the office of the Government Assessor of Rates from 1928 or, in the case of new buildings, from the first assessment, until the present time, paying particular attention to the premises referred to by landlords and tenants in their written or oral statements.\n\n8. Of some 269 addresses, some of which probably included several floors, only 213 provided sufficient data upon which to base any conclusions whatever. In only 45 of these 213 cases did the Government Assessor's records of assessment show definite figures for 1933 and 1937, the figure for 1937 being confirmed by the tenant, who also provided a figure for 1938. Of the 45 cases, 8 showed an increase of rent above the 1933-1934 level; 11 showed a return to that level; 17, while increased beyond the 1937 level, had not reached the 1933-1934 level and in 5 cases we were already aware that a bare notice to quit had been given. Of the 8 cases showing an increase over the 1933-1934 level, one related to a factory, one to a school and one, we learned from the landlord, was really a notice to quit. Of the remaining cases, the increases over the 1933-1934 level were either small or, in relation to the class of premises concerned, not excessive.\n\n9. As regards the 168 cases remaining after deducting the 45 cases of which there were exact assessment figures for the years 1933 and 1937, we were in some difficulty, for assessments had often been made on whole houses and we had therefore in such cases to make an estimate of floor rents by having regard to the rent of the whole house and inquiring what rents were the basis of assessment for comparative floors in the neighbourhood. In order to avoid any possibility of bias, we made this estimate without having the figures given by landlords and tenants before us, and with some doubt we consider that in 29 cases the rent has been raised above the 1933-1934 level; in 22 cases has been restored to that level; in 52 cases has been raised above the 1937 level, but has not yet reached the 1933-1934 level and in 27 cases has been raised above the 1937 level with no figures of pre-depression rentals available. In 36 cases we were already aware that bare notice to quit had been given. The remaining 2 cases are probably increases to a high rent with a view to getting rid of the tenant.\n\n10. Although we have done our best to arrive at a correct conclusion, these figures are at best guesswork, and may be either too high or too low. Even the figures relating to the 45 cases mentioned above are only approximate. We prefer to place greater reliance on the facts and figures set forth in the succeeding paragraphs of this Report.\n\n## Illustrations from Written and Oral Evidence\n\n11. A tenant of a floor in Glenealy wrote to us, and his own words are illuminating \"I have been living in the above address since 1935 June paying a monthly rent of $60 and in December 1935 I asked for a reduction of $10 and my landlord only complied with it when I sent in the month's notice to leave. $60 rent I could not pay, but as the locality is good I meant to stay for 6 months only unless finding me a good and regular tenant the landlord will reduce the rent to $50\". It will be observed that the tenancy commenced during the depression, and that the tenant obtained accommodation of a type for which he could not afford to pay even during that period in the hope of obtaining a reduction. The landlord now proposes to raise the rent to $65 per month.\n\n12. A tenant in Kennedy Road writes: \"For over two years I have been paying a rental of $90. When I moved in, this place was not at all considered a bargain (witness the fact that it had been vacant for some time before I took it over)\". Again the rent of $90 commenced during the depression and it is obvious that the landlord would accept a rental at that figure rather than leave the premises vacant.\n\n13. A letter in the issue of the South China Morning Post of the 17th March, 1938, alleged an increase in rental as follows:— \n| Old Rent | New Rent | Increase |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| $60 | $100 | 66⅔ per cent.; subject to a lease for 2 years being signed within 15 days of notice, the new rent is to be reduced to $90\" |\n\nThe letter went on to allege extortion on the part of \"one of the biggest property owners in the Colony\". The writer of this letter did not appear before us, but his landlords did, and from unimpeachable evidence we are satisfied that the true facts are as follows:— \n\nIn September, 1930, the flat (not house) in question was let for $107 per month \"including taxes and water\". In December, 1930, the rent was adjusted to $95 per month \"exclusive of taxes\". (This really means rates). This adjustment amounted to a monthly liability on the part of the tenant to pay $110.80. In September, 1933, by which time the depression was beginning to make itself felt, the tenant asked for a reduction of his rent to $90, adding that he would be compelled to give notice if his request was not acceded to. The landlords did not agree to the reduction, the tenant left, and the flat stood vacant for over two months.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-572-10 Rent Commission 14-3-1938 - 7-6-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]