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NEW KOWLOON.

Buildings.

Sub-head 55.—Married Quarters, Lai Chi Kok Prison, $12,000. The work on this contract is completed and this vote is to meet the release of retention

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money.

56.-New Female Prison, Lai Chi Kok, $71,000. Required to complete and

meet release of retention money.

General Works.

57 —Roads, $50,000. To meet expenditure for road surfacing, kerbing and channelling roads made necessary by new development and constructing footpaths thereto.

58.-Drainage (a) Training Nullahs, $50,000, makes provision for stream

course training in Cheung Sha Wan.

(b) Miscellaneous Drainage Work, $124,000. Required for Sewers and stormwater Drains in areas under develop- ment.

59.-Miscellaneous, $3,000. The vote provides funds for various small

works and contingencies which arise during the year.

60.-Water Works, $4,000. To provide minor extension to subsidiary water mains in areas under development and miscellaneous minor works.

61.-Port Works, $500. Expenditure necessary in connection with pre- liminary investigations for proposed harbour works, foreshore dumping

etc.

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Communications.

62.-Approach Road to New Kowloon Urning Cemetery, $1,800. The new cemetery is situated on the foothills to the East of Kai Tack Reclamation and replaces the old Tai Shek Ku Urning Ground.

Miscellaneous.

63.-Filling in areas N.W. of Nan Chang Street and West of Tai Po Road, $15,000. To provide access to developed building land and to improve the drainage and sanitary conditions of this district which is being raised to Town Planning levels.

64-Refuse Dump at Cheung Sha Wan, $8,500. To continue facilities for

the disposal of refuse collected by the Sanitary Department.

The area

65.-Surfacing area adjoining Shamshuipo Market, $2,200.

requires surfacing in order to maintain it in a sanitary condition.

66.-Chinese Cemeteries-Laying out new areas, $3,000. To provide new

burial areas in existing cemeteries.

67-Rewiring Laichikok Prison, $4,600. To replace defective and

dangerous electric wiring in this building.

68.-Back Lane Service Pipes, $12,500. Provides for extensions to water

service pipes in newly developed properties.