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Kennedy Town, and roof to Fenwick for the Island and 573 lamps on the New works included survey work Street Pler. Contract drawings and Mainland being planned for. In the continued at Tai Lam Chung, pre- documents were prepared for the de- meantime 108 Island lamps and 36 liminary investigations for the Tytam- molition of Queen's Pier. completion Mainland lamps were installed dur- Shaukiwan supply and several supply of North Sea Wall to Central Re- ing the three months by the Utility and irrigation projects for the New clamation and Ping Chau Pier. Companies. ROADS OFFICE

Heavy rains delayed the progress of most works this quarter and caus- ed a considerable number of minor landslides and washouts. Only minor maintenance work was undertaken

VALUATION & RESUMPTION

OFFICE

Territories. The cross harbour main diversion also required considerable attention from various sections of this office.

office during the period under review Tai Lam Chung Scheme submitted a

The valuations submitted by this

The Chief Resident Engineer of the included 3 lots amounting to $484,973. on lease renewals; 18 lots valued at lengthy and detailed report on pro- $196.110 for exchanges: 74 heredita- gress during this quarter in which ments valued at $3,165.500 for estate ne stated that the most notable fea- duty purposes; and $2,280,000 for pur- on the actual building of the dam, ture of the work was the start made

chase, sale, removal of restrictive convenants, conversions, etc. Estimates

1700 cu. yds of concrete having been for resumption of Survey District Lots

placed in Tongue Trench, main amounted to $355,000.

foundations and diversion tunnel by the end of September. He stated that WATERWORKS OFFICE

cyclopean masonry for the heart of the dam has been started with plums weighing up to 2 tons. If the contrac- tors had suitable plant plums up to 5 tons could be placed.

inside the City and outside the City work completed included 2,000 feet of Pokfulum Road towards Queen Mary Hospital. Aberdeen Old Road, and Pokfulum Reservoir Road which were resurfaced with bituminous macadam. New Works in Hong Kong included the preparation of an estimate for the construction of roads at the new housing estates on the former Jar- Rainfall during this period being in dine's property at East Point, while excess of the average the amount of the construction of access roads to water impounded in the reservoirs on the resettlement area at Chai Wan the 30th of September 1953 equalled continued.

that on the same date last year, The approximate quantity of ex-

namely 6012 million gallons.

The production at the Quarries for this period totalled 17,988 tons of

The workshop was kept fully oc- stone crushed and 7,055 tons of bitu- cupied with 432 orders completed for men macadam produced at Hok Un this department and 27 orders com- Quarry, and 17,962 tons of stone pleted for other Government depart- crushed and 3,344 tons of bitumen ments. macadam produced at Tsat Tze Mui Quarry.

31.043 feet of new mains were laid during the quarter, 40,129 accounts The street lighting programme for for water consumption and 1,352 de- 1954/55 was prepared with 590 lamps mand notes for deposits were issued.

cavation completed was 30,000 cu. yds of rock and 20,000 cu. yds of soft which was nearly equal to the amount in the Bill of Quantities.

Owing to various circumstances, de- make it unlikely that it will be com- lays and interruptions in the work

pleted in the contract time; under the most favourable conditions it will probably be about ten months late.

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