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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MAY, 1882.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 223.

479

The following Return of Public Works for the Month ended 30th April, 1882, is published for general information.

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th May, 1882.

RETURN OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE MONTH ENDED 30TH APRIL, 1882.

WORKS & BUILDINGS.

Description of

Date of Original Order for Commence- ment of

Completion Commence-

of Estimate for

ment of Works.

Present Condition of

Expended Amount

to

Balance

of Estimate.

31st Mar., Remaining.

1882.

1882.

1882.

1882.

$ e.

$

('.

12,000

1,649.20

10,350.80

:

12th Feb., Completed.

23rd Feb., Completed.

28th Mar., In progress.

2-Repairs to Buildings,

Repairing, painting, lime-whiting

&c., the Sòkonp'ò Market, Reconstructing Latrines on the Dry Earth System, Urinals, &c., at the Government Central Schools,

Reforming, channelling and con- creting the upper portion of the compound of the Central Police Station, Reconstructing roof, repairing, painting, colouring, and lime- whiting, &c., the Signal Station and out-buildings at Victoria Peak,

Repairing, painting, colouring, and lime-whiting, &c., Moun- tain Lodge,

Repairing, painting, colouring, and lime-whiting, &c., the Government Bungalows, near Mount Gough,

Repairing, painting, colouring, & lime-whiting, &c., the Officers' Quarters at Stone Cutters' Island Repairing, and painting the Government Pavilions near Mount Kellett,

Incidental Services under $50,-

to Government House Guard Rooms, Supreme Court, Gov- ernment Offices, Magistracy, Botanic Gardeners' Cottages, Cook-house, Fever Wards and Mortuary Government Civil Hospital, Central, Nos. 3 and 8 Police Stations, Victoria Gaol, Shekt'ongtsui, Taipingshán, Eastern and Wántsai Markets, Overseer Quarters Protestant Cemetery, Garden Lodge Bow- rington, and Powder Magazine Stone Cutters' Island, 3.-Maintenance of Water Works,

Building new Dam, and laying new 3" Water Pipe above Whit- field Station for supply of Water to the Royal Navy, Incidental Services under $50,-

to taking up 5" Water Main on Inland Lot No. 59, repairing Western Slaughter House Dam, cleaning and repairing Nos. 1 and 2 Tanks, Cowpers Tank, Hospital Tank, St. Paul's Col- lege Tank, Glenealy Tanks, Albany Tanks, Water Mains, Stop and Fire Cocks, Supply and Service Pipes to Govern- ment Buildings,

:

6th April, In progress.

12th April, In progress.

12th April, In progress.

12th April, In progress.

28th April, In

progress.

Completed.

13th Mar., Completed.

Completed.

5,000

906.16

4,093.84