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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 1881.

RETURN OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE MONTH ENDED 31st August, 1881.

Description of

Date of Original Order for Commence- ment of

1880-81.

Completion Commence-

of Estimate for

ment of Works.

Present Amount Condition of

of Estimate.

Expended

to

31st July.

Balance Remaining.

1880-81.

1881.

$

C.

12,000

9,564.02 2,435.98

WORKS & BUILDINGS.

2.-Repairs to Buildings,

Fixing inside shutters in Police

Officers' quarters,

Forming new Office for Chief Inspector of Police in Central Police Station,

Incidental services under $50 each,- Repairing, colouring and lime-whiting"

the Government Schools, altering lat- rines in Government Schools at Sai- ying-pun, Wántsai, and Wong-nai- ch'ung, repairing No. 6 Police Station, Civil Hospital, Mountain Lodge, No. 1 Police Station, Government House, &c., 3.-Maintenance of Water Works,.

Incidental repairs to Hydrants, Fire and Stop Cocks, and Water Mains, cleaning out Sand, &c. from Dams, Sand Pits and Water Courses during the month,

ROADS, STREETS & BRIDGES. 10.— Maintenance of Piers,

Repairs to Peddar's Wharf, ren- dered necessary by the rain- storm of 22nd August,

12.-Roads out of Victoria,

Repairs to the undermentioned roads, caused by the rain-storm of 22nd Aug. :---Shau-ki-wán Road, Little Hongkong Road, Peak Road, Road from Victoria Gap to Reservoir, Kimberley and Austin Roads at Kau-lung,

13.-Road & Street Contingencies, .

Repairs to the undermentioned roads

and streets rendered necessary by the rain-storm,of 22nd August:-Bonham Road, Hillier Street, Robinson Road, Cross Street, Hospital Path, Praya Road from Belcher's Bay to East Point, Castle Road, Seymour Road, Wan-tsai Road, Caine Road, Garden Road, Murray Road, Upper Albert Road, College Path, Elgin Street, Mosque Street, Arbuthnot Road, &c. 14.- Re-making Streets in T'ai-p'ing-

shán, &c.,..

Repairs to Water Lane, Incidental services under $50 each,- Repairs to Hollywood Road, East Street, building retaining Walls in Hospital Road, &c.,. Rebuilding Bowrington Bridge,

Sanctioned in C.S.Ö. No. 2227 of1880, Harbour of Refuge at Causeway Bay,

Construction of,

Special Works paid for by Crown

Lessees,

Deviation of Ice House Lane, Changing line of and construct- ing a portion of the Sewer at the upper end of Duddell Street,... Reconstructing a portion of the Duddell Street Sewer which passes under Queen's Road, .

16th July, 26th July, 17th Aug., In progress.

26th July, 9th Aug., 30th Aug., In progress.

:

:

Completed.

5,000

1,567.12 3,432.88

[Completed.

300

25.26

274.74

29th Aug., 23rd Aug., In progress.

8,000

2,738.98 5,261.02

Completed.

Completed.

6,000

4,182.57

1,817.43

9,000 5,137.80 3,862.20

14th May, 24th May, 26th July, Completed.

Completed.

1st Sept., 31st Aug.,

21st May, 7th June,

28th Jan., In progress,

28th June, In progress,

1,500

100,000 6,000.00

Nil.

1,500.00

94,000.00

2nd Mar., In progress, 22nd July, In progress,

6,000

2,000

3,000.00

3,000.00

500.00

1,500.00

22nd July,

Inp

n progress,

550

Nil.

550.00

:

Hongkong, 19th September, 1881.

E. BOWDLER, Acting Surveyor General,