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No. 272.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1880.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns of Public Works for the Months ended 30th September and 31st October. 1880, are published for general information.

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1880.

RETURN OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE MONTH ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1880.

Description of

Date of Original Order for Commence- ment of

Completion Commence-

of Estimate for

ment of Works.

Present Amount Condition of

of 'Estimate.

Expended

to Date.

Balance Remaining.

WORKS & BUILDINGS.

2.-Repairs to Buildings,

Civil Hospital-Repairs to Roof,. General Post Office, Hung Ham Police Station, Central School, Magistracy, Supreme Court and No. 4 Police Station-Repairs to, Government House-Renewing

Floors,.....

No. 7 Police Stables, Fitting up Quarters for Indian Constables, 3.- Maintenance of Water Works,· Repairs to Water Fittings in Government Buildings, Clean- ing out Sand and Stones from Water Tanks, Water Courses and Dams during the month of September, 1880,.. 4.-Maintenance of Telegraphs,

Repairs to Telegraph Lines roundĮ

the Island,

ROADS, STREETS & BRIDGES.

10.---Maintenance of Piers,

Repairs to Peddar's Wharf, 11.-Drainage and Sewerage,

Cleaning Sewer, Wanchai Road,

Do.,

Bonham Road,

Pepairs to Drain, Upper Station

Street,

12.-Roads out of Victoria,

Repairs to Shau-ki Wán Road,

Do. to Pok-fu-lum Road,

Do. to Kowloon Roads,

13.-Road & Street Contingencies, - Repairs to Seymour, Robinson, Garden, Caine, and Upper Albert Roads,

Prayas Central and East,

Repairs to Bonham Road,

to Robinson Road, .

Do.

14.-Repairing and making Streets in Tai-ping-shan and”Say-ing-

poon,

Repairs to Gage Street,

Do. to Bird Street,

15.-- Reconstruction of Praya Wall,. Piers and Landing Steps,..

:

:

5th Aug., 3rd Sept., Completed,

5th Aug., September,

$ c.

12,000 10,021.28

$ C.

1,978.72

September, 15th Sept., completed,

20th Sept., 27th Sept.,

Near completion,

5,000

3,507.71

1,492.29

Completed,

2,000 907.36 1,092.64

5th Aug., September, In progress,

5th Aug., 24th Sept., Near

1completion,

1,000 377.82

15,000 12,681.24

622.18

2,318.76

"

25th Sept., 25th Sept., September, 10th Sept., Completed, 27th Sept., In progress,

""

8,000 7,223.92

776.09

"

25th Sept.,

Nearly completed,

"1

28th Sept.,

""

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28th Sept.,

"

""

25th Sept.,

"

RAX

Completed except Upper Albert Road and Garden'

Road,

In progress,

10th Sept., Completed,]

27th Sept., In progress,

7,000 5,784.73 1,215.27

15th Sept., Completed, 16th Sept.,

6,000 4,008.07

1,991.93

22

In progress,

250,760 240,930.54

9,829.46

Hongkong, 12th October, 1880.

J. M. PRICE,

Surveyor General.”