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Kowloon.

68. Maintenance of Buildings.-The buildings upon which considerable sum was expended were the following:-

Houses in Chatham Road resumed for future ex- tension of road--General repairs and limewashing throughout,

any

$3,875

Yaumati Police Station-General repairs and

painting throughout,

2,323

1,418

Royal Observatory-General repairs and painting

throughout,

Mataukok Cattle Depôt :-

General repairs and limewash-

ing and tarring internally

only,

$398

Inspector's Quarters--Renewing

ant-eaten timbers and gen- eral repairs,

523

921

290

269

Water Police Station-Sundry repairs,

Kowloon School-Renewing floor joists and floor-

ing to class-rooms,

Yaumati Market-General repairs, limewashing

and tarring internally only,

211

69. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges (Approximate Mileage 28). The roads generally were maintained in a satisfactory manner. The macadamizing of Nathan Road for the full width was continued between Cameron and Granville Roads. The kerbing, channelling and macadamizing of that portion of Chatham Road between Austin and Gascoigne Roads was completed. The footway on the north side of Carnarvon Road was entirely relaid with granolithic paving.

Tar Macadam was laid on the following roads :-

Carnarvon Road (remaining portion), Junction of Nathan and Peking Roads,

1,759 yards.

200

""

1,959

""

The surfaces of the following roads were tarred and sanded :---

Chatham Road (Middle to Gascoigne Roads), 10,932 yards. Cameron Road (Carnarvon to Chatham Roads),

Humphreys Avenue (a portion),

Salisbury Road,

Hankow Road,

(margins),

Peking Road,

2,108

""

223

2,108

""

15,371