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77. During the year ten landslips were reported, one of which resulted in the death of a coolie.

78. The reclamation on T.W.M.L. 8 at Tsun Wan was still in hand, though little progress had been made.

79. The Chinese cemeteries in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon were maintained in good order throughout the year.

80. Extensive development of the No. 7 Cemetery (Customs Pass) was continued in order to accommodate all Kowloon burials.

81.

Few burials took place at Chai Wan Cemetery, the main volume being provided for in the newly formed Chai Wan (extension) Cemetery.

82. An extension to Kailung Wan East Cemetery was gazetted in August. 83. Owing to the difficulty in obtaining additional areas for cemetery. extensions on the Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon) a scheme to provide a large cemetery area in the New Territories was under consideration.

84. Table c shows the number of notices dealt with in connexion with dangerous structures, miscellaneous works, private street improvement and nuisances.

PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.

85. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries:-Work carried out under this head is covered by paragraph 80 of this report.

PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.

86. Work carried out under the following heads consisted of the construc- tion of the usual pathways, terracing and channelling: Chai Wan Cemetery Extension-Development; Chinese Cemeteries-Laying out new areas; New Kow- loon Cemetery No. 7 (Customs Pass); Hammer Hill urning ground.

Table a.

CURVE INDICATES

NUMBER OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS COMPLETED

ANNUAL TOTAL

258]

149

140

1451

148

86

195

220

312

M M

332

[[212

6001

9421

1472

1091

365

270

2371

168

211

428|

2000

1750

1500

1250

1000

750

500

250

YEAR

90

|906!

07

80

60

1910

12

13

14

SI

16

177

335

406

457

1920

21

415

579

23

726

985

24

1955

1771

814

459

506

694

31

32

33

34

MM

N

37

38

39

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