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Public Works Department Annual Report 工務司署年報 All AI Reviewed

83. Contour surveys and levelling:- Contour Surveys up to 367 acres with a chainage of 66,614 feet, spot levelling over 1 acre and levelling at a chainage of 12,000 feet were completed. One new bench mark was fixed and valued. The annual computation of mean sea level was carried out and recorded as 3.90 feet above Principal Datum, Hong Kong.

84. Survey Sheets: 33 new sheets on a scale of 1:600 and 3 on a scale of 1:2400 were taken up.

VALUATION AND RESUMPTION.

85. Valuations were made during the financial year in respect of 759 hereditaments with a total estimated value of $60,248,310.00. These valuations were made for estate duty purposes, resumptions for street widening and other town planning improvements, purchase and sale of property by Government, renewals of Crown Leases, exchanges and other purposes. In addition Depreciation Fund contributions, premia by instalments and commutation of Crown Rent were computed.

86. 77 Survey District Lots were resumed by notice for the Kai Tak Runway Extension, and the Crown's case presented to the resulting Arbitration Board.

87. Over half of the hereditaments valued were for Government Departments other than the Public Works Department.

88. Compensation on Resumptions:- Cash compensation paid out under the Airfield (Kai Tak) Extension and Reversion Ordinance, 1948, amounted to $1,298,758.27. Cash compensation paid for resumption under the Rehabilitation Loan was $95,311.00 for 26 lots, and paid under the same loan by the District Commissioner, New Territories, for resumption in New Territories $3,304.38 for 4 lots.

DRAINAGE OFFICE.

CHIEF ENGINEER W. A. JOHNSON, A.M.I.Mun.E., A.R.I.C.S. (Acting)

89. The urban areas are drained by two separate sewerage systems; the larger carries off rainwater and the other foul sewage. Both systems functioned satisfactorily during the year and no major troubles arose either from typhoon and rainstorm damage or from other causes.

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82. General:-- In connexion with road widening and rebuilding schemes, 13 areas or alignments were set out and 312 building and frontage lines for 125 lots were checked. In addition 18 areas covering 1331 acres were surveyed in respect to adjustment of boundaries. 83. Contour surveys and levelling:- Contour Surveys up to 367 acres with a chainage of 66,614 feet, spot levelling over 1 acre and levelling at a chainage of 12,000 feet were completed. One new bench mark was fixed and valued. The annual computation of mean sea level was carried out and recorded as 3.90 feet above Principal Datum, Hong Kong. 84. Survey Sheets: 33 new sheets on a scale of 1:600 and 3 on a scale of 1:2400 were taken up. VALUATION AND RESUMPTION. 85. Valuations were made during the financial year in respect of 759 hereditaments with a total estimated value of $60,248,310.00. These valuations were made for estate duty purposes, resumptions for street widening and other town planning improvements, purchase and sale of property by Government, renewals of Crown Leases, exchanges and other purposes. In addition Depreciation Fund contributions, premia by instalments and commutation of Crown Rent were computed. 86. 77 Survey District Lots were resumed by notice for the Kai Tak Runway Extension, and the Crown's case presented to the resulting Arbitration Board. 87. Over half of the hereditaments valued were for Government Departments other than the Public Works Department. 88. Compensation on Resumptions:- Cash compensation paid out under the Airfield (Kai Tak) Extension and Reversion Ordinance, 1948, amounted to $1,298,758.27. Cash compensation paid for resumption under the Rehabilitation Loan was $95,311.00 for 26 lots, and paid under the same loan by the District Commissioner, New Territories, for resumption in New Territories $3,304.38 for 4 lots. DRAINAGE OFFICE. CHIEF ENGINEER W. A. JOHNSON, A.M.I.Mun.E., A.R.I.C.S. (Acting) 89. The urban areas are drained by two separate sewerage systems; the larger carries off rainwater and the other foul sewage. Both systems functioned satisfactorily during the year and no major troubles arose either from typhoon and rainstorm damage or from other causes.

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82. General:-- In connexion with road widening and rebuilding schemes, 13 areas or alignments were set out and 312 building and frontage lines for 125 lots were checked. In addition 18 areas covering 1331 acres were surveyed in respect to adjustment of boundaries. 83. Contour surveys and levelling:- Contour Surveys up to 367 acres with a chainage of 66,614 feet, spot levelling over 1 acres and levelling at a chainage of 12,000 feet were completed. One new bench mark was fixed and valued. The annual computation of mean sea level was carried out and recorded as 3.90 feet above Principal Datum, Hong Kong. 84. Survey Sheets: 33 new sheets on a scale of 1:600 and 3 on a scale of 1:2400 were taken up. VALUATION AND RESUMPTION. 85. Valuations were made during the financial year in respect of 759 hereditaments with a total estimated value of $60,248,310.00. These valuations were made for estate duty purposes, resumptions for street widening and other town planning improvements, purchase and sale of property by Government, renewals of Crown Leases, exchanges and other purposes. In addition Depreciation Fund contributions, premia by instal- ments and commutation of Crown Rent were computed. 86. 77 Survey District Lots were resumed by notice for the Kai Tak Runway Extension, and the Crown's case presented to the resulting Arbitration Board. 87. Over half of the hereditaments valued were for Government Departments other than the Public Works Department. 88. Compensation on Resumptions:- Cash compensation paid out under the Airfield (Kai Tak) Extension and Reversion Ordinance, 1948, amounted to $1,298,758.27. Cash compensation paid for resumption under the Rehabilitation Loan was $95,311.00 for 26 lots, and paid under the same loan by the District Commissioner, New Territories, for resumption in New Territories $3,304.38 for 4 lots. DRAINAGE OFFICE. CHIEF ENGINEER W. A. JOHNSON, A.M.I.Mun.E., A.R.I.C.S. (Acting) 89. The urban areas are drained by two separate sewerages systems; the larger carries off rainwater and the other foul sewage. Both systems functioned satisfactorily during the year and no major troubles arose either from typhoon and rainstorm damage or from other causes. 13

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83. Contour surveys and levelling:- Contour Surveys up to 367 acres with a chainage of 66,614 feet, spot levelling over 1 acres and levelling at a chainage of 12,000 feet were completed. One new bench mark was fixed and valued. The annual computation of mean sea level was carried out and recorded as 3.90 feet above Principal Datum, Hong Kong.