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Detached from the main building but approached by a covered way are the kitchens, servants' quarters and offices. This building was commenced in November, 1890, and completed in July last by Mr. CHAN A TONG under contract (24).

114. Kennedytown Police Station.-The sum of $2,000 has been expended in erecting a retain- ing wall at the back of the building and cutting away the steep hill side which had commenced to slip.

115. District School Sai-ying-poon. This school is situated at the junction of High Street with Pokfulam Road and was commenced in September, 1890. It occupies an area of 6,530 square feet. Three class rooms are provided and fitted up to accommodate 186 children. Quarters have been provided for a coolie and the necessary kitchen accommodation and offices. The work has been carried out by Mr. YEUNG A TING under contract (11) and was completed in June last.

116. Additions to Government House-Erected from the designs of Messrs. PALMER & TURNER and under their supervision, was commenced in April, 1890, consist of a ball room 60 feet by 40 feet, supper, card, and billiard rooms and other accessories, is situated at the eastern end of Government House and occupies a site 2,700 square feet in area.

117. The building with the exception of the decorations and lighting was completed in September last. A contract has been entered into with the Electric Company for lighting this portion of Government House with electricity.

118. The installation of the Electric Light has been commenced and consists of 138 incandescent lamps of a total candle-power amounting to upwards of 2,600.

119. The alternating current for supplying these lamps will be taken from the Electric Com- pany's house-lighting mains at a pressure of 2,000 volts and will be reduced by a transformer placed in the building to a pressure of 100 volts for the purposes of lighting the lamps.

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120. All wires used in the building will be insulated with vulcanized india-rubber protected by a braided covering and laid in hard wood casings; the sizes of the wires employed varying, as the number of lamps supplied, from a strand of 19 No. 16 B. W. G. copper wires to 1 No. 18 B. W. G. copper wire for a single lamp.

121. The amount of electric energy consumed will be measured by meters placed in the building, the charge being 35 cents per 1,000 watt-hours, at which rate it is estimated that the lighting will cost about $3.50 per hour for current when all the lamps are alight.

122. The estimated initial cost of Installation is dollars four thousand three hundred and eighty- one and cents fifty. ($4,381.50.)

123. On the completion of the electric installation it is proposed to proceed with the internal decoration of the building.

124. Quarters for Superintendent, Botanical & Afforestation Department. This building situated at the junction of the Albany and Robinson Roads occupying an area of 7,920 square feet is two stories in height. On the ground floor is an herbarium 44 feet by 22 feet, 2 offices and 2 store rooms, on upper floor are the Superintendent's private quarters. Work was commenced in March last by Mr. YEE HING under contract () and the building is now nearly completed.

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125. Pier Stone Cutters' Island.-A substantial timber pier has been constructed on the northern shore of Stone Cutters' Island opposite the Powder Magazine.

The pier is 176 feet in length and has a floor area of 1,930 square feet. This work was carried out by Mr. CHAN A TSAN under contract (38) entered into in November, 1890, and completed in March,

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126. The reconstruction of the Governor's Peak Residence; Magazine for Explosives, Stone Cutters' Island; Shaukiwan Market Extension; and Lowering Queen's Road West, have not yet been proceeded with.

SUPPLEMENTARY WORKS.

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127. The Vaccine Institute-is being erected on a site 4,800 square feet in area immediately north of the Kennedy Road at its western end. The buildings are one story in height and comprise a waiting room, operating room, quarters for a caretaker and the necessary cook houses and offices. the north of the main building but connected by a covered way across a yard 33 feet in width are situated 20 stalls for calves and the necessary fodder store.

128. Yaumati Praya Wall.-During the gale of July last the southern portion of the Yaumati Praya Wall 750 lineal feet in length was carried away and the Praya roadway at this point considerably damaged. A contract (f) was entered into with Mr. TSANG SAM in September last for the recon-- struction of the wall and repair of the roadway. The amount of this contract was $5,508.10 and the time for its completion July, 1892. Fair progress has been made with this work.