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EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC Works.

64. Central Market.-Considerable progress has been made towards the completion of this building and there now remains little to be done besides the completion of the approaches and erecting a few stalls and fittings.

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65. Slaughter-house, Pig and Sheep Depôts.-C.S.O.'s 38% and 999. This work has been completed. The buildings consist on the uppermost or western terrace of blocks Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Block No. 1 containing cattle lairs with a floor space of 1,508 square feet, cubic space of 15,529 accommodating 68 head. Cattle Slaughter-house with a floor area of 2,099 square feet. Sheep lairs with a floor space of 677 square feet, cubic space of 12,529 accommodating 100 head. The Sheep Indian and Jewish Slaughter-houses having floor areas of 998 square feet, 325 square feet and 325 square feet respectively.

Block No. 2 being a cooling-house with a floor area of 2,647 square feet and cubic capacity of 48,980 cubic feet. Overhead travellers are fitted in connection with this building and the Cattle Slaughter-house to facilitate the conveyance of carcasses.

Block No. 3 consists of Pig Slaughter-house with a floor area of 2,275 square feet, and Pig lair with a floor area of 3,166 square feet and a cubic capacity of 44,324 cubic feet accommodating 380 pigs.

The Pig Slaughter-house is provided with scalders to which hot water is laid on.

On this terrace are also situated out-buildings and offices for sub-inspectors.

On the second terrace are situated three sheds having a combined floor area of 18,290 square feet and a cubic capacity of 274,365 cubic feet providing accommodation for 600 sheep and 1,600 pigs, and also coolie quarters to accommodate 50 coolies.

The sheep and pig sheds and lairs are divided into pens by iron railings and gates. Suitable iron troughs are provided with water laid on in each pen. The fittings throughout are as far as practicable of iron.

All the floors are of concrete rendered with cement, and all yards and other open spaces are concreted.

On the third terrace adjoining the entrance only an office and coolie quarters have been constructed leaving the remainder available for erecting two more sheds having a total floor area of 5,757 square feet and a cubic capacity of 83,476 cubic feet providing further accommodation when required for 1,440 head of sheep or pigs.

66. The whole of the buildings have been constructed of red Canton brick with granite stone dressings.

The entire area is enclosed with an iron railing.

67. The cost of preparing the terraces on the hill side which necessitated heavy retaining walls was $29,000, and that of erecting buildings, fittings, &c., and all other works has been $58,933, making a total of $87,933.

68. An overseer's house consisting of three rooms with necessary bath room and out-building accommodation has been erected on the hill side above the depôt. The entire area occupied by the premises including buildings, roads, &c., is 93,247 square feet.

69. The premises were handed over to the Sanitary Board on the 31st December last,

70. Gaol_Extension.-Very good progress has been made with this work, the walls of one block are nearly ready to receive the roof and those of the second are 16 feet above ground level.

71. Kowloon New Roads, (C.S.O..)-These have been completed, and the erection of build- ings on lots abutting on Granville and Carnarvon Roads has been commenced.

72. New Water Mains.—A small expenditure has been incurred under this heading in extensions necessary to meet the requirements of the owners of new premises.

73. Sewerage of Victoria.-During the past year, work was commenced in the Eastern Districts of the City, and, with the exception of the intercepting syphons proposed to be ultimately constructed, is drawing near completion.

Four miles of main sewers, varying in size from 15 to 6 inches in diameter, have been laid, and 93 manholes have been constructed.

water.

74. The outfall of the sewers in District 3 West has been completed and now discharges into deep

That for District 2 West has been extended across the reclamation.

75. There now exist within the City nearly 30 miles of sewers recently constructed in accordance with the scheme approved in 1889.

76. Water Supply, Kowloon Peninsula, (C.S.O. 13.)-Considerable progress has been made with this work. The three wells have been sunk and dams completed in two valleys Nos. 1 and 3 and the work in valley No. 2 is proceeding.

Eight and three-fourths miles of mains from 7 inch to 3 inch diameter have been laid.

The service reservoirs at Yaumati and Hunghom have been completed and the clear water tank at Yaumati is well advanced.

The necessary drawings and specifications have been prepared for the erection of the pumping station and adjoining buildings.

The pumping machinery and boilers have arrived and it is anticipated that during the present year water under adequate pressure will be laid on to Yaumati, Kowloon Point and Hunghom.