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Those near Electric Light No. 55 in Upper Albert Road should be lopped as also those between lamps 312 and 313 in Lower Albert Road near Stables of Govern- ment Offices. Branches in Queen's Road Central near Electric Lights 53, 59, and 62 should be cut. Trees along Battery Pathway should be lopped.

The signboard obstructing light of Lamp No. 455 in Bridges Street to be removed,

The tree to East of Lamp No. 490 in Elgin Street to be cut down.

Trees near Electric Light No. 45 in Lower Albert Road to be lopped :--

1 Lamp to be placed at half distance between Lamps Nos. 762 and 763 on the North side of Kennedy Road and trees at this place to be lopped. A hand rail on North side of the road above Vaccine Institute would greatly increase the safety of the road for passengers to and from Evening Service at Union Church.

Vide U.S.O.

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Two lamp brackets should be placed in Woofung Lane. 1 at from

each end.

2 similar to the above are required for Wa In-fong.

HUNGHOM.

Bulkeley Street and Market Street be lighted by 8 Gas lamps each, to be placed so that each alternate lamp in the former and latter streets gives lights to the intersecting streets between the two.

Long Lane running parallel between those two streets to be lighted by 8 lamps on brackets (this is a very dark and narrow Lane).

Cheung On Lane to have 2 lamps on wall brackets way up from each end.

A bracket lamp to be placed at the latrine at the back of the market. Station Lane to have 2 bracket lamps. Hill-side Street to have a lanp half way down the street.

A lamp to be placed South of the Station bridge.

A lamp to be placed at East end of Hill-side Lane.

Hunghom Road from Gun Club Hill to Entrance of Village to be lighted by 13 lights-this is the high road between the Docks and the Hongkong Ferry, and much used at night by Dock passengers.

WANCHAI DISTRICT.

To recommend that the trees to the East of gas lamp No. 85 should be lopped and the one to the West cut down as also that one to the South of No. 2 Police Station.

The sunshade to the South of No. 84 to come down and also the tree.

Lamp No. 430 to be moved across the Wanchai Road to shine down Triangle Street.

Lamp No. 429 to be moved 25 yards to the South in Wanchai Road.

Trees in Wanchai Road near Market to be lopped; the one East of Electric Light No. 75 to be cut down. Lamp No. 422 in Nullah Lane to be placed on an iron bridge spanning the lane at its present position placing it over centre of roading. Lamp No. 426 to have obstructing sunshades removed.

All the trees along Queen's Road East require lopping.