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No. 96.

HONGKONG.

STATEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO TAIPINGSHAN IMPROVEMENT WORKS.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

TAIPINGSHAN IMPROVEMENT WORKS.

QUESTION. Will the Government lay upon the table an estimate as to the probable total cost of doing what is necessary to be done to the resumed area of Taipingshan before the lots can be put up to auction, and state the further probable time required to overtake the work?

ANSWER.

EXPENDITURE

BUILDING SITES.

Estimated.

Estimated.

Con-

DESCRIPTION.

No.

tract To 30th

November, 1896.

Further.

Total.

Area.

Date of completion for Sale.

REMARKS.

c.

c.

Storm-water Drain,

Taipingshan Street,

Blocks A., D. & E.,

Do. F. & K..........

Do. B. & G.,

8,167.73

2,999.27

بشه

onke

anke

ជន

4,331.95 Nil

$ c.

11,167.00

4,331.95

Sq. ft.

4,340.80 13,659.20 18,000.00

Nil

Do. C., H. & I.,

Nil

78,298 July, 1897

783.99 2,006.01 2,790.00 15,417 Feb., 1897

35,000.00 35,000.00 54,091 Dec., 1897

11,878.00 11,878.00 31,725

Apr., 1898!

480 square feet sold, not

included.

453 square feet sold, not

included.

Preparing Building Sites

2,000.00 14,833.05 16,833.05

C.S.O. 1o.

and Contingencies,

TOTAL,...

12th December, 1896.

19,624.4780,375.53 | 100,000.00 179,531

FRANCIS A. COOPER,

Director of Public Works.