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Pedder Street Piers. 2,160 superficial feet rubble stone foundations, levelled and concreted, 21,654 cubic feet concrete blocks set in first, second and third courses, (the first course is laid 9 feet below Ordnance Datum), 799 cubic yards of rubble stone hand packed, backing of blocks, and 60,480 cubic feet of concrete blocks, weighing 3,780 tons used for weighting the foundations.
Making Concrete Blocks.-Contract No. 24, second extension, made with YAU KUNG CHEUNG on the 17th October, 1896, (C.S.O. No. 2,388 of 1896) No. 573 Concrete Blocks (of different sizes) have been made containing 77,232 cubic feet of cement concrete and granite ashlar facing.
Plant. The whole of the Plant has been maintained in a good state of repair without involving any extraordinary expenditure.
Summary of work executed, and tabular statements, shewing the expenditure during the period. under review. are attached.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
PRAYA RECLAMATION WORKS.
E. BOWDLER,
Special Engineer,
Summary of Work executed during the Half-Year ending 30th June, 1897.
144,183 Cubic yards earth, filled and rammed, in Reclamation.
31,234
2,597
Do.
Do.
rubble stone laid "pierre perdue."
do. hand packed.
311
Do.
Portland cement concrete.
796 Do.
lime concrete.
16,561 Cubic feet granite ashlar masoury, set in cement mortar.
2,102 Do.
77,232 Do.
79,868 Do.
204,689 Do.
granite rubble masonry, set in lime mortar.
blocks made (cement concrete and ashlar masonry).
concrete blocks set.
concrete blocks weighing about 12,793 tons, used for weighting foundations.
17,617 Do. masonry of old sea wall, taken down.
10,220 Superficial feet foundations of sea wall, levelled and concreted.
5,814
2,742
Do.
Do.
do. of piers and landing steps, levelled and concreted by divers. granite paving taken up and relaid,
No. 3,743 Casks cement used.
E. BOWDLER, Special Engineer,
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