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4. A large permanent Police Station, containing 12 rooms and accommodation for 5 Europeans, 32 Indians and Chinese, was erected in 1899 at Táipó at a cost of $7,650.

5. A permanent two-storied Police Station (11 rooms) at Au-t'au near Un Long with accommodation for 6 Europeans, 21 Indians and Chinese, was nearly completed, the expenditure on it in 1899 being $8,330.

6. A similar station at P'ing-shán was also nearly completed, the expenditure in 1899 being $7,650.

7. A sum of $511.99 was spent in sanitation, in improving the drainage in Kowloon City in the vicinity of the old Customs Station now used as a Police Station, and in some minor works at Sheung-shui Police Station.

8. The main road into the territory starting from Mongkokts and crossing through a gap on the hills 450' high behind Ch'eungshár án and then down the Shá-t'in Valley to Táiwai was commenced in May. The earth work for a distance of seven miles from Tsim-sha-tsui ferry was completed in December. Four miles of the rockwork, bridges, culverts, &c. were practically completed in the same time and the road for six miles from the ferry open and ready for traffic. Considerable progress was made with rockwork and buildings in the Sha-t'in Valley. The trace on towards Táipó was made for three miles beyond Tái-wai. The total expenditure on this road during the year was $49,066.32. It is estimated that the second section, i.e., from Tái-wai to Táipó will be about seven miles, and the third from Táipó to the Northern boundary of the territory about nine miles more, the total distance from Tsim-sha-tsui ferry to a point near Shamchun being twenty-five miles.

9. The Hunghom Road on the East side of British Kowloon peninsula was extended to Kowloon City and nearly completed in 1899 at a cost in that year of $14,694.05.

10. A commencement was made with the renewal of the timber work of Kowloon City Pier. Estimated cost $6,316.00. Expenditure in 1899 $3,013.76.

11. Some improvement was made in the Official Quarters at Táipó to make them more fit for habitation in the winter at a cost of $355 charged to "Miscellaneous.”

12. A three-roomed bungalow was built at Táipó for His Excellency's use at a cost of $2,139.75, but was afterwards given up for the use of the European members of the executive staff.

13. A survey party lent by the Indian Government arrived towards the close of the year and commenced a complete Trigonometrical and Cadastral Survey of the Territory, the expenditure on this account in the year being $1,206.44.

5th January, 1900.

(Signed)

R. D. ORMSBY,

Director of Public Works.

Appendix No. XIV.

Translation of Notification regarding the Survey.

The following notice is issued for general information. By a survey of the land the people will derive therefrom a real benefit. The Government has now decided that the land within the New Territory shall be thoroughly surveyed and when the work is properly carried out everyone's land, whether situated on hills on in valleys, will be marked on a map and the boundaries thereof will be minutely delineated. The areas will then be clearly defined and no one will be able to encroach on or appropriate the land of others. This survey ordered by the Government is intended to aid you in the protection of your own land, to prevent litigation and to enable you to long enjoy the peaceful possession of your property.