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16. General Remarks.-The Naval Yard Extension and Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE'S Shipyard Works were still in progress throughout the year. In the case of the former, the sea wall and inner-wall or quay forming the pier on the north side of the Basin, a portion of the east wall of the Basin and the Murray Pier Extension and roundhead beyond it were all brought above low-water level, whilst the cofferdam enclosing the site of the graving dock was completed and the water pumped out. In the case of the Quarry Jay Shipyard Works, the side walls of the graving dock for more than half its length were in progress and the excavation for the remaining portions well advanced, whilst the cofferdam to enclose the site of the entrance was nearing completion. Substantial progress was also made with the levelling operations, large masses of rock having been excavated and tipped to form the reclamation. The large blocks of buildings on the Praya Reclamation between Ice House and Pedder Streets were in progress throughout the year, the triangular block at the junction of Des Voeux and Chater Roads, designated "Alexandra Buildings," being nearly completed. The south-eastern section of Princes Build- dings was roofed in before the close of the year. The buildings for the Electric Tramway 'ower Station, on the east side of Bowrington Canal, were nearly_com- pleted, and a new Chinese Theatre was erected near the Gas Works, West Point. Substantial progress was made with the reclamation at Tsim Sha Tsui between Blackhead's Point and Kowloon Marine Lot 6.

PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.

17. Maintenance of Buildings.-The buildings upon which any considerable sum was expended were the following :-

Queen's College-New roof over hall, &c., Government Civil Hospital-Miscellaneous repairs, doing

up buildings, &c., and providing and fixing glazed earthenware sinks,

Victoria Gaol-Repairing hot-water tanks, supplying

materials for concreting lower yard, &c.,.

$6,423

*

5,762

3,053

Central Police Station-Reconstructing verandah, covered

way, &c., and doing up Inspector's Quarters,......... 2,756 Supreme Court Buildings-Painting, colour-washing, &c., 2,556 Cattle Depôt, Kennedy Town-Doing up buildings, &c., 1,802 Government House-Doing up coolie quarters, miscel-

laneous repairs, &c.,...................

repairing matsheds, &c.,

Infectious Hospital, Kennedy Town-Doing up buildings,

1,738

1,735

Magistracy-- Doing up building, renewing floors, &c., 1,428 Central Market-Repairing roofs, colour-washing, &c.. 1,386 Belilios School-Doing up buildings and renewing

verandah floors,

1,381

Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station-Partly doing up buildings,

repairing roofs, &c.,

1,309

No. 8 Police Station--Doing up building and fixing

wooden ceilings,

1,288

Government Offices-Miscellaneous repairs, &c., Observatory-Doing up buildings, reconstructing drains,

1,117

&c.,

1,040

Mountain Lodge-Sundry fittings, cupboards, &c., Gunpowder Magazine, Stonecutters' Island--Doing up

buildings,

Disinfecting Station, Caine Lane Providing iron bars

to windows, repairing inatsheds, &c., Peak Signal Station-New roof and general repairs, Yaumati Police Station-Doing up buildings, &c., Mortuary at Yaumati-Temporary structures, repairs, &c., Hanging punkahs for Government Buildings generally, Western Market-Doing up buildings, repairing drains,

&c.,

Lunatic Asylum-Doing up buildings, Hunghom Market-Doing up buildings,..

719

602

587

558

1,014

996

914

817

..

807

784