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Reclamation Works.

The following reclamations were also in progress :~~

Marine Lot No. 285, Shaukiwan Road, Kowloon Marine Lot No. 33, Hunghom,... Kowloon Marine Lots Nos. 74 & 75, Kowloon Point, Kowloon Marine Lots Nos. 34 & 81, Blackhead's Point, Kowloon Marine Lot No. 85, To Kwa Wan,

Sq. ft. 201,132

129,750

382,522

74,996

140,000

Those at Kowloon Point were well advanced at the close of the year, the total amount of reclamation involved in the above amounting to 21.31 acres.

The

Buildings on Praya Reclamation.

Alexandra " Buildings were completed this year and occupied, also the "St. George's" Buildings and the South-East Block of "Princes" Buildings.

V.-PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.

Buildings.

17. (Item 1.) Maintenance of Buildings.†-The buildings upon which any considerable sum was spent were the following

*Government Civil Hospital, B. Block, Re- construction of roof and repairs to ceiling,

*Government Civil Hospital, C. Block. General painting and colour-washing, &c., .....

.$1,876.98

1.616.02

*Government Civil Hospital, A. Block,

General repairs,

865.34

Government Civil Hospital, Medical Staff

Quarters, Small repairs and colour-

washing Coolie Quarters,

569.08

Government Civil Hospital, Superintend

ent's Quarters, Re-constructing floor,

&c.,

465.60

-$5,393.02

Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kennedy Town, General

painting and colour-washing.

2,164.56

Victoria Hospital, General repairs,

614.49

Government Offices, Colour-washing, painting, re-

pairs to roof and alterations,

3,530.33

Central Police Station, Re-laying paving in upper

yard, colour-washing Inspectors' quarters, &c.,... 1,498.73 Yaumati Police Station, General painting and

colour-washing and repairing roof,

1,130.49

No. 5 Police Station, Partition in verandah, and

general painting and colour-washing and repair-

ing roof,

1,121.71

Shau-ki-wan Police Station, General repairs, paint-

ing and colour-washing...

1,021.28

Aberdeen Police Station, General repairs, painting

and colour-washing, &c.,

841.73

Kowloon City Police Station. Fixing iron railing

and small repairs,

685.25

Stanley Police Station, General repairs, painting

and colour-washing,

470.63

Tsim-sha-tsui Police Station, Painting and colour-

washing Inspector's quarters,

454.04

Government House, Laying drains, painting and colour-washing, repairing roof, doors, &c.,

3,028.34

773.85

Governor's Peak Residence, General repairs, Victoria Gaol, Supplying materials punkahs, repairs'

to drains, cutting openings over doors for ven- tilators, &c.,

2,392.13

The total number of Government Buildings of all descriptions is 276, exclusive of 11 leased.

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