226
Wharves and Piers.
22. (Item 6.). Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.-The following are the principal works defrayed out of this vote:
Kowloon City Pier, General repairs,....
Kennedy Town Cattle Wharf, General repairs, Tsim-sha-tsui Pier, Renewing timbers, etc...
Queen's Statue Wharf,
Blake Pier, l'ainting,
Do.
Temporary Pier opposite Post Office,
Dredging Foreshores.
$3,550.20
2,489.99
611.17
497.77
578.72
469.00
23. (Item 8.) Dredging Foreshores.-The quantities of stuff dredged by the Government Dredger were as follows:-
(1.) From Kowloon Dust Boat Stations, 2.089 cub. yds.
(2.) ·
(3.)
City
Ditto
*****
....16,263
Other portions of the foreshores,... 8,882
Trench for foundations of Sea Wall
"
(4.)
严事
at Tai-kok-tsui (Lot-owners' portion)........
(5.)
11
11
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39
6,334
""
The same (Government portion)... 5,724
Total,......39,292
11
"
19
The stuff from (1.), (2.), and (3.) was deposited at sea. That from (4.) and (5.) was deposited in the Tai-kok-tsui Reclamation. The cost of (2.) was recover- ed from the Scavenging Contractor, in accordance with his contract. The cost of (4.) was paid by the Lot-owners concerned. The cost of (5.) was charged to the vote for the Government portion of the reclamation.
In addition to the above, 8,779 cubic yards of stuff were dredged by conlie labour from Bowrington Canal, and 1,006 cubic yards from the mouth of So-kon-po Nullah, in Causeway Bay, and the whole was disposed of by the Contractor.
The Dredger was docked in August, and the vessel, boiler, and machinery were then put into a good state of repair. A new set of grabs which was received from Messrs. Priestman Bros., England, came into use in April, and has given entire satisfaction.
Lighthouses.
24. (Item 7.) Maintenance of Lighthouses.-The following sums were spent upon the various lighthouses :-
(1.) Gap Rock Lighthouse, (2.) Waglan Lighthouse,.. (3.) Green Island Lighthouse...
(4.) Cape Collinson Lighthouse,
.$2,814.20
989.47
321.84
243.35
The exceptional expenditure at Gap Rock was due to completing the new derrick and platform and making it all safe, and general repairs and painting.
Miscellaneous Works.
25. (Item 9.) Miscellaneous Works.-The following are the principal items of expenditure under this vote, representing in some cases only a part of the cost of the works in consequence of their execution extending into more than one
year :---
Retaining wall behind Tung Wah Hospital, Kennedy
Town, (begun in 1903),
$4,154,64
Retaining wall South of Kennedy Road,.
3,964.05
Reconstructing roof, Government Civil Hospital, B.
Block (part payment).
2,000.00
887.22
Alteration and repairs to Bay View Police Station,... Extra accommodation for coolies and Fodder Store at
Kennedy Town Cattle Depôt, (balance of account), 847.61 New windows, Doctor and Sisters' Quarters, Victoria
Hospital,
802.80
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