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Considerable cost has been entailed in clearing out the sand washed down by heavy rains in some of the nullahs, more especially in Kowloon. A large amount of this sand comes from the spoil of quarries from the neighbourhood and, where this is found to be the case, the lessees of the quarries have been called upon to clear it away.
The flushing tanks on the sewerage system have been regularly operated at low tides and have assisted to keep the sewers clean.
The large one erected last year behind the Volunteer Head Quarters has been of great assistance in keeping the sewers in Queen's Road, to the East and West of Garden Road, clear and has workel well by greatly increasing the velocities in these pipes.
The further construction of flushing tanks in suitable positions on this system. had to be held over, owing to the large amount of new work going on for Water- works.
The details of the cost of maintenance of the drains, sewers, etc., for the year are as follows:-
Labour for cleansing operations,...? Tools
Repairs,
do..
.$12,385.33 1,108.28 4,487.78
as against $17,293.61 in the previous year.
Total... $17,981.39
37. (Item 23.) Drainage Works, Miscellaneous.-A large amount of sewerage work has been carried out under this vote during the year, especially in Kowloon, where owing to the reclamation of the foreshore and the building of houses on reclaimed portions, the extension of the sewerage system has been made necessary.
The principal items of expenditure under this vote, including storm-water drainage, were as follows, the amount stated being in some cases only a part of the cost, owing to the work extending into more than one year:--
Constructing new Sewers at Mong-kok-tsui between
K. M. L. 50 & 51, &c......
Constructing new Sewer at Tai-kok-tsui,
Constructing new Sewer between Barker, and Plan-
tation Roads near R. B. L. 91,
.$10,340.00
4.155.00
996.00
Extension of Sewer in Peak Road near Glenshiel",
645.00
Laying Sewer from East Road to Signal Station,
Kowloon,
355.00
Connections to drains of new buildings,.
3,218.00
Extension of storm-water drain in Public Square,
Yaunati,.
748.00
.....
Laying storm water-drain, &c., near I. L. 724, 726,
727 and 728,.
484.00
Cutting Catchwater behind Temple Street, Yaumati,
270.00
The principal expenditure from this vote for nullah training was as follows, the amount stated being only a part of the cost in some cases, owing to the work extending into more than one year (see Appendix C. and paras. 66 and 67):—
Training Nullah adjoining R. B. L. 33, Wong-nei-
chong,
Training Nullah through K. I. L. 617,
Training Nullahs above Kennedy Road, (Retention
money), .....
$10,300.67
2,810.05
972 00
General.-A large amount of sewerage work has also been carried out on the
the Praya Reclamation and charged to that work. The chief items being as follows:-
Constructing new sewers in Connaught Road between
Queen Victoria Street and Gilinan Street and between Hillier Street and Wing Wo Street, also
in Cross Street, New Street, Wing Wo Street, Gilman Street and Jubilee Street,
Constructing gullies along Praya East,.... Extension of storm drain and forming new gullies in
Observation Place,....
.$8,012.00
358.00
320.00
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