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The following table shows the quantity of main laid, &c., during the year :-

4" C. I. Main.

3" C. I. Main.

31′′ W..I. Main.

3" W. I. Main,

23" W. I. Main.

2" W. I. Main.

14" W. I. Main.

Houses connected.

477 yds.

115 yds.

29 yds.

247 yds.

205 yds. 4,425 yds.

425 yds.

322

This gives a total of 5,923 yards of main laid. 396 yards more of 2" main have yet to be laid to complete and about 578 houses to disconnect and re- connect before this District is completed. The general lines for the other districts were sketched out and the material ordered for the greater portion of the works.

The cost to the end of the year for this work was as follows:-

Rider-mains,.

Connections,

$12,146,59 6,038.63

Salaries, &c.,

-$ 18,185.22 .$ 5,358.02

Total,

$ 23,543.24

This is an Advance Account.

Miscellaneous.

93. Owing to the formation of a Camp in the King's Park, Kowloon, for the internment of the Russian Officers and Sailors, provision has had to be made for drainage and supplying the Camp with water.

An extension was made to the West Point Filter-Beds Bungalow, an additional bed-room and bath-house being added to give more accommodation to the Overseer living there.

94. (Re-vote.) Supplying and Erecting 16 Tanks in Nos. 9 and 10) Health Districts. Fourteen tanks were erected and completed at the end of 1903 but owing to objections by the owners of adjoining property two tanks were not completed and the work which was already partly done was taken down. The expenditure under this head during 1904 was $4,761.45 out of re-vote and the total cost was $5,736.45.

95. Filling in and Draining the Swamp near Starling Inlet Police Station, and forming a catchwater and drain round the hills which borders the area. The swamp was filled in to an average depth of 2 feet and a lime and cement concrete catchwater formed round base and sides of the reclamation forming a parade ground for the station. The cost of the work was $1,500 and was carried out under a special vote. by a local Contractor in a satisfactory and economical manner, the tenders of Hongkong Contractors being nearly double the actual cost of this work.

96. (Re-vote.) Gas Service, Victoria Hospital.-This installation was com- pleted and paid for by a re-vote.

97. Rain-storm Damages. It is pleasing to record that no extra vote was necessary this year for damage to roads, etc., by heavy rains. The expenditure incurred for necessary repairs was met from ordinary votes.