555
Granite Paving Experiments, Queen's Road West;...... Block House on Frontier, at Kau Tau Wai,...
Victoria Gaol-Renewing gas service,
Do.
-Ventilators in roofs of A & B Blocks,
Store for signals, Blackhead's Hill,
Boundary stones to define Frontier near Sha Tau Kck,
Victoria British School-Alterations of Building and Resump-
tion of cultivated land in vicinity,
1,240
1,025
993
942
748
685
668
Extension of telephone line to Kau Tau Wai Blockhouse,
631
Shelter for Chair Coolies: Lower Tramway Terminus,
587
Turfing slope behind Tung Wah Infectious Hospital at Kennedy
Towu,
553
Repairing Matsheds at Tai Po,
532
Improvements at Tai Po,.......
500
Forming channels below Stewart Terrace, ..
434
Botanical and Forestry Department-Installing electric light in
Superintendent's Quarters,
430
Mount Caroline Cemetery--Sundry works,.
430
Presses for filing papers in Colonial Secretary's Office,
420
Forming Channels at Magazine Gap,
395
Extension of Analyst's Quarters, Government Civil Hospital, Victoria Gaol-Extension of Printer's Shop,.....
391
362
Yaumati Police Station-Sundry works,..
314
61. Reclamation, Tai-kok-tsui,--This work consisted of the reclamation of an irregular area of Crown foreshore, about 3 acres in extent, situated between Kowloon Marine Lots 32 and 46. Apart from the advantage of removing a gap in the reclamation of this neighbourhood, it was considered necessary to fill in the area to prevent its becoming a nuisance on sanitary grounds and it was therefore decided to reclaim it in conjunction with the adjoining lots, the reclamation of which was in progress. As Messrs. DENISON, RAM & GIBBS were super- vising the reclamation referred to, they were entrusted with the carrying out of the Govern- ment portion of the work, which was completed in August at a cost to Government of $37,451.13. By arrangement with the owners of Kowloon Marine Lot 32, an area belong- ing to them was also reclaimed at the same time, at a cost of $6,000 and their boundary was readjusted in such a way as to improve the laying out of the neighbourhood.
62. Compensation under the Buildings Ordinance of 1903. This vote provides for the resumption of areas devoted to scavenging lanes and for the payment of compensation in connection with the removal of houses over the ends of private lanes or streets.
In some cases, instead of resuming the areas devoted to scavenging lanes, an agreement has been entered into with the owner to the effect that the lane is to be properly inaintained so long as the buildings abutting on it are occupied as dwellings and, in a few cases, the lane has been acquired by treating it as a set-off against some privilege granted, such as permission to erect verandahs or balconies over the public footpaths.
The following is a statement of the disbursements during the year :—
Scavenging Lanes :—
In rear of No. 106 Bonliam Strand,
Area. $q.ft.
Compensation. paid.
91.86
$1,653.48
108
Do.,
90.00
J
In rear of 6 houses on K.I.L. 615,
...874.50
Houses over ends of private lanes :---
No. 101 Third Street, over Sheung Fung Lane, 488 Surveying Expenses,.
1,620.00 874.50
Compensation. paid. $1,200.00 1,068.00
Area.
sq. ft.
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