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necessary to acquire Marine Lots 218.81 and 34 from Messrs. Blackheads Protracted negoti. ations with the owners eventually resulted in its pure ase for $615,000. The negotiations sere ід the hands of my hon. friend Ou the left, the Director of Pu lic
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barry at all, since it will be e mpleted in any case long before the tunnel is completed; there- fore WA will Save carrying it to the present year. The accounts any additional rates by
you are asked to vote in 19 8 will complete the earthwork with the exception of a big reclama- tion for the station yard, and two banks in the neighbourhood of Taipo and chatis. The tunnel exceeded the estimate for last year by $193 977. The Chief Ee-ident Engineer ex- plains this, firstly, because labour was more csly than had been anticipated, and secondly, a mach larger quantity of explosives had been used than was expected. The reason for this is that in the first thousand yards of each face of the tunnel the material has been found to be semi-d omposel granite for which explosives are almost neless, yet it is too hard to be removed by pick and shoval. The further we get into the centre the rock becomes exceedingly har. This latter fact may not improbably be productive of considerable saving in lining the tunnel. The expenditure ou the tunnel in the first year is of course exceedingly large, because there is included in it the whole ost of starting the machinery, and also depositing a considerable quantity of materials at the month of the tinnal. In 1907, 2242 feet out of 7156 feet of the heading had been completed, and 465 feet of the lining, which gives an average of the heading of about 43 fret a work. Sinon that dite, 1st January, we have been making very good progress and on the 15th January the figures stood 2591 fint of heading, and 585 feet of lining, and on Rume Occasions ар to 100 feet have been done in a week. On the whole the progress in the tang-l was not very satisfactory. The Chief Residut Engineer gives as his reason the auforeseen difficulties which the engineers on- ountered, over which they had no control, and secondly the delay in supplying machinery from England, some of which did not arrive until over twelve months after order. Bridges show & Paving of $219,239 and culverte of 822, 009. The saving on all these three items are referable 10 the KAMA cause 38 that on earthworks, as I explained just now, and
in order to endeavour to balance the amount of cutting with the amount of earth required for reclamation. He als decided to make a small tunnel from a small hill near Taipo in stead of going round it and he succeded in finding a way of avoiding the dangerous point at which the maximum gradient and limit. Works, and I think 1914 can congratu- ing curve were simultaneously obtainal at a late him on the very successful issue. The point overhanging a dangerous river. It was
original estimate was for $ 42,087). This sum, an undeniable improvement for the road, and together with the $110.000 for the seswal', are the line was at the same time shortened. Thes the only additions so far decided upon to the alterations, especially the latter one, unfortunxising estimate, and bring it up to $8,722,052. ately involved the abandonment of a consider. To that too, must be added the cost of rolling able portion of the work that the Public Works stock not included in the other estimate: that is Department had been ordered to do. New land estimated at $ 8,0 *. Hon, members will, I had to be resumed, old land had to be sold. A am sure, believe that I am m at anxious to give small loss was incurred on that which forms & the fullest possible information on all points debit in the new estimate, but I think probably but the interests of the railway and of the the bank railway no longer required will be used Colony compel me to speak with reserra for the formation of a road There were
OU those maiters still under discu-sion, I some other minor alterations in order to avoid and which аге the subject either of the costly resumption of land, and in order to negotiation as regards lend resumption, or facilitate the bridging of roads several roads my be th.. subject of Deg tiation had to be altered, especially Taipo Road, regards a working agreement with Chian. You Gascoigne Road and Des Vœux Road. In Jane are asked in the relation before the Council 1907 the Chief Resident Engineer presented to vote a sum of $100,9 0 for laul resu option, his estimate which amounted to 83,00 1,052 or and another $59,000 towards the Tuilding of an increase of $2,949, 42. The statement stations. These matters are now being discus. which will be laid later shows an increase s, and it is as impossible for me to spak as under each bead, but I propose with your fully and frankl, as I should wish to do in the permission to endeavour to give you a clearer present circumstances, but no decision will be grasp of the general reasons of the increases taken without full consultation with the in the estimates than can be obtained from & consulting engine rs
and the mere table of figures. In the first place,f the Secretary of State. A s rezards under earth work, the Chief Resident Enginer the question of station buildings they are to states that the former estimate was bardly half some extent dependent upon the terms of the sufficient ander the rates, but it is very difficult of working agreement. You
asked in to know exactly what rates Mr. Bruce had the resolution to vote a sum of $70 for calculated at, because uo drawings or calculand and $3000 as an instalment towards, lations of quantities and rates were supplied building and equipment for the workshops. I with the estimates. The Chief Resident Engi propose to erase those figures from the re neer says he has since his arrival bere consider- solation barsuse I think it is extremely im ably reduced the ratas be found were paid for probable that there will be an undertaking of earth work when he arrived in the Colony. In anything with regard to workshops in the spite of that reduction he says he is quite con. present year, That matter als is largely fident that Mr. Bruce's line could not have dependent upon the terms of the agreement been made for the full extent of the present In the whole question of the cost of the railway estimate. In the same way, as regards brid. I shall use my almost endeavours to insure ges, these were similarly unde-restimated, sud economy in every detail, but at the same time is due to the fact that work has been too little was charged for supervision. The I am sure I would not be carrying out your
thrown back in consequence of the Taipo alterations which I have described in the wishes if I confined mys-If to a short sighted survey; and as time in this section was not alignment of the railway, I am assured, involve policy, I do not think it would be in the important the work has been carried over to the no extra cost whatever, and the Chief Resident interests of the railway, and might very present year. Permanent way and plant showed Engineer says he is perfectly certain that seriously in the future detract from the r an increase of $183,509. The reason for this the consulting engineers will bear bim out in munerative capacity of the line. You wa-t was that it had been intended to use a metra this statement, The abandoning of the bank r member, gentlem-u, that th a line will be the gange temporary line for removing earthwork made by the Public Works Department involves -rminal section of the main line from P-king to off the reclamation, but as the whole of this a small extra debit which has to be borne in the Kowloon, some 170 miles long, and to these
would bars to be scrapped as soon
the new estimate which contains several items matters of station terminus, workshops and reclamatio0 WAN completed, it was thought altogether omitted in the former, such as fencing, faciliti-8 for shipping, wharf g, etc, any insh.... bitter to use the broad gange line, and oon- telegraphs and storage altogether amounting Ility to realise the fature of the live might be sequently the rails and rolling alook pur. think, in the new estimate to $111,573, and ala › disastrous for the future interests of this chased for that work will now remain part of the cost of doubling the bridges and extending 'long. We arrive then at the following the perm abeat equipment of the line. Salarios, the cuttings. Mr. Bruce's estimate had, as I said, figures: the prenat eat including the sane.
quirters, elc increased 853,) 86 This arose made some provision for station buildings, but tioned cstimate $8,0 100, and including the from an increase found necessary in the staff, the present estimate does not make provision amunt for roll ng stu k and the amount for and also the cost of an outbreak of malaria last for station buildings but includes platforms | seawall amounts to $9,202,052," It is imp ««ible summer which caused the do tors to advice that and several miles of sidings more than in the $4 I said, to siy what A Gant MAY ba the staff quarters be built on the hills,
That original estimate. The estimate of the Dir. | required for station buildiga
and land, outbreak of malaria led to an abortive effort ector of Public Works for reclamation but I think that it We เn' the total to drain the hillside, which cost $12,000). That work remains about what it F 68. ΓΙΑ at somewhere in the neighbourhod of his been stopped, and in its place quantities are practically the a me although | $9,850 000, that abruld S+P our total regular issue of quinine has proved more the reclamation estimated for by the Direct r lish lties in respect of the line rusive
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This has increased the medical of Public Works only extended as far as the of wo kshops Out of the sanctioned estimsta rots by $5759. Home charges have In- storm water drain It is now being extended 'of $sony052 we ixrespeut a total of $2,594,682. cross-d 87950, and stores decreased by $5000. to meet Blockheed's wharf, but the extra cost The papers which have been land, and which
Typhoon damages ja the large ram of involved by this extension has been made lighter ¦ will be supplied will show you in detail th»
An i WIA dua to the typhoon by narrowing the area proclaimed, that is to say. work when has been accomplished, but I think
[ Sptember 1966. and Wi not 越 by drawing the line a little nearer to the shore
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the estimated expeɑditare of the year; also Both the cost of this reclamation and the son wall work of the past year. In the matter of survey the ram of $17 approximately is due to the which faces it, and also the cost of the altera the whole has been completed and there 1* N sime canse this year, aboɑt half of which was tions of the drains to include the earth work. prmanent ssting of 31,5-7, In the qualiti i das to d-mages caused by a heavy rain storm the small piece of additional sea« all from wher- of land all resumption outside Koalo nà «ben ¦ in September last year and half to the fire at the original reclamation ceases from Blackhead's finished with the exception of a small pizes at ¦ Tvikekt-ni These charges properly come out wharf, involved an extra cost of $119,000. That Shitin Valley. The evim to for the year of the lui per cent allowed for contingaucies, $110,000 will have to be adde: to the existing shows 40 inemam of $32×16, and that
have dimeted the Chief Resident estimate of $8,58,000. I may say with regard
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The last year oily creedid the estimate by $18,854 cussion whether the line should be dr.wn
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The Aigars generally refer to the work of direct, involving the construction of a deep
1987, and should you wish to know what cou- seawall costing about $75 1,00), or whether
elation they print to, and what anticipations should sat back 150 feet, thereby reducing the
can be formed of the final accuracy of the cost to $110,00. That cost bas Dow been
e-timales, the Chief Resident Engineer is decided on. There remain several items not
fident that his estimates will not be szanedad, included in the other estimates in connecti: a
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