Works Matters.—The following report by the Engineer, giving particulars of the works completed during October and of those now in progress is submitted and ordered to be published.
"ofs of outhouses to Captain Superintendent's quarters, Bundings.—The wooden bunding to the Sungkiang road, between Shantung and Fub-kien roads has'been repaired. The eastern approach to the Hanbury road bridge has been bunded on both sides.
Drainaye.—A and cement drain mouth has been constructed to the Hanbury road drain. The pipe drain in the Sing-kei-pang road has been extended to the >ing-kei-pang Creek. A 12in. pipe drain has been laid a the Yangtsze-poo road in front of the white Brewery. The drain mouths in the Bigs and Hon tlements have been Gullies have been rebuilt and fitted with iron covers in Nankin Road, near Szechuen Road; and in Hoopeh Road, north of Kiu-Kiang Road.
Lawting Accommodation—Small_ repairs have been made to the Nankin and Pekin Road and P. and ON. jetties in the English Settlement; and to the various jetties and landing stages in the Hongkew Settlement, Latrins & Urindds.—\Vouden seveeus have been fixed to 6 urinals in the English Seutlement and to 10 urinals in the Hongkew Settlement.
1g chip-paving in the at Alley, between Shantu ds; Honan Koad, between augkiuny Road; Fuhkien kin Road and Soochow sand Wooching Goad, east of Chapoo Curt, we. Laying ewb, &e. in the Chapoo Road. ' Repairing curb, &., Hoopeh Road, east side, between Kiukiang and Nankin Roads; and in Honan Road, between Nankin and Canton Kouils.
Koads.—The following rouds have been re-Honan Roud, between Nankia uikiu Road, between t Rouls; Kiangse Rowdy between Fouchow and Canton Rouls, and Hankow and Foochow Roads; Hankow Road, be eu and Shantung Roads; Canton Roul, between Szechuen and Honan Roads; Yungtsze-poo Roul, between Birt's 1e-poo Crevs 5 und Seward, Ouride Hous.—The Yanytsie-poo Roud, 4 mile stone has been repair Various culverts on the Sicawei, Vand Sinz Roads, works int progress a itduys building new Police Station for the i ral tlement. An Amun Shed is being 1 ceted in the Council's compar Building brick wall to the eastern Louudary of the Hongkew Station He Jot and new entrance gates to com pound. The doors and windows in the Station are being repaired.
Buntings.—Repairing hardwood bunding Soochow Creek in front of the General Bos: pital.
'The vacant ground at the New ry is being filled in' and raised with mud taken from the Defence Creek, Creks.—he Defence Creek is being dug out and deepened, between the Yang-king: pang and Soochow' Creek:
Milk road, near the Hon Latrines ant nstructing a urinal in Smith's Market.
Name Plates,—Vixing cast-iron plates at junctions of uls throughout the English Settlement.
Chip-paring.—Repairing ip paving in the Sungkiang road, west of ahkien roud; and the Miller road, near Tiendong road. rowd, on the south side, between Fuhkien. ant Curt der.—Laying curd &e, in the Kiukiang Hoopeh road Repairing.—Generally repairing the various roads in and outside the Settlements.
Rook Materials.—During the past. month the Contractor hus delivered 859 tons of road materials.
The Mevting then adjourned.
The following reports are submitted and ordered tu be published with the foregoing minutes dice Return of apprehensions, &e., made by the Municipal Police during the week ending the 2ist day of November, 1891.
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