bridges, railings, stanchions, bell towers, Painting.—The painting of all Munici has een completed.
Latrines, etc.—Eight now latrines have been erected in various parts of the Settlements.
Street Pavements.—2,621 feet run of new concrete street pavements has been laid.
Lightning Conductors.—The Boiler Inspector reports that during the course of hie boiler inspections he has' noticed several faulty and unreliable lightning conductors on various factory chimneys, many of them no doubt in existence for years without in-
Hands F. Re Met. Sooy. on ihe subjeee he following remarks by Mr. Alf lightning' conductors will be of mill owners and erected by competent orsons baviee "Lightning conductors should be plat thorough theoretical as well as. practiog knowledge, and it would be better that no Protection should be attempted than that by an insufficient knowledge of the subject, or an inadequate allowance in the east,' on ingufflcient and perhaps dangerous system of lightning conductors should be erected"
General.—3,088 tons of road material have been brought down from the Quarry and 6,936 tons have been used during the tenth 1,874 tons of stone were broken by the No, Stone Breaker in the Hongkew Depot, 1 tons by hand Inbour and 194 tons by convict labour. made at the Connets Depots, mae sen 7,508 pieces of concrete ware have to 181 houses have been received. pina 18 applications for permits to build rolati The average daily. number of labourers employed during the month, exclusive of 4 iron-framed seats have'been made and year work, was 1,568. placed on the Bund foreshore, Municipal Engineers
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