Sin,—I have the honour to inform you that Lieutenant Sassoon, S.V.A., has applied for mouths' leave of absence under Regulation 'VI and Ihave pleasure in recommending be granted him.
have the honour to be, Your obedient servant, Major, Commanting S.M.V-C.
To Jony Maccuecor, Esq., Chairman, The Shanghai Municipal Council.
Decided to grant the leave applied for.
Works Matters.—The following report by the engineer giving particulars of the works completed during May and of those now progress is submitted and ordered to be published The following works have been complet-
The planking to the Garden and linen Road Bridges, lias been tarred and sanded.
Small repairs ha made to the different bridges across the chow and Yung-king-pang creeks, Bindings. ~The western bank of the Hongkew Creek, between Hanbury und Yuhany Roads, hus been bunded in malaya hardwood.
Drainage.—A concrete tube sewer 1'.6"x V0", with the necessary manholes, etc. has deen tid in Yuhang Road, between Miller and Woosung Roads, Road between Woochang and Minghong Six gullies have been rebuilt in Seward
Roads, and iron gratings fixed.
in the Kungping Road.
ron gratings have been fixed to two gullies The drain mouths and manholes throughout the two settlements have been cleaned.
Foreshores.—The grass on the Bund foreshore hus been weeded.
'The seats have been' painted and replaced on the foreshore.
Latrives and nals.—Two concrete urinals with automa flush-tanks have been constructed; one at the corner of Shantung and Sungkiang Roads, and one at No, 377, North Soochow Road.
Public Gardens.—The chairs in the old Public Garden have been painted and varnished.
The pathways in the old and new Public Gardens have be repaired.
Roads.—Yubang Road has been bricked and sanded between Miller and Woosung Roads.
Fearon Road extension has been bricked and sanded from Hanbury Road to the Abattoirs, Chip-paving.—Chip-paved channelling has been luid to approaches of North Szechuen Road bridge.
Repairing chip-paving in Pekin Road between Shansi and Chekiang Road and Fah kien Road between Canton and Sungkiang Ronds.
Curb and Channels.—Soochow granite curb has been laid on the east side of Market Koad. The curb and channel in Seward Road, between Woochang and Minghong Roads, has been dressed and set up.
Metalting.—The following roads have been metalled:—Foochow Road' between Shansi and Fuhkien Roads; Nanking Road between the Bund and Shansi Roads; Broadway between Hongkew Creek and Yuenfong Roads; Hanbury Road between Woosung and Market Roads; east of Yuenfong Road bridge to the Horse Bazaar Stables, and North Szechuen Road, north of Quinsan Road.
Outside Roads. Metalling portions of the Sinza Road.
Stock and Stores.—The following have been made in concrete 226—No. 3 Egg-shaped tubes 2' 3"x 1' 6"
329—No. 6 Vorxr0" sinks 2 3°x1/ 8° 6 0"x3'
pavement slabs 2' 6" x1'
25—3" manhole slabs 3' ("x1 3° 43" £0" 3 The works in progress are Buitdings.—Building a new Police Station for the Central District, English Settlement. Erecting a shed in chip-yard at junction of Soochow and Defence Creeks.
Making alterations at No.
18 Foochow
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.