The deepening and widening of the Groat Western Creek from the Defence Creek to Mr. Melchers's house on the Bubbling Well Road, and the Bubbling Well Creek from the skew Bridge to the Bubbling Well and the Red Joss House, a distance of over 34 miles hus new been completed. The inlet to the Great Western Creek was completely block ly a row of wooden shanties, which were built over the creek, These have been removed and the culvert across the Cemetery Road has been considerably enlarged, The culvert opposite Mr. Melchers's house has also been enlarged, and the enlarging of these culverts, together with the Tidening and dredging out of the mouth of the Skew Bridge Creek (now in progress), where it discharges 10 the Soochow Creek, will considerably ease the influx of tidal water along the above system of creeks, with consequent benefit to the sanitary condition of the District generally.
The Chu Ka Pang and Pang Wan Dar in the Eastern District have been connected by culvert, The Whangpoo River is being dredged in front of the Ewo Road Jetty, and the mud in being used to raise the site of the proposed gaol, A bunding and jotty is being erected at the end of Kungping Road, and the bunding to the now roud between the Sinza Road and Soochow Creek has been completed.
The Soochow Creek foreshore, between Honan and Szechuen Roads is being raised and turfed, A slope is being formed and the necessary paths made up.
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