Residences for Captain ant Deputy Superintendent of Police.—Erecting residences for Gaptain and Deputy Superintendent of Police on Cadastral Lot 170, Hankow Itoad.
Public Abattoirs.—Building quarters for the Assistant Inspector of Markets above the Ofice at the Slaughter House.
Dog Kennels.—Erecting 36 cement concrete Dog Kennels in the Isolation Hospital Groun is, Scott Roxd.
Erecting Kennels for stray dogs at the various Police Stations.
Bridges.—Constracting new hardwood bridges across the Soochow Creek, at Chapoo and Thibet Roads.
Garbage Disporal.—Erecting a garbage Thief Road bridge. jetty on the Soochow Creek adjoining the
Public Lighting.—Gas.—Daring the month 106 public gas Inmps were reported as being out or burning dimly, 14 glasses to same dirty and 18 glasses broken.
Electric Light.—53 Electric. lamps have for all or portion of the night. been reported, during the month as being out Landing Accommodation.—Whangpoo River.—Dredging at Ewo Road pontoon.
Street Paver 338 lineal feet of Portland cement concrete pavement has been laid.
Road Eztensions.—Constructing a con: crete culvert in the Pek-chuen-how me of North Szechuen Road Laying 12" pipe sewer, th all necessary manholes and gullies, in North Szechuen Road Extensior General.—During the month 5,327 tons of road material were received from the Quarry and 2,440 tons were used for various purposes.
1,090 tons of stone were broken by the No. 2Siono Breaker in the Hongkew Depot, and 150 tons by convict labour.
The writer visited the Quarry on March and found everything work factorily. The water is still very low at certain points on the Grand Canal, 2,236 pieces of concrete ware were made at the Council's Depot.
16 Applications for Building Permits relating to 168 houses have been received. At the Mixed Court on the 27th March a native was fined $20 for commencing building operations without the usual permit The average daily number of labourers employed during the month, exclusive of Contract work, was 948.
Official measurements of 53 new land lots have been attended during the month.
Engineer.
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