Phe additional class rooms at the Public School have been finished externally, avd the Hors and joinery work are now being put i Although much hindered by the rainy weather, the Contractor is making good progress with the new Isolation Hospital, The tender of Shing Kee for the erection of New Workshops and Stores for the Fire Deportment, in Scott Road, has been accepted, and the work is being commenced forth wi The Wayside Polive Station is gress and the ditions arker Inspector's Quarters have been con pleted, The site for the proposed New Gaol has been fenced in, and the mud removed from the River, in front of the Ewo Road Jetty, by the dredger, is being used for the and.
Streets, Road Hxtensions and Widenings.—Negotia-tious have taken place in connection with the following Foochow, Fokien and Seward Road Wide ings: Muirhead, Soochow, North Soochow Nurth tibet Road Extensions.
OWS" x 1'6" conerete sewer is being fai in Road Extension "A", South of Sinza Road.
Drainage.—The 9" and 12" Pipe devil in Hwakee Road has been relaid with the necessary manholes, etc.
682 feet run of 9" Pipe has been laid in the Yangtszepoo Koad, in front of the Hus Sheng Chang Cotton Mill.
A 40" circular brick sewer is being laid in Sinza Road, East of the Park Road.
Cleansing and Scavenging.—5,452 cartloads of garbage have been collected during the month as against 4,689 loads collected in April of last year. check the garbage boat trafic, it has been Garbage Disposal. In order to con el and
decided to place Overseers at the Garbage Stations on the Whangpoo River and Soochow Creek.
Latrines and Urinals.—A Iatrive has been erected in an alleyway earth of the Seward Road, on laud adjoting Cadastral Lot 1199.
Quarry.—1,422, tous of stone have: been brought down from the Quarry during the month.
Concrete Ware.—4,284 Pieces of Concrete ware have been made at the Hongkew depdt ducing the month.
Labour.—The average daily number abouters employed ducing the mouth, ex-Husive of Contract work, has been 2,070, Telephones.—The China and Japan Telephone Ca. have removed their poles, wires, ete. from the following road:
Hankow Road, between The Bund and Honan Road.
The Bund, between Sungkiang and Soochow Roads.
Honan Road, between Sungkiang and Kiukiang Roads.
Kiukiang Road, between The Lund and Szechuen Itoads.
Tiendong Road, bet seen Astor and Chapoo Roads.
Broadway, between Astor and Fearon Roads.
The Shanghai Mutual Telephone Ca. have erected poles in the following roads Hankow Road, between Szechuen and Honan Roads Honan Road, between Soochow and Sungkiang Roads.
Kiangse Road, between Soochow and Siking Roads.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.