Channel is being laid on Park Road and Stonebridge Road.
Defective channelling las been relaid as follows:—
Broxdway, between N. Soochow and Tsingpoo Roads. 720 feet ran Seward Rond, between Kungping snd Hwa Kee Roads. 1243 feet run Broadway, between Taiping and Keechong Rords. 740 feet run.
Concrete Ware.—The following Concrete ware has been made at the Council's depots during the month.
Hongkew Depot 7640 pieces, Sinza Roud Depot..
Total, Labowr—The average daily number of Inbourers employed during the month, ex-elusive of Contract Work, has been 2638, Quarry.—1457 tons of road material have been received during the month from the Quarry.
Cleansing aut Scavenging. 7,88) entt-Jonds of garbage have been collected, an increase of 1,197 Cxrtlonds over corresponding period of last year, An addition has been made tothe Overseer's hut at. the Pah Ching Creek Garbage Receiving Stution, measuring 10{t. x 88ft. containing coal house and st-rervom, During the month the Whangpoo River and the creeks were patrolled and the Garb: age Receiving Stations visited three time There is a marked improvement in the cleanliness of the River and Creek foreshores between low and high water-marks, Flushing Sewers, Chann: ls and Footicay, During the month a special squail of coolies was employed in ench District flushing the sewers at low water, and washing the channels and footways during the rest of the day, and 1,525,747 gallons of Water Works' water has been used for this purpose.
Mr. Jovino, Cleansing and Scavenging, Overseer in charge of the Central and Western Districts, hue, been granted six is? leave of absence, during which time Mr. Berry will act in his stead.
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