Upon works matt-rs there is little "used Ws ubave ay length, for im tue "report of tne Muuipal Eng-incor we Kacepayers nave a clear and coupitte Summary of the doings of the year, The Building ules Comuission has compleveu its labours; the Rules will soon be Publisued, and 1 take this "oppor.un.ty of thanking its members coliecuvely and severely for tool arduous services, in which they have been enthusiastically helped by tue mead of department etuetly concerned, the completion of the culverting of the Defence Creek and of the Yangkingpang, with the complicated work of removing bridges and of deviating water and other mais, and making up the new carriage ways has so far cost Ts, 195,512 and 18 now practically completed. the magnitude of the resulting improvement will soon be felt. dome of the more ambitious building projects among residents, once More attract notice to the lack of any sort of official registration of architects. Since our attempt in the year 1908 this measure must I fear be regarded beyond the scope of practical aims, until its need is so acutely felt as to convince the views of a.i concerned.
The great typhoon during the summer has. directed attention to the possible need of maintaining aiternative systems of public light: ing. The Works Committee is giv: ing close attention to the requir ments of the Settlement in respect, and before next year we shall announce to you the result of its deliberations.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.