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" Laundry. —Most of the laundry machinery has arrived, and plans are practically completed for a building with reinforced-concrete walls and concrete floors. A site has been selected in Matautu, and construction will be commenced as soon as materials are available. "Wireless Station. —The roofs of the buildings were painted, and the interior of the single quarters was completely renovated. A building previously used by the military is now being removed, re-erected, and renovated, to provide a temporary residence for the Officer in Charge. " Quarantine.- —On several occasions a considerable amount of work has had to be carried out to provide for temporary quarantine accommodation for both whites and Natives. " General Maintenance. —ln addition to the foregoing a great deal of minor maintenance work which cannot be detailed in this report has been carried out." In a supplementary report on the period up to the 31st August, 1921, he says : — " Buildings- Renovation and improvement of residences have been continued. Seven residences have been provided with mosquito-rooms, while, three residences have received thorough overhauls. The house occupied by Malietoa was repaired and painted. A great deal of minor repair work has been carried out. In addition to the, above, the following shows work carried out in some of the more important buildings : Vadlima- -Further minor structural alterations were made. The external painting of the main building and also of the out-buildings has been completed. The greater portion of the interior of the main building has been renovated. The electric-lighting plant has been installed and the wiring of the building completed. " K'uli Quarters, Vailima. —These quarters, comprising Kuli accommodation, with all necessary sanitary annexes, are practically complete, except for painting. " Schools. —Repairs to all fences and painting of same have been completed. Modern sanitary bubble drinking-fountains for the children have been erected. " Apia Gaol.- -Fences have been repaired, and minor alterations to cells have been carried out to increase accommodation. " Public Works Garage.- —A lathe, Radial drill, grinder, and engine have been installed, and are doing excellent work. Minor alterations were carried out to enable machinery, &c. to be protected from the weather. " Central Hotel.— -Extensions to provide W.C. and bath accommodation and reasonable sanitation have been commenced and are half completed. The work is held up for want of plumbing staff. A cool store, 6 ft. by 4 ft., is also to be provided to replace a large ice-chest which is beyond repair. Quarters for six additional Chinese servants have been commenced, and are now half-completed. The music-room and two bedrooms have been mosquito-proofed. A Ferro oil-engine has been, installed to drive the ice-cream machine, resulting in considerable saving in time and ice. A chip caliphont was installed. " Single Men's Quarters. —This work was completed and provided with a modern drainage-system and septic-tank. The whole building was painted. " Office for Department of Native Affairs. —This work has been completed, and the office repainted inside and out. " Hospital.- A groat deal of work has been carried out. The dining-room, store-room, kitchen, W.('., and shower for Native nurses have been completed, and provided with a modern drainage-system and septic-tank. 'I he Chief Medical Officer's office and consulting-room, &c, is completed except for a little finishing-work on the veranda, and has been in partial occupation for several months. The white ward has now been entirely mosquito-proofed with bronze gauze. Additional bathroom accommodation is being provided. A new dispensary and storeroom have been fitted up, and the whole of the out-patients' department has been thoroughly overhauled and renovated. Blinor alterations have been carried out in the same building, and mosquito protection has been provided in the eye-room. A mosquito-proof room has been erected on the upper floor for the dispenser. Six large fale* have been completed, including concrete, floors and curtains. The frames of four more smaller fales for the isolation compound have been erected. Two annexes, containing showers, W.C.s, &c, for the Native Hospital, have almost been completed. A modern reinforced-concrete laboratory has been commenced, and is about a third completed. The two large indentured-labour wards have been repaired and thoroughly renovated inside and out. The operating-theatre has been renovated. The exteriors of all the ma n buildings have been painted. The existing drainage-system is disgraceful, and a commencement has been made with an entirely new modern drainage-scheme. A large doublecompartment septic-tank is being constructed, for which the excavation is complete, and the concreting commenced. " Medical Oul-slalion, Tuasivi. —The doctor's residence was completed, and considerable internal additions and fittings were made in the dispensary, which has also been painted. The station has been opened for some time. " New Residence, Motoolua. —This building has been completed, and a fence is now being erected. Modern drainage and a septic-tank have been installed. " Black Boys' Hospital. —This building was converted into quarters, and a modern drainage and a septic-tank provided. " Laundry. —This building, in reinforced concrete, is completed except for concrete floor and internal fittings. " Wireless Station.—A temporary residence for the Officer in Charge was completed. Drainage and plumbing at the single officers' quarters were carried out. The wireless mast has been painted, and the, painting of the stays has been commenced. " Shotvers, Mulinuu. —Four structures, each containing two showers, were, erected for the use of the, Native Government officials at Mulinuu. " Customs Sheds. —The roof of the import shed, which has never given satisfaction since erected by the Germans in 1914, was removed, and replaced with ordinary corrugated iron. A large number