16. It is interesting to note that since October 26th, no pig has been transported by rail into the Colony.
17. Some pigs from the East River district were sent by motor truck to Man Kam To, New Territories, and thence again by truck to the appropriate slaughter houses.
18. The market price of cattle was good in the Colony, consequently the number imported increased.
19. Cold storage wagons from the Chinese Railways began to arrive on December 12th. From then on 18 wagons conveying 206 tons of frozen prawns and 85 tons of frozen meat were received.
20. A through mail service was re-inaugurated on December 16th after a period of over 6 years. A Chinese mail van and a British converted mail wagon are being attached alternatively to the local trains of both sections daily.
21. Local goods traffic, weight and revenue, remained without major change. The figures appear in Appendix VII.
22. Although goods revenue generally dropped, the handling receipts derived from this source rose, due to bigger percentage rebates being offered to the Railway by the contractors. The amount has risen from $274,556 to $277,449.
23. Operation. Train punctuality was not satisfactory. It was affected by the various speed restrictions on this single line, necessitated by the construction of the new station at Ma Liu Shui.
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The timetable was revised on March 20th.
trains
No. of passenger Percentages
No. of trains on time
4,096
51.07
No. of trains delayed for less than 5 mins. No. of trains delayed for 5 mins. and over
2,924
36.45
1,001
12.48
Total number of passenger trains run
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8,021
100.00
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