(iii) Nine carriages and twenty-six wagons were
painted.
(iv) Thirty-eight carriage wheel tyres were renewed.
(v) Three 45-ton wagons were converted into "Mail Wagons" with fibre glass insulation on roof and letter racks fitted to the body to facilitate sorting of mail.
40. Miscellaneous Work.
(i) A telescopic water crane was erected on the coal
stage.
(ii) The body of one new railway lorry was constructed.
41. Work Done for Hong Kong Government Departments. A considerable amount of work was done for the other Depart- ments of Government, i.e., bronze, aluminium and cast iron castings for the P.W.D., the building of eight Police vans and one machine gun mounting for the same Department; construc- tion of a hydrogen generator and other equipment for the Royal Observatory; repair of equipment for Kowloon and Lai Chi Kok Hospitals; various castings for the Fire Brigade; repair of hand barrows for the Resettlement Department.
42. Statistics. Fuel consumption decreased remarkably during the year. Coal consumption was 14.34 kgs. per train km., as against 17.52 kgs. per train km. of the previous year, a 18.2% decrease; and furnace oil consumption was 9.69 kgs. per train km. as against 13.95 kgs. per train km.-a decrease of 30.6%. The improvement was mainly due to the revised driving method mentioned above, but a powerful incentive to savings in the coal and fuel consumption was provided also by drivers' emulation charts.
Statistical statements relating to analysis of train and locomotive kilometrage; coal and fuel oil running expenses, and repairs to locomotives, carriages and wagons will be found at the end of this report as appendices X, XI, XII and XIV.
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