54. Land. The following areas of Railway land were leased for various purposes:-
Area in
Description
sq. ft.
Annual Rental in H. K. $
Military Camps, etc.
519,858
3.00
Bible Auditorium (Seventh Day Adventists)
6,000
8,640.00
Club House and Sports Ground
84,800
20.00
Boy Scout Hut
3,735
1,205.20
Motor Car Service Stations
17,794
21,348.19
Film Titling Studio.....
3,000
2,436.48
Storage...
21,653
12,578.62
Cultivation and Gardening
1,075,888
3,984.62
Various other purposes
45,602
14,364.82
Total
1,778,330
64,580.93
55. Advertising Space. Advertising space let out during the year was 7,221 sq. ft. Revenue from this source amounted to $99,503.25.
56. Indents. During the year the following materials re- quisitioned through the Crown Agents arrived from the United Kingdom.
were
(a) Superelevation track gauge
(b) Permanent Way gauge tie bars (c) 15 ft. switches of 95 lb. rails (d) 18 ft. switches of 95 lb. rails
(e) No. 8 Crossing of 95 lb. rails
(f) No. 10 Crossings of 95 lb. rails
6 nos.
30
声望
25 sets
6
27
25 nos.
6
57. Australian Sleepers. Some 3,319 hardwood sleepers ordered from Australia through Messrs. Swire &
Maclaine Ltd. but only 1,539 pieces arrived during the year, including 40 partially defective ones which were accepted at a reduction of 30% on contract rate.
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