mortar by the 'Aerocem' process during the year, thus completing the programme for the repair of No. 5 Tunnel.
48. Bridges. Bridges Nos. 1 and 22 were overhauled and repainted. Rotten sleepers on Bridges Nos. 22, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35 and 36 were renewed.
49. Road Level Crossings. The gates of the road level crossings at Miles 7, 9, 131, 18, 19 and Sheung Shui were repainted with reflective paint as a contribution towards the safety of road traffic approaching the crossings. The road level crossing at the north of Sheung Shui Station was widened to 60 ft. as a result of the widening of the San Fung Avenue. All the sleepers, top ballast and rails in the track were renewed and a new timber decking was installed.
50. Kilometre and Gradient Posts. The kilometre and gradient posts along the whole of the main line were overhauled and repainted.
51. Station Buildings. (a) All the buildings within the railway boundary were inspected periodically for white ants by white ant exterminating contractors.
(b) Major overhauls were done to the station building and the waiting shelters at Tai Po Market Station.
(c) The platform awnings at Kowloon terminus were completely overhauled and repainted.
52. Staff Quarters. The platelayers quarters at Yau Ma Tei, head- men and platelayers quarters at Mile 3, Mile 16 and Fanling Station, traffic quarters at Lo Wu Station and at Hung Hom, station master's and traffic quarters at Fanling were everhauled and re-decorated.
53. Railway Workshops. All the buildings of the Hung Hom railway workshops were overhauled and repainted.
54. Repair to Typhoon Damage. As a result of the passing of typhoon 'Mary' damage was done to the railway buildings, seawalls, fencing, cuttings and embankments. Repair work included reconstruction of the collapsed permanent way store shed at Hung Hom, renewal of some 2,100 sq. ft. of damaged asbestos sheet roofing in the goods shed at Kowloon Station, repointing of 160 sq. yds. of the seawall at Mile 12, re-erection of approximately 500 linear ft. of fencing blown down in the locomotive yard, repair of the wash-outs at Miles 6, 15, 17 and from Miles 193 to 21.
55. New Work and Improvements. (a) New flush latrines were con- structed at Blackheads, Yau Ma Tei, Tai Po, Tai Po Market, Wo Hop
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