(d) Major overhauls were carried out on quarters for traffic staff and signal foreman at Blackheads; traffic staff quarters at Sha Tin and Tai Po and headmen, platelayers and operating staff quarters at Lo Wu.
51. Repairs to Typhoon Damages. Minor damage was done to doors, windows and roofs of Railway buildings by typhoon 'Alice' in May. The passing of typhoon 'Olga' in September resulted in minor damages to the seawalls and caused slips in cuttings at Mile 14 and Mile 101, where retaining walls had to be constructed to prevent further slips.
52. New Work and Improvements. (a) A block of new staff quarters for senior Railway officers was constructed off Wylie Road, Kowloon, to replace the two blocks of old quarters at Gascoigne Road, which were demolished to make way for the Nairn Road Extension.
(b) Overhauling and re-decoration of the remaining 14 houses of the block of 28 one-storeyed buildings at Luen Wan Street was effected, thereby completing the two-year programme for the conversion of the 28 Luen Wan Street buildings into staff quarters.
(c) The disused shelter at Tai Po Station was converted into two quarters to accommodate two signal fitters who are required to perform on-call duties after normal duty hours.
(d) The foreman's quarter at Yau Ma Tei Station was converted into two quarters to accommodate two Assistant Headmen, following the demolition of Mile 3 Ganghut to make way for new development.
(e) Improvements to drainage along the main line included the con- struction of a new culvert and some 500 linear feet of cement concrete storm water channel at Mile 14 and the extension of an existing culvert at Mile 10.
53. Railway Land. The following areas of Railway land were let out on permit for various purposes:
Description
Area sq. ft.
Annual Rental
$
Military Camps etc.
431,360
4.00
A Bible Auditorium (Seventh Day
Adventists)
6,000
6,000.00
Club House & Sports Ground
242,661
30.00
A Boy Scouts Hut
3,735
10.00
Motor Car Garage
25,019
27.834.00
Film Titling Studio
3,000
3,000.00
Storage
12,915
11,890.00
Cultivation & Gardening
1,256,767
3,886.00
Various Other Purposes
169,310
83,252.00
2,150,767
135,906.00
Total ...
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