1937

Q 32

A traffic census taken on some of the main roads during a twelve-hour period (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) gave the following results and these are shown compared with the 1936 figures.

Point.

1936 1937 Cars and Lorries
Motor Cycles. Buses. Cars and Lorries
Motor Cycles. Buses. Taipo Road at junction with Castle Peak Road 612 86 223 156 Taipo Market 462 111 131 123 Fanling Cross Roads :- Sha Tau Kok Road 63 87 40 69 Sheung Shui Road 144 63 54 Fanling Road to Golf Club ... 255 22 107 92 75 97 Un Long:- Sheung Shui direction 154 262 73 181 Castle Peak direction 178 225 68 231 Castle Peak Road at Tsun Wan 217 101 226 220 Castle Peak Road at Prison 376 147 265 221

Expenditure $58,647.44

102. Maintenance of Telephones:-Lines and instruments were maintained in good order.

Expenditure $4,275.93

103. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc:-Sewers, storm water drains, trained nullahs and concrete channels cleansed, repaired, and maintained in good condition. were

Expenditure $253.77

104. Street Lighting:-The total number of electric street lamps in use at the end of the year was thirty-two.

Expenditure $1,539.20