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Government work. Many difficulties were experienced with this contract and, although at periods of peak demand, it was not possible to supply the full needs of the Department, a high percentage was met. The differences in cost between contracts where the stone was supplied from this source and those where the contractors supplied their own stone, fully justified the experiment.
The output figures for the year were:-
Hok Un 22,400 tons Morrison Hill 33,000 Crushed stone 13,100 tons Tarred materials 818132. Maintenance of Footpaths and Drainage Connections:- A steady programme of work was carried out throughout the year, the main items being the relaying and patching of footpaths at Queen's Road Central, Queen's Road East, around Southorn Playground, King's Road, Shaukiwan Road, Morrison Hill Road, Bonham Strand West, Leighton Hill Road, Castle Peak Road, Nathan Road and various roads and streets in Yaumati and Kowloon Tong.
133. Maintenance of Traffic and Street Signs:-The repair and maintenance of an increasing number of traffic and street signs was carried out throughout the year.
134. Maintenance of Government A.R.P. Tunnels:-Miscellaneous maintenance of Government A.R.P. tunnels was carried on throughout the year. In the main, repairs etc., to drainage systems, portals and blocking walls were undertaken.
135. Street Lighting:-The numbers of street lamps in use by the end of the year compared with the previous year is as follows:-
Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories Electric 1946/47 2751947/48 696 877
1,098 Gas 65
232 321
64 174
88
136. Works executed on Private Account:-A new item was included in the Estimates to cover works executed on behalf of private individuals, the cost of which was paid into Treasury to the credit of a Revenue Head. 134 items of work were carried out under this head during the year.
137. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damage:-The steady and persistent rain during the summer caused a large amount of damage throughout the Colony, all of which was made good by the end of the year, with the exception of the embankment on Stubbs Road near Magazine Gap.