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old premises in Johnston Road were due for demolition. Certain staff from Caroline Hill also moved into the Naval Dockyard accommodation.
TRANSPORT AND VEHICLE SECTIONS
203. The Transport Section is responsible for operating the Government Transport Pool of 161 vehicles and it carried out 41,000 details, and tested 487 applicants for posts as motor drivers of whom 334 were engaged.
204. 930 reports were prepared after investigation of accidents involving Government vehicles.
205. With the addition of 177 new vehicles, the number in service totalled 1,420, comprising 331 motor cycles, 519 cars and light utility vans and 570 heavy load-carrying and special purpose vehicles. 80 vehicles which reached the end of their economical life were withdrawn from service and arrangements made for their disposal in accordance with the recommendations of Boards of Survey.
206. Special all-metal motor vehicle bodies, which were designed and constructed included:
(1) 12 ambulances for the Fire Services Department equipped with stretcher gear, full medical facilities and running water. These were a modified design of the 1959 pattern ambulances which incorporate de Dion rear axles and improved suspension to provide a low centre of gravity with extremely stable cornering and smooth riding characteristics. The latest ambulances incorporate more headroom to facilitate loading and attention to patients and improved ventilation.
(2) One light ambulance for the Medical Department equipped with double stretcher gear for short-distance inter-hospital movement of patients.
(3) Three photographic vans for the Registration of Persons Office, each of which is fully equipped for the registration and photographing of the public.
207. Motor vehicles built to standard all-metal body designs and constructed on commercial chassis included one passenger bus, two lorries, eleven 15-cwt. pick-up trucks, a dog-control van for the Agriculture and Forestry Department, and a light clothing van and two cemetery vans for the Urban Services Department.
208. 315 street sweeping hand-carts were built for the Urban Services Department and the Resettlement Department. Six aluminium alloy carts, based on a new design, were built for trial purposes.
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