44. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City. Blue macadam surfaces were maintained in a satisfactory condition.
That portion of Kennedy Road between the Peak Tramway bridge and the nullah East of the German Club, 657' 0" long, and that portion of Robinson Road between the Peak Road and Glenealy, 610′ 0′′ long, were laid with tar macadam. Part of Robinson Road at its junction with Castle Road was concreted with 4" lime and cement concrete.
The granite paving in Shelley Street between Staunton Street and Caine Road, and in Pottinger and Peel Streets between Queen's Road and Hollywood Road was taken up and relaid. Queen's Road East between Arsenal Street and Wanchai Market was improved by reducing the cross fall.
The footway in Leighton Hill Road opposite Inland Lot 488 was concreted with lime and cement concrete, 4′′ thick, and the footway in Morrison Hill Road opposite Nos. 31 to 41 was similarly surfaced.
45. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges outside City.—The road surfaces generally were maintained in a satisfactory manner.
That portion of Barker Road between Plantation Road and Rural Building Lot No. 91 was laid with tar macadam.
46. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in Kowloon.--The roads were maintained in good condition. Some interference was unavoidably caused with some of the roads on the East side of the Peninsula by the progress of the Railway works. Kowloon City Road between Hunghom and the Cement Works and Shanghai Street (formerly Station Street North) between 1 and 2 miles were macadamized.
47. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in New Territories.- These roads were maintained in such order as the Vote would allow. A further length of two miles of the Tai Po Road, viz., from the 6th to the 8th milestone, was coated with macadam, thus completing the surfacing of it with this material from its commencement to the 11th milestone. A contribution of $2,750 was received from Railway funds on account of this work, the macadamizing of the road being necessitated by the heavy traffic over it in connection with the construction of the railway. A further contribution of $2,583.61 was received from Railway Funds on account of the extra cost of maintaining the road during the years 1908 and 1909, the ordinary cost of maintenance having been assessed at $8,000 per annum, the Railway paying for any expenditure in excess of this amount.
48. Maintenance of Telegraphs.-The lines and instruments were kept in good repair. One of Ericsson's 6-line Switchboards was fitted at the Harbour Office; a 30-line board at Tsim Sha Tsui Water Police Station and a 20-line board at No. 1 Motor House.
The cable houses at Hunghom were rendered more secure against burglars by the construction of a reinforced concrete roof, sheathing the doors with mild steel and fitting them with safety bolts.