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Those portions of Chatham and Gascoigne Roads which were raised on embankments and carried over the railway by bridging were taken over from the Railway Department.
48. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in New Territories. Considerable damage was done by the typhoons of July 27th and August 5th and 6th, that portion of the Taipo Road between Lok Lo Ha and the 12 mile point being washed away. It was made good and channelled. A reinforced concrete culvert was formed under the roadway near Taipo Market to carry off flood water.
Repairs to the bridge and causeway at Taipo were carried out at a cost of $3,885.54 and most of the rubble pitching protecting the causeway was reset in lime and cement mortar, all holes being made good.
49. Maintenance of Telegraphs.-The lines and instruments were kept in good repair. The telephone lines between the Central Police Station and the Peak and from the Central Police Station along Caine Road were renewed. Owing to the sale of Inland Lot 1891, Kennedy Town, it was necessary to divert the cable to Green Island further west and to construct a new cable house. The cost of this work was defrayed by the purchaser of the lot.
Sub-exchanges were established in the New Government Buildings and in the Courts of Justice, the cost being charged to the Votes for these buildings. These exchanges were connected with the Government and Telephone Co.'s systems, the necessary branch lines being run to the various departments housed in the respective buildings.
50. Maintenance of Telegraphs in New Territories.-The lines and instruments were maintained in working order.
Telephonic communication was established between Shatin Police Station and Shatin Gap Block House.
A telephone line was also constructed from the Government Exchange in Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station to Tsun Wan Police Station, the cost being defrayed from the Vote "Miscellaneous Works".
51. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.-The sewers, storm-water drains and trained nullahs were systematically cleansed and maintained in good condition and the flushing tanks were periodically worked. Two additional large flushing tanks were put into operation towards the end of the year, one at the junction of Arbuthnot Road with Wyndham Street and the other at the junction of Stone Nullah Lane with Lung On Street.
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