AnnualReport-1914

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P.W.R. Hongkong.

The following buildings were wired for the installation of electric lighting: --

Jans.

Victoria Gaol, Cells and Quarters.

Married Quarters, Central Police Station.

Mountain Lodge.

Inspector's Quarters, General Post Office.

New Western Market, North Block.

Breezy Point Quarters.

Magistracy.

The two last-mentioned buildings were also wired for bells and

The following is a statement of the number of lamps, etc., installed or repaired during the year:--

Lamps installed.565 Radiators installed,3 Bells installed,34 Bell indicators installed.13 Telephones installed.19 Fans installed,31 Lamps issued to Departments,1,486

Owing to the works already enumerated absorbing the entire energies of the staff, the wiring of the Subordinate Officers' Quarters at Mount Parish and Kowloon was carried out by Contract.

The lifts at the Law Courts and General Post Office were maintained in good order.

53. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.-The sewers, storm-water drains and trained nullahs were cleansed and maintained in good condition, and the principal flushing tanks were periodically worked at low tides. Deposits of sand were cleared as they occurred, a considerable amount of this work being required in the Western District where extensive building operations were in progress. Any old, disused drains discovered were destroyed and filled in, about 2,430 feet of such drains of varying sizes and types being removed.

The details of expenditure under this heading are as follows :—

Labour for cleansing operations,$ 9,260.23 Repairs,6,060.42 Tools for cleansing operations,482.92 General Incidental Expenditure,97.80 $15,901.37

as against $16,664.81 in the previous year.

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