P.W.R. Kowloon.
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69. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges (Approximate Mileage 28).—The roads generally were maintained in a satisfactory manner. Consequent upon the laying-out of the new terminal Passenger Station, the temporary Railway line, which was laid in Salisbury Road in 1910, was removed and the alignment of the road was altered to meet the requirements of the Railway. The cost of the alterations involved, so far as they affected the south side of the road, was defrayed from Railway funds. An area at the western end of Salisbury Road was handed over to the Military Authorities for the construction of certain defence works, the cost of any necessary temporary works for affording access to the piers being borne by them. A strip of roadway, 15′ 0″ wide, was macadamised to connect Salisbury Road with Chatham Road pending the completion of the realignment of the former.
Cement concrete was substituted for lime concrete in Reclamation Street between Public Square Street and Wing Sing Street. The lane in the rear of K.I.L. 659, Reclamation Street, was relaid to new levels with cement concrete. Macadam was substituted for decomposed granite at the eastern end of Wuhu Street—a distance of 150 yards.
The surfaces of the following roads, in addition to those mentioned in last year's Report, were tarred and sanded:—
Ashley Road, 885 square yards. Granville Road (a portion), 1,421 Humphrey's Avenue (further portion), 200 Kimberly Road (margins), "1 3,117 Nathan Road (full width between Salisbury and Granville Roads and portion of width northwards to Austin Road), 15,168 Salisbury Road, 8,673 29,46470. Maintenance of Telephones.—The lines and instruments were kept in good order.
The transfer of the overhead lines to the new route following the Railway and the removal of the Railway exchange from Yaumati station to the terminal station was completed. The transfer of the overhead lines is more fully described in paragraph 82 of this Report.
A new line was installed to the house of the Manager of the Railway and paid for out of P.W.E. 28.
All repairs to instruments, etc., in Kowloon are now carried out at the Government workshops in Chatham Road (Hunghom K.I.L. 198), the workshop at Yaumati having been dispensed with.
71. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.—The sewers, storm-water drains and trained nullahs were cleansed and maintained in good condition.
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