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P.W.R. New Territories.
84. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges,-Mainland. Improvements to Roads and Bridges,-Mainland.
Appro-vimate Mileage 50.—The roads generally were maintained in a satisfactory manner. The improvements, viz., casing bends and laying cement concrete channelling to that portion of the Tai Po Road between the 3rd and 5th milestones, mentioned in last year's Report, were continued.
A storm-water culvert near the 6 miles on the Tai Po Road was lengthened in connection with a proposed re-alignment of the road.
85. Maintenance of Telephones, Mainland.—The lines and instruments were maintained in good order. All telephones and electrical signalling apparatus on the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway were also maintained in good condition. The telephone alarms at Au Tau and Ping Shan were kept in working order.
A new telephone line was constructed from Ping Shan to the temporary Police Station erected at Castle Peak Bay.
The lines from near Sheung Shui to Au Tau were reconstruct-ed, the route from Fanling to Au Tau now following the new road.
Sheung Shui Police Station was wired for bells.
86. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.,-Mainland. --The sewers and trained nullahs at Shamshuipo and the concrete channels in Kowloon City were cleansed and maintained in good order.
The details of expenditure under this heading are as follows:—
Labour for cleansing operations, $246.78
Repairs, $6.74
Tools for cleansing operations, $35.30
General incidental expenditure,
Total, $288.77
as against $400.85 in the previous year.
87. Electric Lighting, Shamshuipo.—A new vote was intro-duced in this year's Estimates for lighting this District. The number of electric lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 13,*
88. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries,-Mainland. The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 42 of this Report.
89. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.--Islands in Southern District. There is nothing special to report under this heading.
* These lamps were erected in 1915.