Q 61
P.W.E. Hongkong,
charges for repairs and for overhaul were defrayed from the vote "Upkeep of Plant" vide paragraph 63 of this Report.
1916 Estimates, ... $4,000.00
Amount contribut-ed by the Hong-
kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Total Estimates: Government's
share, Hongkong & Kow-
loon Wharf &
Godown Co.'s
share, $29,000.00 12,000.00 Total,.. $41,000.00 Co., Ltd.,
for
dredging
ex- ecuted alongside
their pier, 12,000.00 1916 Supplemen-
tary Votes,... $25,000.00 9,000.00 Expenditure to
31/12/16, 1916 Expenditure, 24,672.38 42,069.78
108. Post Office—Improving lighting of Sorting Hall.—The improvement consisted of substituting indirect lighting by means of half-watt lamps and special fittings for the pendant lamps of high candle power and intense brilliancy, but of low efficiency, hitherto in use.
The improvements made reduced the intense glare produced by direct lighting and, by adopting the new and improved lamps now available, the consumption of current has been lowered considerably. Arrangements were also provided for better control of the lights.
The number of lamps installed was as follows:--
No. 300-Candle Power in 14 inch bowls. 19 200- 6 32- 11 12 Opaque reflectors. $1 1916 Estimates, $1,500.00 1916 Supplementary Vote, 28.98 $1,528.98 1916 Expenditure, 1,528.98109. Lunatic Asylum--Balconies to windows of Wardmaster's Quarters.—Two reinforced concrete balconies, with iron sunshades over, were erected to the windows of the Wardmaster's Quarters on the first floor.
1916 Estimates,
1916 Expenditure,
$600.00 599.12110. Miscellaneous Works.-The following are the principal items of expenditure under this heading :-
Government Offices:-
Alterations to Annexe and adding Storey to Cement Testing Room, $2,291.10 Converting lavatory into an additional office for the Survey Branch, 326.42 Sundry minor items, 115.99 $2,733.51