# Q 51
P.W.R. New Territories.
84. Electric Lighting, Shamshuipo.-The number of lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 39, an increase of 10 over the previous year. The particulars of the positions of the additional lamps will be found in paragraph 123 of this Report.
85. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.-The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 40 of this Report.
86. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.-During the heavy rains already referred to in paragraph 59 of this Report, all the roads in the New Territories were badly scoured and a small bridge on the Shun Wan Road was washed away. The inverts to several of the bridges on the roads in the neighbourhood of Sheung Shui were also badly scoured. Numerous heavy landslips occurred on the Taipo Road, completely blocking it to traffic.
87. Maintenance of Water Works, Laichikok.-The total quantity of water supplied during the year amounted to 91.50 million gallons or about 251,000 gallons per day. Details of consumption are given in Annexe J.
There were 15 meters in use at the end of the year.
88. Water Account.-Meters were examined and repaired in 24 instances.
The expenditure under the vote was as follows:-
New meters (difference in value between issues and receipts), $91.26 Repairs to meters, 33.95 Meter boxes, ... Miscellaneous, $3.13 Total, $128.34PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.
HONGKONG.
89. Central Police Station-Extension.-Work on the building was practically at a standstill for nine months owing to the non-delivery of steel-work. The whole of the steel-work was eventually delivered during the latter part of November and early in December. An immediate start was made on the arrival of the first consignment and, by the end of the year, the erection of the stanchions and girders was well advanced, enabling the brickwork to be raised to a height of 6 feet above the Main Floor level over the greater part of the building.
During the period of suspension, everything possible was done in preparing joinery, stonework and other materials with a view to