P.W.R. Hongkong.
Q 54
Traffic Control Lights.
1-32 C.P. 3-50
Garden Road, at the junction with Queen's Road E., Garden Road, at the junction with Lower Albert Rd., Caine Road, at the junction with Arbuthnot Road, 3-50 Caine Road, near No. 8, Police Station,. Bonham Road, at the junction with High Street, Pokfulam Road, at the junction with Bonham Road,. 3-50
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In addition to these, the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co. provide and light 10 lamps, each having a cluster of three -100 C.P. incandescent lamps, for lighting the road adjacent to their property, and the Taikoo Sugar Refining Co. also provide and light seven 2,000 C.P. incandescent lamps for the roads adjacent to their property.
54. Extension of Lighting.—151 lamps were erected during the year, 125 being gas and 26 electric.
1923 Estimates.... $1,500.00
1923 Sup. Vote .$6,000.00
$7,500.00
1923 Expenditure, ...$7,168.84
55. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.-The principal items executed under this heading were general repairs carried out to the Western Market Pier, at a cost of $1,013.22 and to Murray Pier at a cost of $342.17. Considerable repairs were executed at Blake Pier, Arsenal Street Pier, Jubilee Street Pier, Harbour Office Pier, Repulse Bay Beach, Keng Shan Wharf, French Street Pier, Ship Street Refuse Pier, and Eastern Street Refuse Depôt.
56. Maintenance of Public Cemetery.-Retaining walls were erected to sections 2, 5, 6 and 34.
57. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.-The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 38 of this report.
58. Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds.-The various Grounds, with the exception of the Wongneichong Recreation Ground which was badly damaged by the scour brought down by the heavy rains from the adjoining hillsides, were maintained in good order. The use of Departmental labour for the purpose of mowing grass, cleansing ditches, etc., was continued.
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