P.W.R. New Kowloon.
Q 42
80. Maintenance of Telephones.-The lines and instruments were maintained in good order. Two new telephones were installed and a number of improvements and alterations carried out to existing circuits.
Estimates, Expenditure,
$500.00
$387.63
81. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.-The sewers, stormwater drains, and trained nullahs were cleansed, repaired, and maintained in good condition, the open channels and nullahs being cleansed by the Sanitary Department. Sand deposits, as they accumulated, were removed.
All metal work in connection with the drainage systems was inspected, and, where found necessary, repaired and tarred.
Estimates, Expenditure,
$1,500.00 $1,371.94
82. Gas and Electric Lighting.-The number of electric lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 308, an increase of 96 over the previous year.
Estimates, Expenditure,
$15,000.00 $12,146.97
83. Extension of Lighting.-Ninety-six electric lamps were installed during the year.
Estimates Expenditure,
$250.00
Nil.
84. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.-The rainstorms during the year caused damage, of which the following are the principal items:-(a) Kowloon Tong Development Site. (b) Kowloon Tong Development Scheme-Nullah East Side of Kowloon Tong Estate. (c) Kowloon Tong Development Area-Connection of Stream North of Hill Area to Main Nullah.
Under Item (a) the invert of the stream on the west side of the Kowloon Tong Estate, which passes through the Railway Culvert, was cleared of silt. Hand-packed stone toe walls and earth bunds were constructed, whilst the slopes were turfed to prevent, as far as possible, any further rainstorm damage. Under items (b) and (c), the nullahs were cleared of silt and the inverts made good where necessary.
Estimates, Expenditure,
$30,000.00
$4,985.24