P.W.R. Hong Kong.
Many defective traps, gullies, gratings, etc. were renewed, and a number of old disused drains of various sizes and types destroyed and filled in.
Estimates, Expenditure,
$22,000.00 $21,565.86
50. Gas Lighting, City and Suburb and Hill District. The total number of lamps in use at the end of the year in the City and its precincts was 1,679, an increase of 45 over the figures for the previous year, and in the Hill District 225, the same as last year.
Estimates, Expenditure,
$98,000.00 $95,536.86
51. Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwan.--- The old agreement with the Hong Kong Electric Co. for electric street lighting expired in 1928 and a new agreement was entered upon in November 1929 for a period of seven years from 1st January 1929; the new rates for street lighting being charged from 1.1.1929.
The numbers and positions of incandescent lamps in the principal roads of the City are as under:-
Along tramway route 1 300 watts. 49 200 Chater Road, Junction of Murray Road 1 — 300 Chater Road, Junction of Jackson Road 1 300 Chater Road (suspended lantern) 3 500 Connaught Road Central near the Star Ferry Wharf 1 150 Icehouse Street, junction of Queen's Road Central 1 500 Icehouse Street, (suspended lantern) 3 500 Pedder Street (suspended lantern) 2 500 Various Roads 52 500 31 300 2 150 Aberdeen 19 100 6 75 Aberdeen Village 2 75 Ap Liu Chau Village 7 100 5 75 Ah Kung Ngam Village 60 75 Barker Road Tram Station 2 Bowen Road 25 1980 40 2 60 3131