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70. Maintenance of Buildings.-Government Buildings were repaired and maintained in accordance with the usual recurring programme of works.
Estimates, $35,000.00 Expenditure, $31,844.8471. Improvements to Buildings.-Under this head the following are the more important of the works executed :—
Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station-Concrete surface to the surrounding compound. Children's Playground-Increasing the height of the surrounding fence. Royal Observatory-Alterations to bathrooms. Kowloon British School-Roughening the surface of the playground to prevent slipping.
Estimates, $10,000.00 Expenditure, $4,935.9772. Maintenance of Roads & Bridges. Improvements to Roads & Bridges.
Estimates, $80,000.00 Expenditure, $82,500.00Approximately 37 miles of Roads.-The road surfaces were generally maintained in a satisfactory manner.
The following are particulars of the additional areas laid with improved surfacing during the year:-
1. Tarring and sanding, Square yards. 95,193 2. 2½" granolithic paving slabs laid on footways, 19,453 3. Substitution of 7" reinforced concrete surfacing for ordinary macadam, tarpainted, 14,740 Estimates, $2,500.00 Expenditure, $70,963.99 $2,228.09 $73,192.0873. Maintenance of Telephones.-The lines and instruments were maintained in good order. The lines and instruments in the Kowloon-Canton Railway were also maintained in a satisfactory manner. Six additional instruments were installed.
Estimates, $2,500.00 Expenditure, $2,451.99