P.W.R. New Kowloon.
Q 52
1. Tarring and sanding,
2. 24" granolithic paving slabs laid on footways,
Square Yards. 41,406 13,404 Estimates, $25,000.00 $27,000.00 $2,000.00 Expenditure, $22,504.14 $24,468.09 $1,963.95Maintenance of Telephones.—The lines and instruments were maintained in good order.
Estimates, $500.00 Expenditure, $386.9487. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.—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, $3,000.00 Expenditure, $2,350.5088. Gas and Electric Lighting.—The number of electric lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 378, an increase of 70 over the previous year.
Estimates, $15,000.00 Supplementary Vote, $600.00 TOTAL, $15,600.00 Expenditure, $15,024.4889. Extensions of Lighting.—Seventy electric lamps were installed during the year.
Estimates, $250.00 Expenditure, Nil.90. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.—A number of minor repairs to roofs were carried out under this head following the typhoon in August. The more extensive damage was caused to the following buildings—