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69. Maintenance of telephones.—The lines and instruments were maintained in good order. The lines and instruments in the Kowloon and Canton Railway were also maintained in a satisfactory manner.
Nine additional instruments were installed.
Estimates
Expenditure
$3,000.00
$2,093.86
70. 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. The automatic flushing tanks were kept working continuously and sand deposits, as they accumulated, were removed.
Repairs were made to the sewers, stormwater drains, etc., the most important being to those situated as shown below:
Sewers. In Argyle Street east of Kowloon Hospital; at No. 163 Bulkeley Street, Hung Hom; at side of Holt's Wharf; in Argyle Street near Fa Yuen Street; in Waterloo Road.
Storm Water Drains. In Nathan Road and Salisbury Road; on stormwater drain, Ma Tau Chung.
Nullah.
Invert of western nullah in King's Park.
Channel.
North of nullah and west of Tam Kung Street, Hill of the King of the Sung.
Many defective traps, gullies, gratings etc., were replaced, and a number of old disused drains destroyed and filled in.
All metal work in connection with the drainage systems was inspected, and, where found necessary, repaired and tarred.
Estimates,
Expenditure,
$15,000.00
$8,468.44
71. Gas Lighting. The total number of lamps in use at the end of the year was 553, an increase of 12 over the previous year.
Estimates
Expenditure
$32,000.00
$27,338.81