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96. The Head Offices were completely overhauled and the Goods Examination Sheds and Customs Offices were reconditioned.
97. Two Class "A" and two Class "B" European quarters, all ganghuts and Permanent Way Staff quarters, and the Traffic Staff quarters at Blackhead's Point were renovated, the latter being re-wired by the Electrical Branch of the Public Works Department.
98. 2,612 badly corroded rivets and all bearing plates and holding down bolts of Bridge No. 25 were renewed at a cost of $1,480. The work was done at night with the co-operation of the Locomotive Department, pneumatic rivetters fed by portable air compressors kindly loaned by the Public Works Department being utilised for the purpose.
99. Standard colours for painting buildings, quarters and structures were adopted in June.
100. Departmental painting was introduced in August to enable the work to be more efficiently and economically performed. A gang of five painters were employed at a cost of $140.40 per month. It is intended to paint 1/5th of all buildings and structures each year on a "chain" programme.
101. Bridges Nos. 2, 4, 6 and 25 were painted with two coats of No. 4 Special Thin Refined Tar for Steelwork supplied by Messrs. The Lancashire Tar Distillers, Ltd. The use of this tar resulted in considerable economy, the cost per 100 square feet of surface being 13.2 cents, as against 37.7 cents with the mixture of Stockholm and Local tars, Portland cement and kerosene, which had previously been standardised.
102. All road level-crossing gates were painted with black and white diagonal bands. The Signal Cabin and all signal arms were also painted.
103. Improvements to Kowloon Station and Yard were completed as under:-
(a) The effective length of Platform No. 4 was increased by 20 feet, to 830 feet, in April.
(b) A train's arrival and departure board was installed in May.
(c) A separate exit for 1st class through passengers was provided in October.
(d) Two new sidings each 144 feet in length were laid in October along the Praya Wall to enable heavy loads up to 45 tons to be lifted by travelling crane from lighter to truck.
(e) A loading gauge was erected in November.