54. Roads and Bridges Outside City (Maintenance and Improvements):-The surfaces of approximately ninety miles of roads were generally maintained in a satisfactory manner.
The following are particulars of the additional areas laid with improved surfacing during the year:-
Tarring and sanding Square yards 9,200 21" granolithic paving laid on footways 2,450A traffic census was taken on some of the main roads in the Outside City district. During a twelve hour period (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) the following results were obtained and these are shown compared with the 1935 figures.
Street Point where Census was taken 1935 1936 Cars and Lorries Motor Cycles and Buses Cars and Motor Cycles Lorries and Buses Stubbs Road Above junction of Bowen Road 230 137 262 198 Wongneichong Gap Road Above junction of Bowen Road 333 138 409 174 Magazine Gap Road Below junction of Stubbs Road 703 1136 King's Road Opposite Ming Yuen Garden 566 501 325 301 Island Road Bottom of Shaukiwan Hill 166 43 254 68 Island Road East of Repulse Bay Road Junction 141 43 146 59 Island Road West of Repulse Bay Road Junction 284 160 236 128 Island Road South of Victoria Road and Pokfulum Road Junction 130 160 195 251Expenditure $34,121.15
55. Maintenance of Telephones including all Cables :- The whole system of communication including submarine and land cables and aerial routes, telegraph lines and instruments and office inter-communicating systems were maintained in good order. Alterations and improvements were effected to various existing lines. Telephones for Hong Kong Volunteer