AnnualReport-1937

Q 13

were operated during periods of low tide. Sand deposits were cleared as they occurred. Septic tanks at Lugard Road, Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay and Farm Lots Nos. 29 and 30 Pokfulam were periodically sludged. The septic tank and its pumping plant on the foreshore at North Point were maintained in working order. Many defective traps, gullies, gratings, etc., were renewed.

Expenditure

$21,673.23

60. Street Lighting:-The total number of gas lamps in use at the end of the year in the City and its precincts was 1,806 and in Hill district, 233 the same as in the last year's report. An improvement to the existing lighting in Connaught Road Central was made during the year by increasing the candle power. Under this scheme thirty-three lamps were affected. In the interests of economy an arrangement was made with the Hong Kong and China Gas Company so that throughout the year a number of ninety-five lamps in all, in Barker Road, Belchers Street, Bluff Path, Craigmin Road, Gough Hill Road, Kotewall Road, Magazine Gap Road, Monmouth Path, May Road, Peak Road, Po Shan Road, Victoria Road and Watson Road, were extinguished at midnight instead of at the times specified in the Gas Street Lighting Agreement.

Electric traffic control lights, in the City, seventy-five in number, and traffic island lights, twenty-seven in number, were maintained in working order.

The total number of electric street lamps in use at the end of the year in the City, Outside City and Peak districts was as follows:--

In addition to these, the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company of Hong Kong provide ten lamps, each having a cluster of three-100 C.P. incandescent lamps for lighting the roads adjacent to their property.

An arrangement, similar to that made with the Hong Kong and China Gas Company for the extinguishing at midnight of 313 lamps was made with the Hong Kong Electric Company. The following were the roads affected:-Borrett Road, Bowen Road, Brewin Path, Clovelly Path, Harlech Road, Homestead Path, Lugard Road, Magazine Gap Road, Middle Gap Road,