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152. Water Works (a) New Meters: -809 were issued from Store.
Expenditure new meters $19,380.74
(b) Miscellaneous:-Works carried out under this head were:-300 feet of 4" cast iron main were removed from Waterloo Road between Shanghai Street and Canton Road and 340 feet of 4" cast iron main were removed from Canton Road between Waterloo Road and Hamilton Street. Extensive repair work was carried out at the Kowloon Tong Service Reservoir which effected a reduction in the leakage, but this reservoir which is now about thirty years old will shortly require partial reconstruction.
Twenty new chlorine cylinders were purchased.
153. Expenditure $5,352.98
Port Works:-The costs of trial bores sunk at Hung Hom Ferry Pier site and the supply and erection of various notice boards were defrayed from this vote.
Expenditure $55.10
MISCELLANEOUS.
154. Chinese Cemeteries-Laying out new areas: -Work carried out under this head is covered by paragraph 46 of this Report.
Expenditure $1,385.63
155. Exhumation of Chinese Cemeteries:-No expenditure was incurred.
Expenditure $ Nil.
156. Street Name Plates:-Thirty-six additional plates were erected from stock in hand, and a further fifty-four name plates were ordered, but the latter were not received in time for erection during the year.
Expenditure $840.15
157. Mongkok Police Station-Rewiring:-The building was wired to serve 123 points.
Expenditure $1,726.11
WATER WORKS.
158. Bach Lane Service Pipes:-In addition to twelve services which were enlarged from 11/2" to 2" and one service which was enlarged from 1" to 2" six new or extended services were laid
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