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Department. During March eight new coaches were added to the rolling stock, and underframes for four additional coaches were received during the year, and two coaches were completed and handed over by the contractors and the others were well in hand at the end of the year.
The year's expenditure chargeable to Construction Account was $638,995.11.
The working expenses amount to $297,265.97 and when compared with gross receipts show an increase; the percentage for the previous year being 75.25, while for 1915 it was 86.47; this is due to the decrease in earnings and to unforeseen heavy expenditure on repairs to Manager's House, the widening of the Platform at Sheung Shui Halt, and the erection of an additional Shelter for passengers at that Station, all of which have been paid for out of Revenue. The amount to be paid for rent for the use of Shum Chun Station was agreed during the year and a sum of $10,478.81 was paid over to the Chinese Section being rent for accommodation for the period October, 1911, to June 30th, 1915.
The revenue derived from Local Traffic amounted to $129,094.83 or $2,286.59 less than 1914, and the earnings of Through and Joint Sectional Traffic were $207,622.20 or $18,114.41 below the previous year; this was mainly due to the decrease of 47,153 in the number of passengers carried as compared with 1914, which was an abnormal year owing to the depreciated Chinese Government notes being for some time accepted at face value by the Railway (Chinese Section). The Fanling Branch earnings amounted to $7,052.05 or $438.24 less than last year.
The excess of earnings over expenditure for 1915 was $46,503.11.
1914 1915 Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China, 277,512 271,382 Passengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory, 353,722 326,839 Passengers travelling on the British Section, Main Line, 245,527 257,650 Passengers travelling on the British Section, Fanling Branch, 48,997 47,928VI.—GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.
(a.)—HOSPITALS.
Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, and the Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital. There is an Observation Station capable of accommodating 1,500 persons in the event of an outbreak of infectious disease on board a ship arriving in the Harbour.
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Department. During March eight new coaches were added to the rolling stock, and underframes for four additional coaches were received during the year, and two coaches were completed and handed over by the contractors and the others were well in hand at the end of the year.
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The year's expenditure chargeable to Construction Account was $638,995.11.
The working expenses amount to $297,265.97 and when compared with gross receipts show an increase the percentage for the previous year being 75 25 while for 1915 it was 86-47; this is due to the decrease in earnings and to unforeseen heavy expenditure on repairs to Manager's House, the widening of the Platform at Sheung Shui Halt, and the erection of an additional Shelter for passengers at that Station, all of which have been paid for out of Revenue. The amount to be paid for rent for the use of Shum Chun Station was agreed during the year and a sum of $10,478.81 was paid over to the Chinese Section being rent for accommodation for the period October, 1911, to June 30th, 1915.
The revenue derived
derived from Local Traffic amounted to $129,094.83 or $2,286.59 less than 1914, and the earnings of Through and Joint Sectional Traffic were $207,622.20 or $18,114.41 below the previous year; this was mainly due to the decrease of 47,153 in the number of passengers carried as compared with 1914 which was an abnormal year owing to the depreciated Chinese Government notes being for some time accepted at face value by the Railway (Chinese Section). The Fanling Branch earnings. amounted to $7,052.05 or $438.24 less than last year.
The excess of earnings over expenditure for 1915 was $46.503.11.
Passengers booked by Stations in British
1914.
1915.
Territory to Stations in China, ...277,512 Passengers booked by Stations in China
271,382
to Stations in British Territory, ...353,722
326,839
Passengers travelling on the British Sec-
tion, Main Line,
+
...245,527
257,650
Passengers travelling on the British Sec-
tion, Fanling Bench,
48,997 47.928
VI.—GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.
(a.)-HOSPITALS.
Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, and the Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital. There is an Observation Station capable of accommodat- ing 1,500 persons in the event of an outbreak of infections disease on board a ship arriving in the Harbour.
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