P.W.R. Hongkong.
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54. Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and Hill District.--The total number of lamps in use at the end of the year in the City and its precincts was 1,136, an increase of 18 over the previous year and in the Hill District 127, the number in the latter case remaining unaltered. The positions of the various additional lamps will be found in paragraph 102 of this Report.
55. Electric Lighting, City and Hill District and Shaukiwan.--The number of arc lamps in the principal roads of the City and of incandescent lamps in roads of less importance remains unaltered, namely, 75 and 41 respectively.
56. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.--The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this vote:
Blake Pier--Encasing piles in reinforced concrete cylinders, $2,675.82 Fixing stay and renewing shoes to fenders, 422.32 Scraping and tarring, 391.33 General repairs, 22.87 $3,512.34 Kennedy Town Pier--General repairs, 628.81 Aberdeen Praya Wall - General repairs, 289.00 Green Island Pier--General repairs, 278.46 Arsenal Street Pier--General repairs, 205.26 Murray Pier--General repairs, 201.09 198.79 Causeway Bay Praya Wall--General repairs, 131.96 Statue Pier--General repairs, 57.0057. Maintenance of Public Cemetery.--A new terrace was constructed; and the retaining wall, commenced last year, was extended. A new path was formed, including a small concrete bridge over a nullah.
58. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.--The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 42 of this Report.
59. Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds.--The various grounds were maintained in good order. The use of departmental labour for the purpose of mowing the grass, cleansing ditches, etc., was continued. The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure:
Wongneichong--Labour in trimming, $781.01 New turf, 539.29 Laying tar macadam to path, 511.47 Repairing fencing, 71.68 $1,903.45 Queen's--Replacing fence, 148.66P.W.R. Hongkong.
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54. Gas Lighting, City and Suburbs and Hill District.--The total number of lamps in use at the end of the year in the City and its precincts was 1,136, an increase of 18 over the previous year and in the Hill District 127, the number in the latter case remain- ing unaltered. The positions of the various additional lamps will be found in paragraph 102 of this Report.
55. Electric Lighting, City and Hill District and Shaukiwan.-- The number of arc lamps in the principal roads of the City and of incandescent lamps in roads of less importance remains unaltered, namely, 75 and 41 respectively.
56. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers,―The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this vote:~
Blake Pier-Encasing piles in reinforced
concrete cylinders,......
.$2,675.82
Fixing stay and renewing shoes to fenders, 422.32
Scraping and tarring,
General repairs,
Kennedy Town Pier-General repairs,
Aberdeen Praya Wall - General repairs,..
Green Island Pier-General repairs,
Arsenal Street Pier-General repairs,........
Murray Pier-General repairs,.........
391.33
22.87
-$3,512.34
628.81
289.00
278.46
205.26
201.09
198.79
131.96
Causeway Bay Praya Wall-General repairs, Statue Pier-General repairs,
57. Maintenance of Public Cemetery.-A new terrace was constructed; and the retaining wall, commenced last year, was extended. A new path was formed, including a small concrete bridge over a nullah.
58. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.-The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 42 of this Report.
59. Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds.-The various grounds were maintained in good order. The use of departmental fabour for the purpose of mowing the grass, cleansing ditches, etc., was continued. The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure:—
Wongneichong-Labour in trimming,...... $781.01
New turf,
Laying tar macadam to path,
Repairing fencing,.......
Queen's-Replacing fence,
539.29
511.47
71.68
$1,903.45 148.66
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