Q 35
P.W.R. Hongkong,
The details of expenditure under this heading are as follows:-
Labour for cleansing operations,
Repairs,
Tools for cleansing operations, General incidental expenditure,
Total,
as against $15,615.21 in the previous year.
$9,405.05
5,456.15
396.96
1,929.10
$17,187.26
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 1,148, an increase of 12 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 104 of this Report.
55. Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwon.— Owing to war conditions, the 75 arc lamps in the principal roads of the City have been replaced by incandescent lamps, the whole of the electric lighting now being done with this form of lamps. The numbers and positions of such lamps are as under:—
Various roads, City of Victoria On Tramway route 55 1,000 C.P. (58 pairs), 116 100 C.P. Shaukiwan Road, 21* 50 C.P. Bowen Road, 10 32 C.P. Path from Bowen Road to May Road, 6 32 C.P. Lugard Road, 8 32 C.P.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, $2,178.34 Praya Walls General-General repairs, 92.99 $2,271.35 Statue Pier-General repairs, 1,288.48 Harbour Office Pier-General repairs, 610.62 Shaukiwan Pier-General repairs, 423.94 Murray Pier-General repairs, 403.78 Ship Street Pier-General repairs, 354.83 339.32 Arsenal Street Pier--General repairs, 125.9857. Maintenance of Public Cemetery.-Two new terraces were constructed, below one of which it was necessary to extend a reinforced concrete culvert for a distance of 50 feet.
* In addition to these, the Taikoo Dock Co. provide and light 10 lamps- each having a cluster of 3-100 C.P. incandescent lamps-for lighting this road adjacent to their property, and the Taikoo Sugar Refining Co. provide and light 7-2,000 C.P. incandescent lamps for lighting it adjacent to their property.
Q 35
P.W.R. Hongkong,
The details of expenditure under this heading are as follows:-
Labour for cleansing operations,
Repairs,
Tools for cleansing operations, General incidental expenditure,
Total,
as against $15,615.21 in the previous year.
$9,405.05
5,456.15
396.96
1,929.10
$17,187.26
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 1,148, an increase of 12 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 104 of this Report.
55. Electric Lighting, City, Hill District and Shaukiwon.—- Owing to war conditions, the 75 are lamps in the principal roads of the City have been replaced by incandescent lamps, the whole of the electric lighting now being done with this form of lamps. The numbers and positions of such lamps are as under:—
Various roads,
City of Victoria On Tramway route
55
1,000 C.P.
(58 pairs),
116
100 C.P.
Shaukiwan Road,
21*
50 C.P.
Bowen Road,...
10
32 C.P.
Path from Bowen Road to May Road,...
6
32 C.P.
Lugard Road,......
8
32 C.P.
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,
Praya Walls General-General repairs,
General repairs,
Statue Pier-General repairs,
Harbour Office Pier-General repairs,
Shaukiwan Pier-General repairs,
Murray Pier-General repairs,
Ship Street Pier-General repairs,
$2,178.34
92.99
$2.271.35
1.288.48
610.62
423.94
403.78
354.83
339.32
125.98
Arsenal Street Pier--General repairs,
57. Maintenance of Public Cemetery.-Two new terraces were constructed, below one of which it was necessary to extend a re- inforced concrete culvert for a distance of 50 feet.
* In addition to these, the Taikoo Dock Co. provide and light 10 lamps- each having a cluster of 3-100 C.P. incandescent lamps-for lighting this road adjacent to their property, and the Taikoo Sugar Refining Co. provide and light 7-2,000 C.P. incandescent lamps for lighting it adjacent to their property.
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