P.W.R. Kowloon,
74. Gas Lighting :—The total number of lamps in use at the end of the year was 310, an increase of 6 as compared with the previous year. The positions of the various additional lamps will be found in paragraph 130 of this Report.
75. Electric Lighting.--The number of electric lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 93, an increase of 19 as compared with the previous year. This is due to extensions of street lighting in Waterloo Road and in the road recently constructed to Shamshuipo. Particulars of the positions of the additional lamps will be found in paragraph 130 of this Report.
76. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.-The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this vote:
Tsim Sha Tsui Pier:
Scraping and painting ironwork, tarring and renewing hardwood braces and strings, $440.29 Renewing steps and painting roof and latrine internally, 93.97 Minor repairs, 28.14 $562.40 Praya Walls General-Minor repairs, 794.8977. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.-The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 42 of this Report.
78. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.--The heavy rains of the 15th and 16th July and during the typhoon of August 13th badly scoured the ordinary macadamized roads, necessitating considerable repairs. A number of small landslips also occurred and considerable quantities of detritus had to be removed from several of the nullalis.
79. Maintenance of Water Works. A constant supply of water was maintained throughout the year, the quantity supplied amounting to 447.49 million gallons, which gives an average daily consumption of 1.22 million gallons or, taking an estimated population of 100,100, say, 12.2 gallons per head per day. Details are given in Annexe H.
The quantity of water stored in the impounding reservoir on the 1st of January amounted to 278.05 million gallons and it reached a minimum on the 15th May when it amounted to 130.40 million gallons. The reservoir was at or above its permanent overflow level during the following period:
17th July to 4th October.
The quantity of water remaining in the reservoir at the end of the year amounted to 274.40 million gallons.
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P.W.R. Kowloon,
74. Gas Lighting :—The total number of lamps in use at the end of the year was 310, an increase of 6 as compared with the previous year. The positions of the various additional lamps will be found in paragraph 130 of this Report.
75. Electric Lighting.--The number of electric lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 93, an increase of 19 as compared with the previous year. This is due to extensions of street lighting in Waterloo Road and in the road recently constructed to Shamshuipo. Particulars of the positions of the additional lamps will be found in paragraph 130 of this Report.
76. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.-The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this
vote:
Tsim Sha Tsui Pier:
Scraping and painting ironwork, tarr-
ing and renewing hardwood braces
and strings,
$440.29
Renewing steps and painting roof and
latrine internally,
93.97
Minor repairs,..
28.14
$ 562.40
794.89
Praya Walls General-Minor repairs,...
77. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.-The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 42 of this Report.
78. Typhoon and Rainstorm. Damages.--The heavy rains of the 15th and 16th July and during the typhoon of August 13th badly scoured the ordinary macadamized roads, necessitating consider- able repairs. A number of small landslips also occurred and considerable quantities of detritus had to be removed from several of the nullalis.
79. Maintenance of Water Works. A constant supply of water was maintained throughout the year, the quantity supplied amounting to 447.49 million gallons, which gives an average daily consumption of 1.22 million gallons or, taking an estimated popula- tion of 100,100, say, 12.2 gallons per head per day. Details are given in Annexe H.
The quantity of water stored in the impounding reservoir on the 1st of January amounted to 278.05 million gallons and it reached a minimum on the 15th May when it amounted to 130.40 million gallons. The reservoir was at or above its permanent overflow level during the following period :-
17th July to 4th October.
The quantity of water remaining in the reservoir at the end of the year amounted to 274.40 million gallons.
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