Appendix S.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
(British Section.)
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1918.
1. The Goods Examination Shed at Kowloon Station was completed early in the year, and in order still further to encourage this traffic, the building of a reinforced concrete wharf in front of the shed extending to a suitable depth of water has been decided upon.
2. The roofing of the passenger platforms remained in abeyance owing to the non-arrival of the steel work. A sum of $15,045.51 was paid over by the Crown Agents early in the year to the contractors in England, Messrs. Head Wrightson and Company, on account of a quantity of steelwork which was then ready for delivery, but owing to the conditions prevailing it was not possible to ship it.
3. Permanent two-storied quarters have been built at Lo Wu in British Territory for the accommodation of the British Section traffic and locomotive staff of Shum Chun Station who were previously housed in the temporary wooden station.
4. The wooden station building at Shum Chun leased from the Chinese Section was condemned early in the year and the station staff and instruments moved to temporary accommodation provided in the Chinese Section station on the main line platform. Plans for a new permanent station have been approved and it is hoped that the building will be ready to be handed over to this Section during 1919.
5. At Taipo Station a brickwork shelter has been provided off the down platform for the examination of passengers and their luggage arriving by launch from Sha U Chong. This has not proved to be sufficient and additional accommodation has been sanctioned and the work put in hand in 1919.
6. The water service at Taipo has been much improved by replacing with new galvanised piping the old iron pipes which had become utterly useless after ten years' service.
7. Some 2,500 sleepers were renewed, and a contract arranged for the supply of 6,000 Australian hardwood sleepers for further renewals. Delivery under this contract commenced before the end of the year.
Appendix S.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
(British Section.)
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1918.
1. The Goods Examination Shed at Kowloon Station was com- pleted early in the year, and in order still further to encourage this traffic, the building of a reinforced concrete wharf in front of the shed extending to a suitable depth of water has been decided upon.
2. The roofing of the passenger platforms remained in abeyance owing to the non-arrival of the steel work. A sum of $15,045.51 was paid over by the Crown Agents early in the year to the contractors in England, Messrs. Head Wrightson and Company, on account of a quantity of steelwork which was then ready for delivery, but owing to the conditions prevailing it was not possible to ship it.
3. Permanent two-storied quarters have been built at Lown in British Territory for the accommodation of the British Section traffic and locomotive staff of Shum Chun Station who were pre- viously housed in the temporary wooden station.
4. The wooden station building at Shum Chun leased from the Chinese Section was condemned early in the year and the station staff and instruments moved to temporary accommodation provided in the Chinese Section station on the main line platform. Plans for a new permanent station have been approved and it is hoped that the building will be ready to be handed over to this Section during 1919.
5. At Taipo Station a brickwork shelter has been provided off the down platform for the examination of passengers and their luggage arriving by launch from Sha U Chong. This has not proved to be sufficient and additional accommodation has been sanctioned and the work put in hand in 1919.
6. The water service at Taipo has been much improved by replacing with new galvanised piping the old iron pipes which had become utterly useless after ten years' service.
7. Some 2,500 sleepers were renewed, and a contract arranged for the supply of 6,000 Australian hardwood sleepers for further renewals. Delivery under this contract commenced before the end of the year.
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