Fighting recommenced in October, resulting in further trouble in the Chinese territory, some rails were removed from the track near Sheklung on October the 6th; and a railway bridge between Sheklung and Shek Ha was damaged 4 days later, also on the 14th the track was broken in the neighbourhood of Shek Ha, and, as the unsettled conditions continued until the end of October, the morning down and the afternoon up through expresses did not run from October the 6th until the 2nd of November; and the afternoon down, and the morning up expresses were cancelled between the 24th of October and the 1st of November.
The running of the two slow through trains had to be discontinued for 10 days during this period; and it was not until the 2nd November that the full train service was resumed.
32. The Fanling Branch Line was closed for 14 days in August, owing to serious settlement of the piers of one of the bridges, caused by scour during the rainy season.
33. Notwithstanding the frequent suspension of the through train service, the receipts show an increase when compared with the previous year.
34. In commemoration of the second anniversary of "Armistice Day" at 11 a.m. on November the 11th, all traffic on the line stopped, and in the workshops and elsewhere all motion was suspended for 2 minutes.
35. The amount provided in the Estimates under Special Expenditure was $372,904 and during the year at various times other amounts were voted, making a total of $622,502.80.
A sum of $241,344 was provided for the purchase of 4 carriages, 2 motor coaches and 1 trailer, but was not expended as delivery was not possible before the end of the year. Further, it was decided to reboiler the two Hudswell Clark shunting engines and thus avoid the expense of a new locomotive; an order was therefore placed locally for two boilers to be delivered in 1921 and under this arrangement $14,800 lapsed.
Owing to the non-arrival of one pair of Locomotive Cylinders, Ramapoa Switch Stands, and certain additional machines for the workshops, a further sum of $12,632.86 included in the Estimates was not required.
The total expended amounted to $335,428.43 and the details are shown in the Table of Expenditure herein.
36. The Revenue Statements of Earnings and Expenditure follow the line previously adopted. The actual expenditure amounted to $487,144.04 against an estimate of $420,167.00 which shows an excess of $66,977.04.
During the year, the salaries of the European and the outdoor Chinese Staff were revised, and the amount available under Personal Emoluments therefore proved insufficient by the sum of $16,467.56.
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Fighting recommenced in October, resulting in further trouble in the Chinese territory, some rails were removed from the track near Sheklung on October the 6th; and a railway bridge between Sheklung and Shek Ha was damaged 4 days later, also on the 14th the track was broken in the neighbourhood of Shek Ha, and, as the unsettled conditions continued until the end of October, the morning down and the afternoon up through expresses did not ruu from October the 6th until the 2nd of November; and the afternoon down, and the morning up expresses were cancelled between the 24th of October and the 1st of November.
The running of the two slow through trains had to be discontinued for 10 days during this period; and it was not until the 2nd November that the full train service was resumed.
32. The Fanling Branch Line was closed for 14 days in August, owing to serious settlement of the piers of one of the bridges, caused by scour during the rainy season.
33. Notwithstanding the frequent suspension of the through train service, the receipts show an increase when compared with the previous year.
34. In commemoration of the second anniversary of "Armistice Day" at 11 a.m. on November the 11th, all traffic on the line stopped, and in the workshops and elsewhere all motion was suspended for 2 minutes.
35. The amount provided in the Estimates under Special Expenditure was $372,904 and during the year at various times other amounts were voted, making a total of $622,502.80.
A sum of $241,344 was provided for the purchase of 4 carriages, 2 motor coaches and 1 trailer, but was not expended as delivery was not possible before the end of the year. Further, it was decided to reboiler the two Hudswell Clark shunting engines and thus avoid the expense of a new locomotive; an order was therefore placed locally for two boilers to be delivered in 1921 and under this arrangement $14,800 lapsed.
Owing to the non-arrival of one pair of Locomotive Cylinders, Ramapoa Switch Stands, and certain additional machines for the workshops, a further su m of $12,632.86 included in the Estimates was not required.
The total expended amounted to $335,428.43 and the details are shown in the Table of Expenditure herein.
36. The Revenue Statements of Earnings and Expenditure follow the line previously adopted. The actual expenditure amounted to $487,144.04 against an estimate of $420,167.00 which shows an excess of $66,977.04.
During the year, the salaries of the European and the outdoor Chinese Staff were revised, and the amount available under Personal Emoluments therefore proved insufficient by the sum of $16.467.56.
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