Q 43
P.W.R. New Territories,
79. Maintenance of Telephones. The lines and instruments were maintained in good order.
Electric bell services were installed at Sai Kung Police Station.
All the telephones and electric signalling apparatus on the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton-Railway were maintained in good condition.
All telephone alarms were kept in working order.
80. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.-The sewers and the trained nullahs at Shamshuipo, and the concrete channels in Kowloon City were cleansed and maintained in good order.
A number of old disused drains were destroyed and filled in.
The details of expenditure under this heading are as follows :—
Labour for cleansing operations $372.60
Repairs 79.57
Tools for cleansing operations 18.72
General incidental expenditure ...
Total $470.89
as against $487.37 in the previous year.
81. Electric Lighting, Shamshuipo. The number of lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 53, an increase of 7 over the previous year.
82. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.--The work carried out under this heading has been alluded to already in paragraph 20 of this Report.
83. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.-The heavy rains referred to in paragraph 29 of this Report caused a considerable amount of damage in the shape of landslips along the new and old roads.
On the Taipo Road, between the 4th and 17th miles, there were many large landslips which necessitated the closing of the road.
A subsidence occurred near what is known as "Gill's" Cutting on the Taipo-Fanling Road, and a rubble toe wall had to be erected to support the road at this point.
Lai Chi Kok-Castle Peak Road was also closed on account of very heavy fall of rock and earth near Tai Lam Chung.
On the Castle Peak Road, wing walls to bridges and culverts were damaged and had to be re-constructed.
Q 43
P.W.R. New Territories,
79. Maintenance of Telephones. The lines and instruments were maintained in good order.
Electric bell services were installed at Sai Kung Police Station.
All the telephones and electric signalling apparatus on the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton-Railway were maintained in good condition.
All telephone alarms were kept in working order.
80. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.-The sewers and the trained nullahs at Shamshuipo, and the concrete channels in Kow- loon City were cleansed and maintained in good order.
A number of old disused drains were destroyed and filled in.
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 $487.37 in the previous year.
...
...
$372.60 79.57
18.72
$ 470.89
81. Electric Lighting, Shamshuipo. The number of lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 53, an increase of 7 over the previous year.
82. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.--The work carried out under this heading has been alluded to already in paragraph 20 of this Report.
83. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.-The heavy rains re- ferred to in paragraph 29 of this Report caused a considerable amount of damage in the shape of landslips along the new and old
roads.
On the Taipo Road, between the 4th and 17th miles, there were many large landslips which necessitated the closing of the road.
A subsidence occurred near what is known as "Gill's" Cut- ting on the Taipo-Fanling Road, and a rubble toe wall had to be erected to support the road at this point.
Lai Chi Kok-Castle Peak Road was also closed on account of very heavy fall of rock and earth near Tai Lam Chung.
On the Castle Peak Road, wing walls to bridges and culverts were damaged and had to be re-constructed.
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