Q 65
P.W.R. Kowloon.
74. Electric Lighting.-The number of electric lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 147 a decrease of 26 lamps as compared with the previous year, this being due to the installation of higher candle power lamps.
75. Extension of Lighting.-169 lamps were erected during the year in Kowloon and Shamshuipo Districts-46 electric and 123 gas.
Improved iron standards were erected in Chatham Road from Austin Road to Gascoigne Road, the 16 c.p. lamps being replaced by 100 c.p. lamps.
The central standards in Gascoigne Road and the side standards in Chatham and Coronation Roads were removed, and 400 c.p. centrally suspended lights installed, these being supported by new iron side standards.
1923 Estimates,.... $1,500.00
1923 Sup. Vote,....... 5,500.00
1923 Expenditure, $7,000.00
$6,958.63
76. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.-The principal items executed under this heading were general repairs to Tsimshatsui Pier and Kowloon City Pier at a cost of $950.07 and $585.93 respectively. Repairs were also executed to Hunghom Pier, Waterloo Road Pier, Shan Tung Street Pier, Devils Peak and Shamshuipo Piers.
77. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.-The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 38 of this Report.
1923 Estimates, $1,000.00
1923 Expenditure, $961.34
78. Maintenance of Recreation Grounds.-The use of departmental labour for keeping these grounds in good order was continued during the year.
79. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.—The buildings erected by the Architectural Department during the past 10 or 15 years suffered little or no damage in the typhoon of August last and subsequent rains in October, but practically all the older buildings suffered to some extent, those principally affected being
Green Island Powder Depôt :-Pier and sea-wall suffered very badly necessitating the reconstruction of practically the whole of the pier and a large portion of the sea-wall.
Q 65
P.W.R. Kowloon.
74. Electric Lighting.-The number of electric lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 147 a decrease of 26 lamps as compared with the previous year, this being due to the installation of higher candle power lamps.
75. Extension of Lighting.-169 lamps were erected during the year in Kowloou and Shamshuipo Districts-46 electric and 123 gas.
Improved iron standards were erected in Chatham Road from Austin Road to Gascoigne Road, the 16 c.p. lamps being replaced by 100 c.p. lamps.
The central standards in Gascoigne Road and the side standards in Chatham and Coronation Roads were removed, and 400 c.p. centrally suspended lights installed, these being supported by new iron side standards.
1923 Estimates,. 1923 Sup. Vote,.......
1923 Expenditure,
$1,500.00
5,500.00
$7,000.00
$6,958,63
76. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.-The principal items executed under this heading were general repairs to Tsim- shatsui Pier and Kowloon City Pier at a cost of $950.07 and $585.93 respectively. Repairs were also executed to Hunghom Pier, Waterloo Road Pier, Shan Tung Street Pier, Devils Peak and Shamshuipo Piers.
77. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.-The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 38 of this Report.
1923 Estimates,
1923 Expenditure,
$1,000.00 $ 961.34
78. Maintenance of Recreation Grounds.-The use of depart- mental labour for keeping these grounds in good order was continued during the year.
79. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.—The buildings erected by the Architectural Department during the past 10 or 15 years soffered little or no damage in the typhoon of August last and subsequent rains in October, but practically all the older buildings suffered to some extent, those principally affected being
Green Island Powder Depôt :-Pier and sea-wall suffered very badly necessitating the reconstruction of practically the whole of the pier and a large portion of the sea-wall.
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