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The Fanling Branch Line equipment unsold was written down to market value, the land handed back to the Government and the value written off the Capital Account. Other items were also written off and debited to Loss on Property Retired.
Additions to Capital were light as there were no heavy engineering works. The principal items were New Siding at Fanling $4,902.55; New Painting Shop $5,289.40; new machines for Workshops $1,914.96, and other small items, the total Special Expenditure chargeable to Capital being $16,154.09.
Revenues from Rents, which in 1928 amounted to $7,728.57, declined to $5,651.75.
The typhoon of August 22nd did considerable damage to roofs and fencing, but no special vote was required for repairs.
Permanent Way and Structures, Rolling Stock and Plant were maintained as usual.
An unfortunate collision at Shek Tan on the Chinese Section resulted in considerable damage to a British Section engine, but no serious injury was caused to passengers.
The total train mileage amounted to 288,056 miles, being 4,289 less than last year. This includes trains run over the Chinese Section to and from Canton.
8,280 reinforced concrete sleepers were manufactured and 4,192 were laid in the track as renewals. In addition, 735 bridge and other timbers were renewed.
POST OFFICE.
Mails. The number of mail receptacles of Hong Kong origin despatched during the year was 43,725 as compared with 35,517 in 1928, an increase of 8,208; the number received was 48,579 as compared with 45,202 - an increase of 3,377.
Receptacles in transit, including those to and from British and Foreign Men-of-War, numbered 180,579 as against 175,492 in 1928 - an increase of 5,087.
Registered Articles and Parcels. The number of registered articles handled amounted to 848,135 as compared with 806,980 in 1928, an increase of 41,155.
The figures for insured letters were 19,050 and 17,430 respectively - an increase of 1,620.
Parcels, ordinary and insured, which were dealt with reached a total of 411,165 as against 423,880 in 1928 - a decrease of 12,715.
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The Fanling Branch Line equipment unsold was written down to market value, the land handed back to the Government and the value written off the Capital, Account. Other ite. were also written off and debited to Loss on Property Retired.
Additions to Capital were light as there were no heavy engineer- ing works. The principal items were New Siding at Fanling $4,902.55; New Painting Shop $5,289.40; new machines for Work- shops $1,914.96, and other small items, the total Special Expenditure chargeable to Capital being $16,154.09.
Revenues from Rents, which in 1928 amounted to $7,728.57, declined to $5,651.75.
The typhoon of August 22nd did considerable damage to roofs and fencing, but no special vote was required for repairs.
Permanent Way and Structures, Rolling Stock and Plant were maintained as usual.
An unfortunate collision at Shek Tan on the Chinese Section, resulted in considerable damage to a British Section engine, but no serious injury was caused to passengers.
The total train mileage amounted to 288,056 miles, being 4,289 less than last year. This includes trains run over the Chinese Section to and from Canton.
8.280 reinforced concrete sleepers were manufactured and 4,192 were laid in the track as renewals. In addition, 735 bridge
and other timbers were renewed.
POST OFFICE.
Mails. The number of mail receptacles of Hong Kong origin despatched during the year was 43,725 as compared with 35,517 in 1928 an increase of 8,208; the number received was 48,579 as compared with 45,202-an increase of 3,377.
Receptacles in transit, including those to and from British and Foreign Men-of-War, numbered 180,579 as against 175,492 in 1928 -an increase of 5,087.
Registered Articles and Parcels.-The number of registered articles handled amounted to 848,135 as compared with 806,980 in 1928 an increase of 41,155.
The figures for insured letters were 19,050 and 17,430 respectively -an increase of 1.620.
Parcels, ordinary and insured, which were dealt with reached total of 411,165 as against 423.880 in 1928-a decrease of 12,715.
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