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70. Maintenance of Telephones :-Lines and instruments, including those of the Kowloon-Canton Railway were maintained in good order.
Expenditure
$3,159.26
71. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc. :-Sewers, storm water drains and trained nullahs were cleansed, repaired and maintained in good condition, the open channels and nullahs being cleansed by the Sanitary Department. The automatic flushing tanks were kept working continuously and sand deposits, as these accumulated, were removed. Many defective traps, gullies, gratings, etc., were replaced, and a number of old disused drains destroyed and filled in. All metal work in connection with the drainage systems was inspected, and, where found necessary, repaired and tarred.
72.
Expenditure
$8,822.33
Gas Lighting:-The total number of street lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 555, a decrease of one from the previous year.
The fitting of reflectors to the gas lamps in both Hong Kong and Kowloon was undertaken by the Gas Company, without expense to Government, and resulted in a better grading of illumination.
Expenditure
$35,307.50
73. Electric Lighting:-The total number of lamps in use at the end of the year was 624, an increase of thirty-five over the previous year.
An experiment was made with a number of gaseous vapour lamps in Nathan Road between Austin Road and Jordan Road also at the junction with Waterloo Road.
Lamps with improved reflectors were installed in Nathan Road between Austin Road and Jordan Road and also in Gascoigne Road.
Expenditure
$37,462.71
74. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damage:-Repairs at the following places were carried out:-Kowloon Hospital, Kowloon Disinfecting Station, Tsim Tsa Tsui Police Station, Hung Hom Police Station and Kowloon Junior School. Landslips in
Q 23
70. Maintenance of Telephones :-Lines and instruments, including those of the Kowloon-Canton Railway were maintained in good order.
Expenditure
$3,159.26
71. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc. :-Sewers, storm water drains and trained nullahs were cleansed, repaired and maintained in good condition, the open channels and nullahs being cleansed by the Sanitary Department. The automatic flushing tanks were kept working continuously and sand de- posits, as these accummulated, were removed. Many defec- tive traps, gullies, gratings, etc., were replaced, and a number of old disused drains destroyed and filled in. All metal work in connection with the drainage systems was inspected, and, where found necessary, repaired and tarred.
72.
Expenditure
$8,822.33
Gas Lighting:-The total number of street lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 555, a decrease of one from the previous year.
The fitting of reflectors to the gas lamps in both Houg Kong and Kowloon was undertaken by the Gas Company, with- out expense to Government, and resulted in a better grading of illumination.
Expenditure
$35,307.50
73. Electric Lighting:-The total number of lamps in use at the end of the year was 624, an increase of thirty-five over the previous year.
An experiment was made with a number of gaseous vapour lamps in Nathan Road between Austin Road and Jordan Road also at the junction with Waterloo Road.
Lamps with improved reflectors were installed in Nathan Road between Austin Road and Jordan Road and also in Gascoigne Road.
Expenditure
$37,462.71
74. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damage:-Repairs at the following places were carried out:-Kowloon Hospital, Kowloon Disinfecting Station, Tsim Tsa Tsui Police Station, Hung Hom Police Station and Kowloon Junior School. Landslips in
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