44. When the new Working Agreement with the Chinese Section was brought into operation on the 1st October, the British Section had to supply more coaching stock to the express and fast through trains, the revised quota being 7 to 18 as against 1 to 4 under the old Agreement. The new arrangement together with the additional fast through trains absorbs practically all available British Section stock.
45. The supply of goods wagons for terminal through traffic is on the same quota basis as coaching stock. There are at present plenty of available wagons to fulfil obligations.
4.-GENERAL.
46. Arrangements were made in November for bulk cargo destined for Canton to be loaded direct into railway wagons at the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's siding, under Customs supervision. Examination by the Customs takes place when required between the hours of 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. and in special cases between the hours of 9.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. The easier and cheaper handling and quicker despatch involved by this new procedure should influence merchants in sending goods by rail, as the alternative of loading from either ship or godown to a lighter, transporting across the harbour and loading from lighter to river steamer is a far more cumbersome operation.
47. The following Agents were appointed to sell terminal and sectional through passenger tickets:-
Messrs. Wing On Company from the 16th October.
Messrs. China Emporium Ltd. from the 1st December.
Both these agents are operating in territory in which the Railway had not previously been represented.
48. The numbers of through tickets sold by the various Agencies during the year were:-
No. of tickets sold. Daily average. Messrs. Wing On Company 18,636 242 China Travel Service 63,672 174 China Emporium Ltd. 2,119 68 Thos. Cook & Son 928 3 American Express 84 "" Total 85,439 487S 11
44. When the new Working Agreement with the Chinese Section was brought into operation on the 1st October, the British Section had to supply more coaching stock to the express and fast through trains, the revised quota being 7 to 18 as against 1 to 4 under the old Agreement. The new arrangement together with the additional fast through trains absorbs practically all available British Section stock.
45. The supply of goods wagons for terminal
for terminal through traffic is on the same quota basis as coaching stock. There are at present plenty of available wagons to fulfil obligations.
4.-GENERAL.
46. Arrangements were made in November for bulk cargo destined for Canton to be loaded direct into railway wagons at the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's siding, under Customs supervision. Examination by the Customs takes place when required between the hours of 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. and in special cases between the hours of 9.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. The easier and cheaper handling and quicker despatch involved by this new procedure should influence merchants in sending goods by rail, as the alternative of loading from either ship or godown to a lighter, transporting across the harbour and loading from lighter to river steamer is a far more cumbersome operation.
47. The following Agents were appointed to sell terminal and sectional through passenger tickets:-
Messrs. Wing On Company from the 16th October.
Messrs. China Emporium Ltd. from the 1st December.
Both these agents are operating in territory in which the Railway had not previously been represented.
48. The numbers of through tickets sold by the various Agencies during the year were:-
No. of
tickets
sold.
Daily average.
Messrs. Wing On Company
18,636
242
China Travel Service.......
63,672
174
China Emporium Ltd.
2,119
68
7.
Thos. Cook & Son
928
3
American Express
84
""
Total
85,439
487
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