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19. Receipts and net operating revenue were $1,411,674.73 and $500,654.48 respectively, as against $1,639,775.07 and $696,604.41 the previous year. The former figures would have been increased to $1,512,405.26 and $601,385.01 had the British Section's share of terminal through traffic receipts remained at 35%.
20. There are 377 miles of roads in the Colony, 161 miles on the Island of Hong Kong and 216 miles in Kowloon and the New Territories. Of the total mileage 293 miles are constructed in water bound macadam dressed with asphalt, 12 miles in sheet asphalt on cement concrete foundation, 13 miles of tar macadam, 17 miles of concrete, 3 miles of granite setts and wooden blocks on a cement concrete foundation and 39 miles of gravel.
21. The public travelling over the Colony's roads increases yearly with a corresponding growth in the number of motor buses, of which there are 79 operating on the island of Hong Kong, and 121 on the mainland. These are gradually replacing the rickshas, the number of which decreases year by year.
22. The Hong Kong Tramway Company has a fleet of 91 double deck tram cars running along the sea front of Victoria from Kennedy Town to Shaukiwan.
23. Communication between the island and the mainland is maintained by a number of ferry services; the most important of which are the Star Ferry between Kowloon Point and a pier near the General Post Office, and the combined vehicular and passenger service of the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company between Jordan Road, Kowloon and Jubilee Street, Victoria.
Chapter XI.
BANKING, CURRENCY, WEIGHTS & MEASURES.
The Colony is well served by banking institutions. There are fourteen principal banks doing business in the Colony which are members of the Clearing House, and in addition several Chinese Banks and many native Hongs do some banking business. There are no banks which devote themselves specially to agricultural and co-operative banking. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation also conducts the business of the Hong Kong Savings Bank on usual savings bank principles. Two of the Chinese Banks foreign style got into difficulties during 1935 and had to close down temporarily. One has
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19. Receipts and net operating revenue were $1,411,674.73 and $500,654.48 respectively, as against $1,639,775.07 and $696,604.41 the previous year. The former figures would have been increased to $1,512,405.26 and $601,385.01 had the British Section's share of terminal through traffic receipts remained at 35%.
20. There are 377 miles of roads in the Colony, 161 miles on the Island of Hong Kong and 216 miles in Kowloon and the New Territories. Of the total mileage 293 miles are constructed in water bound macadam dressed with asphalt, 12 miles in sheet asphalt on cement concrete foundation, 13 miles of tar macadam, 17 miles of concrete, 3 miles of granite setts and wooden blocks on a cement concrete foundation and 39 miles of gravel.
21. The public travelling over the Colony's roads increases yearly with a corresponding growth in the number of motor buses, of which there are 79 operating on the island of Hong Kong, and 121 on the mainland. These are gradually replacing the rickshas, the number of which decreases year by year.
22. The Hong Kong Tramway Company has a fleet of 91 double deck tram cars running along the sea front of Victoria from Kennedy Town to Shaukiwan.
23. Communication between the island and the mainland is maintained by a number of ferry services; the most important of which are the Star Ferry between Kowloon Point and a pier near the General Post Office, and the combined vehicular and passenger service of the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company between Jordan Road, Kowloon and Jubilee Street, Victoria.
Chapter XI.
BANKING, CURRENCY, WEIGHTS & MEASURES.
The Colony is well served by banking institutions. There are fourteen principal banks doing business in the Colony which are members of the Clearing House, and in addition several Chinese Banks and many native Hongs do some banking business. There are no banks which devote themselves specially to agricultural and co-operative banking. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation also conducts the business of the Hong Kong Savings Bank on usual savings bank principles. Two of the Chinese Banks foreign style got into difficulties during 1935 and had to close down temporarily. One has
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