Q 31-
The following items of work were undertaken and completed by the end of 1935:- Taipo Road-tar painting with chippings road surface at Kowloon Reservoir; repairs to road surface between Tai Wai and Sha Tin Railway Crossing; repairs to bridge at 15 Mile, Taipo; surfacing Taipo Market area; erection of village nameplates; tar painting with chips near San Hui, Castle Peak; repairs to channels between Castle Peak and Tsun Wan; patching road surface between Au Tau and Mai Po; erection of village nameplates and street nameplates at Un Long: erection of sign posts at Fanling cross roads and Golf Club cross roads; and strengthening and improving the road surface between Au Ha Gap and Sha Tin Kok for a distance of about two miles including margins, channels and 4"/6" macadam tarpainted with chippings together with provision of subsoil drainage.
The following are particulars of the area laid during the year:-
Square yards. Expenditure Tarring and chippings 57,894 $58,963.08 New dry macadam surface 53,019 Granolithic paving 82995.
Maintenance of Telephones:- The lines and instruments were maintained in good order. A telephone was removed from old Sheung Shui Railway Station to the new Station.
Expenditure $4,276.36
96.
Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.:- Sewers, storm water drains, trained nullahs and concrete channels were cleansed, repaired and maintained in good condition. Sundry repairs were carried out to channels.
97.
Expenditure $333.97
Electric Lighting:- The total number of street lamps in use at the end of the year was thirty-two, an increase of eighteen over the previous year, the additional lamps being installed at Un Long.
Expenditure $869.50
98. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damage:- The following damage was caused by rainstorm throughout the year, repairs being completed by the end of 1935:- Tai Po Road-wash-out to embankment at 5 Mile and at 6 Mile, repairs to landslip, catchwater and channel at 12 Mile, and removing minor...
Q 31-
The follwoing items of work were undertaken and com- pleted by the end of 1935:-Taipo Road-tar painting with chippings road surface at Kowloon Reservoir; repairs to road surface between Tai Wai and Sha Tin Railway Crossing; repairs to bridge at 15 Mile, Taipo; surfacing Taipo Market area; erection of village nameplates; tar painting with chips near San Hui, Castle Peak; repairs to channels between Castle Peak and Tsun Wan; patching road surface between Au Tau and Mai Po; erection of village nameplates and street nameplates at Un Long: erection of sign posts at Fanling cross roads and Golf Club cross roads; and strengthening and improving the road surface between Au Ha Gap and Sha Tau Kok for a distance of about two miles including margins, channels and 4"/6" macadam tarpainted with chippings together with pro- vision of subsoil drainage.
The following are particulars of the area laid during the year:-
Tarring and chippings
New dry macadam surface
Granolithic paving
95.
Expenditure
Square yards.
57,894
53,019
829
$58,963.08
Maintenance of Telephones:-The lines and instru- ments were maintained in good order. A telephone was re- moved from old Sheung Shui Railway Station to the Station.
new
Expenditure
$ 4,276.36
96.
Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.:-Sewers, storm water drains, trained nullahs and concrete channels were cleansed, repaired and maintained in good condition. Sundry repairs were carried out to channels.
97.
Expenditure
$ 333.97
Electric Lighting:-The total number of street lamps in use at the end of the year was thirty-two an increase of eighteen over the previous year, the additional lamps being installed at Un Long.
Expenditure
$ 869.50
98. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damage: -The following damage was caused by rainstorm throughout the year, repairs being completed by the end of 1935:-Tai Po Road-wash-out to embankment at 5 Mile and at 6 Mile, repairs to landslip, catchwater and channel at 12 Mile, and removing minor
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