4. General.
18. A considerable amount of work was performed in the early part of the year on behalf of refugees accommodated in railway wagons at certain places on the line. Welfare workers under the auspices of the Emergency Refugee Council were conveyed free to and from the camps, and special trains were run to place covered goods and water wagons in suitable positions.
19. A request was received from the military authorities for the railway bridge at the border to be dismantled. The work was commenced on August 23rd and completed on August 27th. A road bridge to the east of the railway was also demolished.
20. A typhoon struck the Colony at about 11.00 a.m. on November 23rd. Its approach was most rapid, the first warning of its proximity being received at 8.40 a.m. Luckily, the intensity was not particularly severe, although it was necessary to cancel certain local trains to enable two battalions of the Regular Army and a large number of Volunteers, who were in camp, to be brought back to Kowloon.
21. There were 10 prosecutions, all resulting in convictions. Particulars are as under:
Travelling without tickets 6 Trespass 2 Theft 2 1022. On the last day of the year the British border was re-opened by the evacuation of the Japanese armed forces from the district.
III. ACCOUNTS.
1. General.
23. The Capital Account now stands at $20,752,854.05, having been increased by $14,995.24 during the year, the largest individual items being $4,000.74 expended on electrical equipment for carriages, and $2,094.27 for the installation of telephones at level crossings.
24. The net operating revenue was $128,613.38 and, after making provision for all interest charges, the net surplus was $21,167.88. This sum has been applied to the reduction of the accumulated deficits brought forward from previous years. The total accumulated deficits at the close of the year were $6,735,070.33.
25. The working results for the past five years are as under:—
Year Gross Receipts Operating Expenses Net Operating Revenue 1935 $1,411,087.76 $911,020.25 $500,654.48 1936 $1,245,469.16 $790,736.16 $454,733.00 1937 $1,331,468.73 $894,533.43 $436,935.30 1938 $1,901,883.32 $969,464.84 $932,418.48 1939 $911,046.87 $782,433.49 $128,613.38The figures for 1939 are in respect of local traffic only, through traffic being suspended throughout the year.
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4. General.
18. A considerable amount of work was performed in the early part of the year on behalf of refugees accommodated in railway wagons at certain places on the line. Welfare workers under the auspices of the Emergency Refugee Council were conveyed free to and from the camps, and special trains were run to place covered goods and water wagons in suitable positions.
19. A request was received from the military authorities for the railway bridge at the border to be dismantled. The work was commenced on August 23rd and completed on August 27th. A road bridge to the east of the railway was also demolished.
20. A typhoon struck the Colony at about 11.00 a.m. on November 23rd. Its approach was most rapid, the first warning of its proximity being received at 8.40 a.m. Luckily, the intensity was not particularly severe, although it was necessary to cancel certain local trains to enable two battalions of the Regular Army and a large number of Volunteers, who were in camp, to be brought back to Kowloon.
21. There were 10 prosecutions, all resulting in convictions. Particulars ave us under-
Travelling without tickets Trespass
Theft
6
2
2
10
22. On the last day of the year the British border was re-opened by the evacuation of the Japanese armed forces from the district.
III. ACCOUNTS.
1. General.
23. The Capital Account now stands at $20,752,854.05, having been increased hy $14,995.24 during the year, the largest individual items being $4.000.74 expended on electrical equipment for carriages, and $2,094.27 for the installation of telephones at level crossings.
24. The net operating revenue was $128,613.38 and, after making provision for all interest charges, the net surplus was $21,167.88. This sum has been applix d to the reduction of the accumulated deficits brought forward from previous years. The total accumulated deficits at the close of the year were $6,735,070.33.
25. The working results for the past five years are as under:—
Year.
Gross Receipts.
Operating
Expenses.
Net Operating Revenue.
$
$
1935
1,411,087.76
911,020.25
500,654.48
1936
1,245,469.16
790,736.16
454,733.00
1937
1,331,468.73
894,533.43
436,935.30
1938
1,901,883.32
969,464.84
932,418.48
1939
911,046.87
782,433.49
128.613.38
The figures for 1939 are in respect of local traffic only, through traflic being suspended throughout the year.
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