CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8] — Page 40

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HONGKONG.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

16th July, 1914.

I have the honour to inform you that I have had

under consideration the question of providing accommodation for

the additional engines and coaches rendered necessary by the

increase of traffic on the railway, and for anticipating the

need for further extension of that accommodation in the future.

2.

As the supervision of coaches when not in use is

the duty of the Locomotive Superintendent, I have come to the

conclusion that it is best to concentrate the accommodation for

housing and cleaning coaches close to the workshops, where the

existing accommodation for coaches is situated.

3.

There are at present only sufficient sheds for

housing six engines and eight coaches. The existing accommoda-

tion for the latter is inadequate and it is necessary to have

accommodation for four trains of seven coaches each and for

eight more engines four of which are already on order.

4.

To give effect to these proposals and to provide

room for future extensions, I recommend that the private pro-

perty comprised in Inland Lots 198, 201, 248, 249, 224 and 223

be acquired in exchange for the Crown land edged in blue and in

green on Enclosure 1 hereto; and that the area thus acquired be

utilised for the laying out of a yard in accordance with Enclos-

ure 2.

5.

This laying out will involve the removal of a

store which will be placed elsewhere, and the conversion of the

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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