106932-1927-Rules-under-section-16-1-of-the-Peak-Tramway-Ordinance-1883 — Page 2

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 4, 1927.

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10. The company shall continue and maintain the following existing works, équip- ment and things, to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, that is to say, -

(i) A track indicator on the engine room starting platform to show the stop- ping positions, with the names of the stations clearly marked thereon in brass letters or characters in English and Chinese.

(ii) The marking of the control lever on the starting platform of the engine

room to indicate clearly the direction of drive.

(iii) A framed list showing the detail in English and Chinese of bell signals commonly in use for operation of the cars, posted in a conspicuous posi- tion in the engine room.

11. The company shall give one month's notice in writing to the Director of Publie Works of every intended change or alteration of or in any carriage or engine used on or in connexion with the tramway, or of or in the permanent way or rails, and the Director of Public Works may if he thinks fit require the same to be tested, and may where the circumstances of the case permit allow any such change or alteration to be made prior to the expiration of such notice as aforesaid.

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12. The Director of Public Works shall be immediately notified by the company of any change in the person performing, temporarily or otherwise, the duties of the Superintendent Engineer.

13. The rope shall be examined by the Superintendent Engineer for broken wires, and the circumference gauged, at least twice a week during the first month of its being put in use, and at least once a week afterwards till signs of wear appear, when the examination must be made daily, and the company shall be responsible for the renewal of the rope directly such renewal becomes necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent Engineer.

14. The undercarriages and brake gear of the passenger carriages, and the appa- ratus for starting or stopping the carriages, shall be subjected to a thorough examina- tion by the Superintendent Engineer at least once a week, when the brake gear shall be released, the brake jaws screwed up by hand, all parts hammer-tested, the tightness of all nuts tested by spanner, all parts well greased or oiled as required and the brake gear re-set. The holding down bolts of the brake rail and running rails shall be tested and tightened every week.

15. The points and signalling apparatus and lights in connexion with the points shall be examined weekly.

16. All accident prevention apparatus shall be examined weekly by the Superin- tendent Engineer..

17. All viaducts, cuttings, embankments, cross drainage, track bed and station works shall be thoroughly examined once every three months, and during every period of heavy and constant rain, and after earth tremors, by the Superintendent Engineer, or if the Governor in Council thinks it advisable by an engineer approved by the Director of Public Works.

18. All electrical contingency devices shall be tested as to their efficiency at least once a week by the Superintendent Engineer in a reasonable manner approved by the Director of Public Works.

19. A record of all tests, examinations and inspections by the Superintendent Engineer or the aforesaid approved engineer shall be kept by the company and a copy shall be forwarded to the Director of Public Works quarterly.

PART II.

20. No person shall remain on board auy passenger carriage if directed by any servant of the company to leave such passenger carriage in order to enable the company to comply with the provisions of any of these rules.