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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE BRIGADE

FOR THE YEAR 1907.

There were 39 Fires and 76 Incipient Fires during the year as against 30 and 67 in 1906. Details with regard to these Fires are given in Tables I and II.

The estimated damage caused by Fires was $214,710.65 and by Incipient Fires $1,541.90.

The Brigade turned out 56 times during the year.

2. There was constant supply of water in the Fire Mains throughout the year.

3. One Fire occurred in the harbour during the year.

4. I attach a list of places where Fire Despatch Boxes and Fire Alarms are stationed and of private telephones to which the l'olice have access in the event of a Fire (Appendix A). I also enclose a copy of a report by the Engineer on the state of Fire Engines (Appendix B).

5. The conduct of the Brigade has been good.

F. W. LYONS,

13th February, 1908.

Superintendent of Fire Brigade.

Appendix A.

List of Places where Fire Brigade Despatch Boxes are kept.

1 Box. Kennedy's Stable Leighton Hill Road. 1 Box. Gough Hill Police Station. 2 Boxes. Engine House at No. 2 Police.

Station.

Naval Dockyard, Queen's Road.

1 Box.

1

Clock Tower.

19

1

Government Offices.

27

1

1

Government House.

No. 10, Queen's Garden, Registrar

General's House.

Central Police Station.

tion.

Bonham Strand West, at West

1

"

Engine House No. 7 Police Sta-

1

""

1

1

15

3 Boxes.

1 Box.

End.

Gas House, West Point.

Fat Hing Street, at Queen's Road

West.

Ko Shing Theatre.

Government Lunatic Asylum.

Nam Pak Hong Insurance Office. Man Mo Temple.

No. 5 Police Station.

Kennedy Town Hospital. Collinson Street West.

1

1

11

1

13

Wellington Street at

Lyndhurst

1

Terrace.

1

1

27

Goverment Civil Hospital.

1

19

Staunton Street, at Sing

Wong

Street.

1

22

1

Road

1

12

""

1

27

1

39

19

1

Hung Hom

ཏི

17

1

31

Mong Kok Tsui Market.

1

""

1

2 Boxes. Tsim Tsa Tsui Police Station.

15

Government Observatory, Kowloon.

Sham Shui Po Police Station.

"

Tai Kok Tsui Market.

Water Lane, at Queen's Queen's

Central.

Robinson Road corner of Seymour 1

Terrace.

No. 6 Police Station, Peak.

No. 11, Mountain View, Peak,

Botanical Department, Garden Road. 1

No. 552, Connaught Road West. Pumping Station, Yau-ma-ti. Yau-ma-ti Police Station.