1951-1952 — Page 17

Kowloon-Canton Railway Departmental Reports 九廣鐵路年報 All

Electrical appliances and hot water systems were installed in "A" and "B" Quarters, Hung Hom.

39. Land. The following areas of railway land were leased for various purposes:

435,858 sq. ft. for Military camps etc.

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a Bible Auditorium (Seventh

Day Adventists)

a motor garage

storage

film-titling studio

cultivation and gardening

various other purposes

Total 537,878 sq. ft.

Approximately 231,500 sq. ft. of railway land at Hung Hom were utilized by other Government Departments for rice godowns, a cemetery depot and a police camp.

40. Advertising space. Advertising space let out during the year was 7,350 sq. ft. Revenue from this source amounted to $98,738.48.

STORES

41. A complete check of all stores by a Board of Survey in February 1952, showed them to be correct and in good order.

A comparative statement of purchases for the years

1950/51 and 1951/52 is given below:-

Coal ..... Furnace Oil Petrol

Lubricating Oil Rolling Stock

1950/51

$ 481,725.15

329,710.06 3,524.00

30,056.30

5,484,291.18

1951/52

$ 966,976.95 134,139.72

4,607.20

28,880.31

1,716,949.95

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