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62. Station Buildings. Station buildings, including shelters and latrines, at Yaumati and Sheung Shui were repaired and decorated.
The platform awning of Kowloon Station was completely overhauled and painted.
63. Staff Quarters. Major repairs were carried out to 'B' Block of staff quarters at Gascoigne Road and the staff quarters at Yaumati Station and Fanling. The staff quarters at Black- heads were overhauled with the addition of heat insulated ceilings to the top floor.
64. Workshop. All the buildings inside the Railway Work- shops at Hung Hom were overhauled and painted.
Railway Land. The following areas of Railway Land
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were under lease for various purposes:
Area
Description.
Annual
Sq. Ft.
Rental.
Military Camps, etc.
435,858
2.00
Bible Auditorium (Seventh Day
Adventists)
6,000
8,640.00
Club House and Sports Ground ..
126,936
30.00
Boy Scouts Hut
3,735
10.00
Motor Car Garage
17.794
22,538.76
Film Titling Studio
3,000
2,680.02
Storage
31,389
24,669.35
Cultivation and Gardening
1,140,521
3,687.44
Various Other Purposes
117,941
93,103.03
Total
1,883,174
$155,360.60
66. Advertising Space. Advertising space rented during the year was 8,751 sq. ft. to a total value of $110,784.83.
67. Australian Sleepers. A total of 7,866 Australian sleepers arrived during the year.
STORES
68. All railway stores were completely surveyed by the Annual Board in March, 1957. No discrepancy was found and the Board reported satisfactorily on the survey generally.
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