A new washroom was built on the roof of the concourse at Kowloon station.
48. Railway Land. The following areas of Railway land were leased for various purposes:
Description
Area sq. ft.
Annual Rental
$
Military Camps etc.
435,858
2.00
A Bible Auditorium (Seventh Day
Adventists)
6,000
8,640.00
A Club House and Sports Ground
126,936
30.00
Boy Scouts Hut
3,735
10.00
Motor Car Garages
19,400
24,121.36
Film Titling Studio
3,000
3,003.84
Storage
38,895
30,298.06
Cultivation and Gardening
1,173,706
3,695.44
Various other purposes
123,189
106,718.01
1,930,719
$176,518.71
49. Advertising Space. Advertising space rented during the year was 9,278 sq. ft. to a total value of $131,515.80.
50. Australian Sleepers. A total of 6,145 Australian hardwood sleepers arrived during the year.
STORES
51. Stores were well kept and maintained during the year, and were checked by a Board of Survey in March, 1958. Both the physical stock and ledger balances were found to be correct and in order, and the Board reported satisfactorily on the survey generally.
A comparative statement of purchases for the year 1956/57 and 1957/58 is given below:
Coal
1956/57
1957/58
$
$
49,500.00
80,085.00
Furnace Oil
111,622.83
47,364.12
Light Fuel Diesel Oil
186,391.64
275,789.76
Lubricating Oil
24,166.16
26,342.81
Petrol ...
2,627.00
2,087.00
From Government Stores
107,262.16
137,922.78
From other Government
Departments
11.00
By local purchase
181,738.48
141,825.37
From Crown Agents
From Australia
From Japan
1,115,042.13
200,979.47
1,846,244.54
1,405,438.25
12,394.44
$3,637,000.38
$2,317,834.56
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