Kowloon.
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A channel was constructed at a cost of $368.42 to intercept the water from the path leading from Hunghom to the Fo Pang Valley and divert it from the Railway Depôt at Hunghom.
70. Maintenance of Telephones.—The lines and instruments were kept in good order.
The transfer of lines from the overloaded poles in Nathan and Austin Roads to the new route following the railway were nearly completed.
71. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.—The sewers, storm-water drains and trained nullahs were cleansed and maintained in good condition. Sand deposits were removed from most of the trained nullahs, but more especially from the Waterloo Road nullah into which sand is carried during rainstorms from one of the old waterworks valleys. A small dam across this valley was repaired for the purpose of preventing as much as possible the escape of sand.
The details of expenditure under this heading are as follows:
Labour for cleansing operations, $3,836.76
Repairs, 784.20
Tools for cleansing operations, 591.23
General incidental expenditure, $5,212.19
72. Gas Lighting. The total number of lamps in use at the end of the year was 256, an increase of 1 as compared with the previous year. Particulars of the positions of additional lamps and a note of lamps removed will be found in paragraph 132 of this Report.
73. Electric Lighting.—The number of electric lamps in use, all of which are incandescent, at the end of the year was 43, an increase of 4 over the previous year. Particulars of the positions of the additional lamps will be found in paragraph 132 of this Report.
74. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.—The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this vote:
Water Police Pier, Kowloon Point,—General repairs, $975 Temporary Coaling Pier opposite Water Police Basin, Kowloon Point—General repairs, 46375. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.—The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 43 of this Report.
Kowloon.
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A channel was constructed at a cost of $368.42 to intercept the water from the path leading from Hunghom to the Fo Pang Valley and divert it from the Railway Depôt at Hunghom.
70. Maintenance of Telephones.-The lines and instruments were kept in good order.
The transfer of lines from the overloaded poles in Nathan and Austin Roads to the new route following the railway were nearly completed.
71. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.-The sewers, storm- water drains and trained nullahs were cleansed and maintained in good condition. Sand deposits were removed from most of the trained nullahs, but more especially from the Waterloo Road nullah into which sand is carried during rainstorms from one of the old waterworks valleys. A small dam across this valley was repaired for the purpose of preventing as much as possible the escape of sand.
The details of expenditure under this heading are as follows:
Labour for cleansing operations, Repairs,
Tools for cleansing operations, General incidental expenditure,
1
$3,836.76
784.20 591.23
$5,212.19
72. Gas Lighting. The total number of lamps in use at the end of the year was 256, an increase of 1 as compared with the previous year. Particulars of the positions of additional lamps and a note of lamps removed will be found in paragraph 132 of this Report.
73. Electric Lighting.-The number of electric lamps in use, all of which are incandescent, at the end of the year was 43, an increase of 4 over the previous year. Particulars of the positions of the additional lamps will be found in paragraph 132 of this Report.
74. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.--The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this
vote :
Water Police Pier, Kowloon Point,--General
repairs,
Temporary Coaling Pier opposite Water Police Basin, Kowloon Point-General re- pairs,
$975
463
75. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.-The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 43 of this Report.
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