TRANSPORT OFFICE.
134. All Government transport for the greater part of the year was supervised by a Controller of Land Transport working under the Secretariat. The Transport Office was formed in October in preparation for the assumption of control of Transport by the Public Works Department, which took place on 1st March. This report covers the period November to March inclusive.
135. The situation in November was as follows: - Three depots were in operation on the Island at Garden Road and Hennessy Road, with the main depot at Caroline Hill, where the Transport Office was established. On the Mainland transport was operated from an office in the Peninsula Hotel with workshops in a portion of the Far East Motors Company's garage in Nathan Road, with the adjoining open area in use as a transport park.
136. From November the transport system was reorganised and government methods of accounting and store-keeping were introduced, to replace the semi-military organisation under which it had previously operated.
137. At the end of March the Kowloon Office and depot were removed to premises in Ha Heung Road and the office in the Peninsula Hotel and the Far East Motors' Garage were vacated. At the same time the Island depots at Garden Road and Hennessy Road were closed down and all work on the Island was centralised at the Caroline Hill depot.
138. The transport in operation and the staff employed at 1st November and 31st March were as shown below:
Vehicles 1st November 31st March Dodge 3-ton 185 185 R.A.F. Tippers 158 72 Ford 2-ton 37 37 Ford 15-cwt. 20 20 Ambulances 118 118 Austin Utilities Requisitioned Cars 353 84 Lorries 239 57 Motor Cycles. 37 12 Totals: 1147 585Page 31
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TRANSPORT OFFICE.
134. All Government transport for the greater part of the year was supervised by a Controller of Land Transport work- ing under the Secretariat. The Transport Office was formed in October in preparation for the assumption of control of Transport by the Public Works Department, which took place on 1st March. This report covers the period November to March inclusive.
135. The situation in November was as follows:-Three depots were in operation on the Island at Garden Road and Hennessy Road, with the main depot at Caroline Hill, where the Transport Office was established. On the Mainland transport was operated from an office in the Peninsula Hotel with workshops in a portion of the Far East Motors Com- pany's garage in Nathan Road, with the adjoining open area in use as a transport park.
136. From November the transport system was reorganised and government methods of accounting and store-keeping were introduced, to replace the semi-military organisation under which it had previously operated..
137. At the end of March the Kowloon Office and depot were removed to premises in Ha Heung Road and the office in the Peninsula Hotel and the Far East Motors' Garage were vacated. At the same time the Island depots at Garden Road and Hennessy Road were closed down and all work on the Island was centralised at the Caroline Hill depot.
138. The transport in operation and the staff employed at 1st November and 31st March were as shown below:---
Vehicles
Dodge 3-ton
1st November
31st March
185
185
R.A.F. Tippers
Ford 2-ton
Ford 15-cwt..
Ambulances
Austin Utilities
158
72
37
37
20
20
118
118
Requisitioned Cars
353
84
Lorries
239
57
Motor Cycles.
37
12
Totals:.
1147
585
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