veyance of either metal or wooden buckets for the Urban Council; Troop Carriers and General Purpose Vans for the Police Force; a Black Maria for the Prisons Department; 25 cwt. House and Construction Service Vans for the Waterworks Office; a 25 cwt. Mail Van for the Post Office; 15 cwt. 6-seater Utility Cars, 15 cwt. "Pick-up" trucks and a 25 cwt. 13-seater Utility Van for general Government use. A prototype all-metal 25 cwt. van body has been built in the workshops utilizing jig-built frame members so that full advantage can be taken of this type of body construction in interchangeability and the replacement of damaged parts when required.
129. A 1,200 gallon Commer Cesspool Emptier/Street Washing Vehicle was delivered by the local agents and various modifications to suit local conditions were carried out prior to handing it over to the Urban Council. Ten new Karrier Moving Floor Refuse Collectors were also modified to suit local conditions and similar modifications were carried out on the remainder of the Urban Council's fleet of moving floor refuse collectors. This modification includes the fitting of an additional loader's platform at the rear, the covering in of the back axle, propeller shaft and petrol tank, and the boxing in of the frame channel members to protect them from the corrosive effect of sludge from the refuse which seeps through the joints between the slats of the moving floor.
130. In addition to keeping all mechanical plant in good order and repair, emergency generating sets have been installed and maintained in a number of Government buildings.
131. The implementation of the Government Motor Transport Committee's report on the motor vehicle establishment of all Government Departments was authorized during the year. Emphasis was laid by the Committee on full use being made of the pooling of transport and the size of the transport pool, which is operated by this office, has therefore increased considerably and now comprises 215 vehicles. The pool functions from its two main depôts, situated respectively at the mechanical workshops in Hong Kong and Kowloon, and two sub-pools, one at the Colonial Secretariat and the other located near the Star Ferry in Kowloon. On the whole the operation of the pool has been successful and practically all demands for transport have been promptly met.
132. During the year under review a total of 231 applicants were tested for appointments with Government as car and lorry drivers and 157 passed and were engaged. The situation in regard to the supply of car and lorry drivers has improved considerably since last year. Various courses of instruction in lorry driving were organized by this office for the Essential Service Corps and the Auxiliary Fire and Medical Services.
133. The operation of the stores section continued to give satisfaction. The Audit Department inspected the Stores Ledger transactions covering
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veyance of either metal or wooden buckets for the Urban Council; Troop Carriers and General Purpose Vans for the Police Force; a Black Maria for the Prisons Department; 25 cwt. House and Construction Service Vans for the Waterworks Office; a 25 cwt. Mail Van for the Post Office; 15 cwt. 6-seater Utility Cars, 15 cwt. "Pick-up" trucks and a 25 cwt. 13-seater Utility Van for general Government use. A prototype all-metal 25 cwt. van body has been built in the workshops utilizing jig-built frame members so that full advantage can be taken of this type of body construction in interchangeability and the replacement of damaged parts when required.
129. A 1,200 gallon Commer Cesspool Emptier/Street Washing Vehicle was delivered by the local agents and various modifications to suit local conditions were carried out prior to handing it over to the Urban Council. Ten new Karrier Moving Floor Refuse Collectors were also modified to suit local conditions and similar modifications were carried out on the remainder of the Urban Council's fleet of moving floor refuse collectors. This modification includes the fitting of an additional loader's platform at the rear, the covering in of the back axle, propeller shaft and petrol tank, and the boxing in of the frame channel members to protect them from the corrosive effect of sludge from the refuse which seeps through the joints between the slats of the moving floor.
130. In addition to keeping all mechanical plant in good order and repair, emergency generating sets have been installed and maintained in a number of Government buildings.
131. The implementation of the Government Motor Transport Com- mittee's report on the motor vehicle establishment of all Government Departments was authorized during the year. Emphasis was laid by the Committee on full use being made of the pooling of transport and the size of the transport pool, which is operated by this office, has therefore increased considerably and now comprises 215 vehicles. The pool func- tions from its two main depôts, situated respectively at the mechanical workshops in Hong Kong and Kowloon, and two sub pools, one at the Colonial Secretariat and the other located near the Star Ferry in Kowloon, On the whole the operation of the pool has been successful and practically all demands for transport have been promptly met.
132. During the year under review a total of 231 applicants were tested for appointments with Government as car and lorry drivers and 157 passed and were engaged. The situation in regard to the supply of car and lorry drivers has improved considerably since last year. Various course of instruction in lorry driving were organized by this office for the Essential Service Corps and the Auxiliary Fire and Medical Services.
133. The operation of the stores section continued to give satisfaction. The Audit Department inspected the Stores Ledger transactions covering
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