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STEAMER No. 4.
(Land Engine by Shand and Mason.)
This engine has been 16 years in service; the pump valve seats have been thoroughly overhauled and new valves fitted. It has been regularly tested for efficiency at the monthly drills, and is now in good working order.
STEAMER No. 5.
(Land Engine by Shand and Mason.)
This engine has been 12 years in service; it has been very little used for fires this year, but has been regularly tested at drill and is now in good working order.
Seven Manual Engines and fittings are all in good order. The hose, reels, ladders and supply carts are all in good order and condition.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
D. MACDONALD.
Acting Engineer, Government Fire Brigade.
The Honourable
F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,
No.
DATE.
Superintendent, Government Fire Brigade,
FIRES, 1887.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
NO. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Wholly. Partly.
ESTIMATED AMOUNT
OF PROPERTY
DESTROYED.
10
123 41001-00
10
12 No. 16, Sai Woo Lane,
No. 48, Queen's Road West,..
January
"S
13 No. 142, Second Street,
15
"
"
25
"
February
March
>>
22 Man Mo Temple, Hollywood Road,.
No. 63, Wellington Street,
26 No. 59, Queen's Road West,.
10 No. 2, Bonham Strand,
17 No. 129, Queen's Road West,
9 No. 15, Tsz Mi Lane,
122
2
3
1,400 14,000
4
23,000
25
3,000
12,000
1
2,900
19,000
No. 76, Jervois Street,
11
""
23
No. 17, Wing Kat Street,
2,500
12
24
29
No. 34, Bonham Strand,
1,800
13
April
5 Blackhead & Co.'s Godowns at Tsimshatsui,
14
30
39
No. 273, Queen's Road Central,
A
8,000
15 May
4 No. 35, Battery Road,
60
16
June
14
A Carpenter's Shed at Kennedy Town,
200
17
July
No. 28, Tank Lane,
300
18
11
25
No. 185, Queen's Road West,
15
26,000
19
20
21
August 23 September 15
21
No. 311, Queen's Road Central,
2
2,000
No. 39, Wing Lok Street,...
1,200
No. 76, Queen's Road West,.
4,000
22
October
5
No. 9, In Kec Lane,
1,500
23
7 No. 5, Gage Street,
3,000
24
November 5
No. 9, Sheung Fung Lane,
100
25
16
"
No. 253, Queen's Road Central,
24
10
90,000
26
24
No. 13, Triangle Street,
150
27
27
No. 1, Nullah Lane,
190
28
95
28
No. 107, Wellington Street,
1
1,000
29
29
No. 163, Queen's Road East,
.......
150
"
30
29
No. 165, Queen's Road East,
150
31
30
No. 40, Wing On Street,.
16,000
32 December 1
No. 31, Pound Laue,
200
33
11
21
No. 15, Morrison Street,
1,800
34
20
No. 5, Kan Ù Fong,
1,500
35
28
""
No. 56, Boubam Strand,
16
30,000
TOTAL,.
267,125
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