The Archive · 1938

Livery Stables

The number of livery stables continued to decrease, there being 7 in operation as against 15 in 1926. Public and Private Carriages dropped from 51 to 87, and 24 to 18 respectively, during the year New signal lights were erected and taken. Into operation at Avenue Edward 'VI-The Bund and Avenue Edward Vil-Lungmen Road while those at Peking-Honan Roads were removed in favour of manual control and application of the short right turn aystem, At 8 intersections, the 250 CP, lamps which were found to be too glaring were changed to 60 Watt lamps during the year.

40444 licences were issued during] the year, showing an increase of 894 in" comparison with the preceding year.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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