THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 19, 1929.
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Order made by the Governor in Council under section 267 (1) of the Public
Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, on 17th June, 1929. Appointment of Mr. J. H. BOTTOMLEY to act on behalf of the Building Authority
in connection with dangerous buildings, on 18th June, 1929.
Administration Reports, 1928:-
Part II.-Law and Order :-
Report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
Report of the Police Magistrates' Courts.
Report of the Superintendent of Prisons.
Part II-Public Health :-
Report on the Botanical and Forestry Department.
Part VII.-Undertakings of Government:-
Report on the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section).
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
4. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee
(No. 7), dated the 20th June, 1929, and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
QUESTIONS.
5. The Hon. Mr. R. H. KOTEWALL, C.M.G., LL.D., pursuant to notice, asked the
following questions:--
With reference to the statement made by the Ilonourable Director of Public Works at the last meeting of this Council that the scheme of pumping water from Tankers to the Tytan Tuk Pumping Station was found to be feasible, and that preparation was being made for laying the necessary pipes connecting the Pumping Station with a pier to be erected, in deep- water, will the Government state:
(1) Whether it considers it advisable forthwith to proceed with the scheme on a scale which will permit a direct supply to all houses in the city for, say, 4 hours a day, leaving the street- fountains and other subsidiary supplies to augment this direct supply;
(2) What is the estimated cost of such a scheme;
(3) Whether the Government has considered any method other than the use of tankers for conveying water to feed the Tytam Tuk Pumping Station for this purpose;
(4) If not, whether the Government will consider the suggestion of utilising, for the purpose of this scheme, the expected supply of three million gallons a day from Wang Mun to be conveyed by lighters, at an estimated cost of $200,000 a month.
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-
(1) Preparations for the scheme for connecting a Tanker supply with the Tytam Tuk Pumping Station are in hand but it is not considered feasible to proceed with the scheme on the scale suggested, owing to the difficulty and expense of obtaining a sufficient number of Tankers to maintain a supply from this source.
(2) A 10,000 ton Tanker would be capable, after the necessary construction work at Tytam had been completed, of delivering 24 million gallous a day into the Pumping Station. In order to provide a daily supply a fleet of 10 such Tankers would be needed and it is estimated that apart from the actual cost of the water obtained, such a scheme would involve expenditure of not less than $500,000 a month. The Government con- siders expenditure at this rate to be beyond the financial means of the Colony.