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8. Section 25 of the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, is Amendment amended by the substitution of the words "two hundred of Ordinance and fifty dollars" for the words "twenty-five dollars" in No. 16 of the fourth and fifth lines thereof.
1903, s. 25.
9. Section 26 of the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, is Amendment amended by the substitution of the words "two hundred of Ordinance and fifty dollars" for the words "fifty dollars" in the last No. 16 of
1903, s. 26.
line thereof,
10. Section 27 of the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, is Amendment amended by the substitution of the words "two hundred of Ordinance and fifty dollars" for the words "two hundred dollars" No. 16 of in the sixth and seventh lines thereof.
1903, s. 27.
11. Section 28 of the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, is Amendment amended as follows :-
of Ordinance No. 16 of
() by the substitution of the words “two hundred 1903, s. 28.
and fifty dollars" for the words "one hundred dollars" in the ninth and tenth lines thereof;
(b) by the substitution of the words "deposit or excavated material" for the words "deposits or excavated materials" in the eleventh line thereof;
(c) by the substitution of the words "fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars" for the words "fine of ten dollars" in the thirteenth line thereof.
12. Section 29 of the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, is Amendment
of Ordinance amended by the substitution of the words "two hundred No. 16 of and fifty dollars" for the words "one hundred dollars" in 1903, s. 29.
the last line thereof.
18. Section 30 of the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, is Amendment amended by the substitution of the words "two hundred of Ordinance
No. 16 of and fifty dollars" for the words "twenty-five dollars" iu 1903, s. 30.
the last line thereof,
effect. Ordinance
14.-(1) The amendments made in the Waterworks Retrospective Ordinance, 1903, by sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Ordi- nance shall have effect in respect of all water supplied by No. 16 of meter after the second quarter of 1929.
(2) Any regulation made under the Waterworks Ordi- nance, 1903, as amended by this Ordinance, may be made to take effect in respect of all or any water supplied by meter after the second quarter of 1929.
(3) In this section the word quarter with reference to any particular meter shall be construed as meaning the period between two consecutive readings of the meter in question as provided by any regulation made under the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, for the purpose of calculating the quarterly consumption.
1903.
Objects and Reasons.
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1. The main object of this Ordinance is to facilitate the temporary abolition of what is known as the "free allowance of water. The abolition of the free allowance" will actually be effected by regulation. The sole aim of this proposed legislation is to check consump- tion during the present very serious shortage of water
2. Section 2 (a) (ii) of the principal Ordinance refers to a quarterly allowance. This is the so-called "free allowance". Section 2 of this Ordinance substitutes the
"
term quarterly amount because "allowance" suggests the present temporarily.
"free allowance” and that is to be abandoned
3. The principal Ordinance refers in various places to the "
quarter". In practice this must mean the period between two consecutive meter readings as provided by