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The West Point, Garden Road, and Solomon's Bungalows were all put into repair and painted.
Several new pieces of machinery have been erected inside the Government Workshop at Wanchai and work can now be turned out at a much more expedi- tious rate and at less cost than formerly. Many articles are made and repaired in the shop that were previously put out to Contractors. The laying of the Rider- Mains and the erection of the pumping machinery at Bonham Road have given an increase of work to the shop.
39. (Item 25.) Maintenance of Water-works, Kowloon. The supply of water in Kowloon was again not quite constant towards the end of the dry season; during the rest of the year a constant supply was maintained. Difficulty is experienced in giving a supply to the higher portion of Kowloon during the drought.
The Kowloon-tong Service Reservoir, built in connection with the Kowloon gravitation scheme was filled for the first time towards the latter part of the year, before the water from the streams along the Tai Po Road ran low. This water was used for supplying Kowloon. Two of the In-takes along the Tai Po Road were shut down and not used owing to their proximity to the ral, and possibility of contamination.
Owing to the many reclamations taking place along the Kowloon Peninsula and the large areas being built upon, preparations are being made to extend the distribution system.
The total consumption for the year amounted to 169,028,000 gallons or an average consumption of 461,852 gallons per day; with an estimated population of 68,300 this gives 6.8 gallons per head per day for all purposes. Details are given in Appendices J and K. The analyses made by the Government Analyst showed that the water was of excellent quality.
The pump machinery, buildings, &c., were maintained in good repair through- out the year; the roof of the pump house slipped during a typhoon, and was repaired.
There were 247 meters in use at the end of the year, an increase of 31 over 1903.
Private services were constructed in 20 instances and there were 10 connec- tions made for Building supplies besides 38 small repairs to services.
40. (Items 26 and 27.) Maintenance of Water-works, Aberdeen and Shauki.. wan.--A satisfactory supply was maintained at Aberdeen throughout the year but at Shaukiwan, during the latter portion of the drought, the water in the streams was hardly sufficient to keep up a full supply to the village. This is chiefly due to there being no storage reservoir to impound the surplus water during the
wet season
The total consumption at Aberdeen was 5,257,000 gallons, and to Shaukiwan 8,481,000 gallons, or 14,400 and 23,200 gallons per day respectively for all purposes.
Details are given in Appendices Land M. The buildings and works were kept in a good state of repair.
There were 3 meters in use ar Aberdeen, 4 at Shaukiwan and 7 at Pokfulam,
The bungalows at each of these places were repaired and painted.
41. (Item 28.) Water-works, Miscellaneous. --The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this heading, being in some cases only part of the cost on account of the work liaving begun in 1903 or not completed by the end of 1904-
Lai-chi-kok Water-works,
.$8,621.28
Repairs to West Point Filter Bedis,
2,083.60
Diversion of Rising Main from laland Lot No. 1568,
Conduit Road, (part chargeable to owner),
1.293.62
Water Supply to Blake Gardens, Taipingshan,
1,208.51
Albany Service Reservoir repairs, .
775.87
Erecting temporary pump in Albany Nullah,
603.43
Water Supply to Albany Nullah Nurseries,...
ire Hydrant Service to Lunatic Asylum,
603.28
579.83