Hon. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS,
In reply to your questions :--
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Annexe 1.
(1). I attach figures shewing the actual sums paid by the Conservancy Contractors for City of Victoria, Kowloon Peninsula, Shaukiwan, combined. These figures are likely to give a wrong impression as the big drop in 1917 was due to the fact that the five-yearly contracts for Victoria and Kowloon happened to expire just at a time when conditions in Kwangtung were very unsettled and, in consequence, there was no great competition for the contract. The contract expires again in six months from now. tenders may be of interest.
The
(2.) The elimination of the Hill District will, curiously enough, have a bene- licial effect on the contract price. At present, under clause 7 of his contract, the contractor has to supply a minimum of three foremen and 40 coolies to remove excreta from the district. At $8 a month per man this costs him $4,000 a year. I am also informed that the practice common among Peak residents of adding a little disinfectant fluid to the excreta makes the stuff valueless to the contractor who naturally tenders accordingly.
The elimination of Kowloon Point or rather European houses in Kowloon Point will probably not affect tenders very much.
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3.) I see no reason to anticipate any increasing difficulty. There has always been a demand for this form of fertilizer in Kwangtung and presumably there always will be. I believe it is used for Mulberries which feed silkworms which in turn produce silk!
1.) I attach a return.
5.) Above 400 feet contour (Bowen Road) approximately 200.
South of Jordau and Gascoigne Roads 359 European, 1,160 Chinese.
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G. R. SAYER,
Head of the Sanitary Department.
17th March, 1921.
Revenue collected for the last 10 years from the Conservancy Contracts.
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
$55,893.00
76,860.00
73,820.00
60,303.00
54,576.00
49,335.00
28,404.00
18,887.90
15,234.00
14,848.95
List of Water Closets, Trough Closets and Urinals.
No. of WATER CLOSETS.
NO. OF TROUGH CLOSETS.
NO. OF URINALS.
List sanctioned before 1st January, 1914
in 1914...
974 (K. 39)
42
173 (K. 16)
531 (K. 55)
2
in 1915...
68 (K. 31)
2
in 1916...
88 (K. 39)
4 (K. 2)
27 (K. 7)
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in 1917.
57 (K. 3)
16
22
in 1918.. in 1919...
in 1920...
27
13
17
107 (K. 30)
32
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up to 15th March, 1921
199 (K. 104)
22
1
(K. 1)
18 (K. 2)
Total
1,584 (K. 246)
209 (K, 19)
652 (K.64)