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29. The total storage capacity in each census year was as follows:
Population
Census years
(Excluding
Total Storage
New Terri-
Capacity
tories)
(gallons)
Storage capacity per head
(gallons)
1911
376,000
1,051,924,000
2,798
1921
542,003
2,470,924.000
4,559
1931
750,846
2,983,074,000
3,973*
*In addition there is the Shing Mun Catchment Area on which there is no
reservoir but which represents a considerable storage.
30.-METERS IN USE.
Year
City of Victoria
Hill District
Kowloon
Total
}
Supply
1906.....
831
163
301
1,295
Restricted
1907.
1,005
164
313
1,482
Do.
1908......
1,070
165
343
1,578
Constant
1909..
1,139
169
346
1,654
Restricted
1910..
1,181
169
374
1,724
Do.
1911.
1,222
174
394
1,790
Do.
1912.
1.280
171
396
1,847
Do.
1913:
1,382
180
431
1,993
Do.
1914.
1,487
178
462
2,127
Do.
1915.
1.582
184
502
2,268
Do.
1916.
1,695
184
494
2,373
Do.
1917..
1.717
177
496
2,390
Do.
1918.
1.777
179
495
2,451
Do.
1919...
1,838
181
547
2,566
Constant
1920.
1.877
183
584
2,644
Do.
1921.
1.969
192
676
2,837
Do.
1922.
2,057
202
721
2,980
Restricted
1923.
2,272
161
872
3,305
Do.
1924..
2,777
187
1,042
4,006
Do.
1925.
3,499
246
1,240
4,985
Do.
1926....
3,239
242
1,563
5,044
Do.
1927.
3,266
245
1,937
5,448
Do.
1928....
3.532
251
2.777
6,560
Do.
1929.
3.748
265
3,555
7,568
Do.
1930
4,183
268
4,426
8.877
Do.
1931
5,829
270
5,696
11,295
Do.