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14. A commencement was made to replace and improve certain of the existing works under the RENEWALS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND and details thereof are given later in this Report. Work was delayed somewhat by late delivery of plant from England due to lack of shipping consequent upon the outbreak of war.
15. The works carried out under PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY and WORKS NOT APPEARING IN ESTIMATES were mainly in connection with water services necessary for other offices and are detailed later in this Report.
16. Good progress was made under the LOAN SCHEDULE with the construction of new works the majority of which have been authorized to make up deficiencies in catchment area, filtration, service reservoir and distribution capacities for the present raw water resources. Photographs of some of these works are attached to this Report. Investigations, for further resources, involving surveys, borings and prickings for dam foundations were carried out in the Tai Lam Chung Valley.
17. Under the head of "OTHER WORKS" new pedestal hydrants were fixed for the Fire Brigade.
18. Details of Waterworks Revenue and Expenditure are given in the accounts but comparisons with previous years cannot be made owing to changes in the system.
III.
(1)
WATERWORKS RECURRENT.
MAINTENANCE OF WATERWORKS.
(A) ISLAND.
Hours of Supply.
19. The hours of supply were as follows:-
Period Hours of supply per day Total number of days 17th-19th February23rd May-11th June
14th-30th June
1st and 3rd July Full supply 42 2nd and 4th July 18 hours 2 5th July-29th August 4 a.m.-10 p.m. - 1st September-31st December 15 hours 178 13th-22nd May 6 a.m.-9 p.m. 10 22nd April-12th May 10 hours - 6-11 a.m.
4-9 p.m. 8 hours 9 12th and 13th June
30th and 31st August - 4 1st January-16th February
20th February-21st April 6-10 a.m.
4-8 p.m. 108
Full supply was thus maintained for 42 days compared with 226 days in 1938.