16,000
16,000
14,000
10,000
OF
METERS
6,000
ON
04
1,000
2,000
27,000
26,000
22,000
20,000
14,000
METERS
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
No
1928 1929
APPENDIX VIII
NO OF METERS REPAIRED
[ 63 ]
TOTAL
MAINLAND
AVERAGE COST PER METER
NO OF METERS IN USE
IN THE COLONY
1930 1931 1932 1933
1933
TOTAL
1936 1937 1938 1939
ISLAND
MAINLAND
1941 1942 1945 1945 1946 1947
WAR YEARS
COST
PER METER
14.00
13.00
12.00
10.00
9.00
8.00
7.00
6.00
5.00
4.00
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