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212. In view of the large population now in the Colony various schemes were considered for augmenting the supply in case of emergency.

213. The re-establishment and revision of records of all kinds was continued.

214. Approximately 18,000 letters to and from the public were dealt with during the year, and investigation into water supply was dealt with in regard to some 280 applications to purchase land.

Public Works Recurrent.

215. Headworks and Trunk Supplies:-The main details of storage in the impounding reservoirs are as follows:

Storage in Million Gallons Date Remarks Gravitation Reservoirs
Pumping Reservoirs
Total 1st April, 1949
1st April, 1950 445.10
746.07
1,191.17
Decrease 42.29
447.48
700.40
1,147.88 10th June, 1949 337.10
331.87
668.97
Minimum storage for the year. 9th Sept., 1949
22nd-25th Sept., 1949 Maximum storage 28th Sept., 1949
8th Oct., 1949 653.76
1,708.79
2,362.55
on 7 days i.e. all reservoirs full. Island 1st April, 1949
1st April, 1950 1,397.45
1,258.40 23rd May, 1949 972.83 11th Aug., 1949
8th-14th Sept., 1949
16th Sept., 1949
18th Sept., 1949
20th Sept. to 4th Oct., 1949
8th-9th Oct., 1949
12th Oct., 1949 1,397.45
1,258.40
972.83
3,608.25
3,608.25
Decrease 139.05 M.G.
Minimum storage for the year
Maximum storage on 28 days i.e. all reservoirs full Mainland

Further details are given in Tables I and II.

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