considerable delay when new building lines were requested. Surveys and proposals were prepared for each section of road for which a development scheme had been mooted.
301. Tentative schemes were also prepared for a new layout of the Star Ferry concourse at Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon and for the widening of Castle Peak Road between Kowloon and Tsuen Wan.
WATERWORKS OFFICE
Waterworks Engineer (Acting), T. O. Morgan, B.Sc.
General
302. The demand for water again increased during the year, the average daily consumption during periods when supply had to be restricted to only 5 hours per day being
In 1951/52 In 1952/53 In 1953/54 25 27.8 29.38 million gallons per day "" "" 19 "" ""The increased consumption can be attributed to large building enterprises, the industrial growth of the Colony and the provision of water to resettlement areas.
303. The hours of supply, as in recent years, had to be severely restricted, and from 1st April to 20th May and 17th August to 2nd September only a 5 hour supply per day could be given. A five hour per day period during August, caused by a very dry spell in the middle of the rainy season, was very unusual, but a little compensation was received in that the late rains enabled a better supply to be given during the dry winter months than in previous years.
304. The usual problems attendant upon drastic curtailment of the hours of supply were again much in evidence, particularly during the 5 hour per day periods. While the reservoirs were
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