Scheme during the supply period October 1st 1966 to June 30th 1967 from 15,000 million gallons to 16,800 million gallons. This was a precautionary measure in case the summer rains should be delayed.
1.11. Stage I of Plover Cove has been completed and work on Stage II is proceeding satisfactorily. The main dam was closed in February 1967 and pumping out of the sea water started.
1.12. Average daily water consumption for the year was 123.6 million gallons with a peak of 149.5 million gallons. Of the 45,109 million gallons consumed during the year 14,925 million gallons or about 33% came from China.
ORGANIZATION
1.13. The pattern of the Department's work and organization is largely dictated by the problems associated with over three million people living within a small area of land, much of which is in the process of redevelopment to a very high density, coupled with the need to open up and service new land for immediate, as well as future, development.
1.14. The main spheres of departmental responsibility are:
Building. Engineering. Land. Water.
The design and construction of Government buildings and the control of private development. Port Works, Roads, Drainage, Land Development, Traffic Engineering and Electrical/Mechanical. The disposal of Crown Land, Survey and Town Planning. Design, Construction and Distribution.
1.15. A chart showing the organization of the Department, with Headquarters and six sub-departments is on page vi. The object of the organization is to decentralize wherever possible. Day-to-day decisions on virtually all matters, other than departmental policy and the programming of future projects, are taken by sub-departments. Headquarters is kept as small as possible, consisting of the Director of Public Works, Director of Engineering Development and the Director of Building Development, together with essential professional, executive and clerical support staff. It concerns itself with departmental policy, future works programmes and co-ordination of the often conflicting needs of sub-departments. There is very close contact between Head-
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