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Mr. Co
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attention,
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reed that
LCHENA OVERLAND TRADE BAPORT.
and that the oral eridange of Mr. Jackson that upon which,
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quantity would be a: ratnogendo istopija
on with the sanitation of this citony. Uči „That misuse and abuse of cœratete-dd to at large extout exist is evident from the following taliklar statement, showing the reßustion in the don
option of waterṇkm žvarlóne gibominog i
`matico had boom indowed în
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to bata such excessive consumption launder penalty of having the services disconnectsf'from } the wateritorkslige kaay A to Cap
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tion dur. tiomedi ing figste.
bas authorised the insertion 4 1 No 29
bore extract."I have their Na SKAM!
No. 4
ej sir, your obedient servan
anoe.
recommend that the post should be abolished
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No.
No
(20.8. 1838 $3.4%
réduction opinion that
evidence of Mr. Co
recommend, any
ital, but we wish to report,
do not feel justike
And the public
colony, the
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out, we, therefore, fail -marked ingresse which for the department since.
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sum of money has already elded and for which further sumi TM
HE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF
PUBLIC WORKS FOR 1894.
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The Followine are örtlästs.
što. Works
bean maintained without any exception
'with regret
consumption
statement:further shows
premises have to sh of water and that,
·lenda'to the wormi apšity of wate burdening the oolong
xtension of seserų:
rater..!
J
ivate services, in order to theek CONSUMESSAGE : una diacontiumede in emperney ɑintrodnation, of+the
the
Fand
sitated the introd diction of “
48m from Mirờn
consumption,
quired, wé-desire to record our emphatis, për Aldi, 166
utaddur opinion,
consumption during the pe
T76.700 consumption,
bew
quantity:
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moval of the ofröns
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дега
in in operation letive of stenches as to
civilised city.
rob
dafly bodighi
per head par dif
consump
ag from 6 am to 8 a.m
consumption pér
May 9th to 18th ; from 6am, to ♬ amand
87.200 ;. bonsumption
to,
April Sík to Ma
dallyTM codaliuption,
head per diem, 8.2.
Leting
„Tustice.
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per diem.
Attidied
T. JACKSON.
>Thy #following * sortespondenco
Haf Sécretáriʻi Office,~
Hongkong, '18th March, 1895.
bondumption.
In the reservoirs at Tytam low overflow Jerel on the mber respectively and reached.
on the 15th and 16th. May,
opr.non-
ag from--# sgallons
able F. B. Belilion, #fem Council en the privingHİ "Governor fa man
eithar fas
renes, with the opinions h the honourable member Kate Sportmaity of plaging on record that
I believe the more general introdantion af in the cases of detached pr semi-detevhod
The quantity of water filtersil at the 1 Sh ̧--Fami3difedted to acknowledge the Feceipt and Pokfulam" filter beds during the past of your letter of the 5th instant tranfmitting * : bas been 300,087,000 and 241/721,000. legs supplementary report of the Retrenchment Com- respectively amazing,
making a total of 1:041808,000 | might, with advantage both to the consumer mittes upon the staff of the Public Works De- gallon equal to a consumption of 148, on the ratepayers of this colony be permitted, risårtusent2 and is copy of the evidence given by per head per "diem for a population of 193,000, their general, use throughout the native quartorn
Mes Cooper fr connection therewith, and withëtimated population – supplied). Deducting, reference to the fatter1I am to enquire whether thy Committed have ady "remarks to offer as to the reduction of the salary of the Chinese drafts man, when opportunity" offers, as suggested by -the Dirbator of Tußlle Works.
|
#
0,677,000 gallons supplied by meter mainly for trade purposes reduces the consumption per head per diem for domestic purposes to 14 gallons nearly,
November last Messrs. A. W. and J. I am further to request that a copy of the Millar were, detailed to make house to house, svidence, upon which the concluding, paragraph | inspections of the water services and from that of the report"under acknowledgment is based, "date 1,611 houses have been inspected."40 h of the Imay be furnished for his "Excellency's infoltha-, services, were found to be defective. This ins- tions have the honour to be, sir, your "most"|"pection had previously been carried out by Mr.
at servant,
J' H. SIEWÄrt Lockhart,
Colonial Secretary.
· The Scoretáry, Retrenchment Committee,
Supreme Court House. Hongkong, 27th April, 1895; SirIpreply to your letter No. 517 of the 18th Karch, I have the honour to inform you that the (Retrenchment. «Committeà agrees withar Mr. Cooper's view concerning the reduction of the Chinese draftsman when opportunity offers.
L-As feguæda«<the-evidenos: upon which the concluding @paragraph÷öf: the {supplementary re- «Publins Works › Department” was maikli al hava boʻreport that no written évidehos
of the city, where the bulk of the « pagulation reside in tenement houses and in many las than three or more families occupy ens door, would not only be attended: witte sɑvery large initial expense, but their maintenance and the prevention of their being tampered, with or stolen, even if practicable, would be very DOMży. It has on more than one-oscasion been stated that if persons pay water rates they have wright to have water laid on to their promises, and;if They have not the water laid on, to their, preini Draper, who had inspected 744 houses, 276 being they should not be required to pay ratonew. 1 found defective. These figures show, that there would briefly call attention to the fact that the is still room for reducing the consumption of water rates have not only to meet the expendi water by more careful attention to the mainte-ture of the supply of water for domestic par- nance of private services,
poses but also for fire service, flushing nawara, Though I have on previous occasions and do watering streets, &o, from which every resident to the importance of checking as far as possible. Speaking generally, there is not the slightest sin call the attention of occupiers of premises more or less derives some benefit.gedagt the misuse or sbuse of water, by leaving taps | donht that from a sanitary point of view cdn- and using, more than a reasonable | stadt supply of water should be laid on to or be anting for the various domestic purposes for readily obtainable for use in all promisse notuð
tor is required, I most emphatically. The full appreciation by the public of the that a reasonable quantity of water is necessity of checking abuse and misuse of water maintaining. & ARD may take some time, and though it is-n^wory towo, pillage,9%;d)
different matter introducing a content "restrict; sneli reasona into premises occupied by some 129,000,
ojndition in ev
ind to
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