:
June, July, August
and September
557
suited for
such
a purpose not
only
on account of the apparent quantity
the
yield
of the a
drainage
area to!
into
of
(95 acres in extent) discharging
will be more than ample
this
valley to meet all probable requirements
the Kowloor peninsula for some
of
Line to come.
In order to incrcase the
daily quantity of water available
during
the
day
open, viz.
season two courses are
(a) The selection of
valleys
ana
& to those
one or more
constructing works aivilar
already
described.
(b) The construction of a storage
Jeservoir.
25.
The first of these methods
was proposed by Mr. Chadwick in bis report dated 14th May, 1890.
The valleys edged
Blue,
Green and Red and numbered 2,
3, and 4
4 re
respectively
are
specially
suited
water obtainable from them and their close proximity to the one already selected edged Brown and numbered 1 but also to the fact that the masin conveying the water from valley A. must rue through valley
No 4 wito
discharge,
the
which valleys 2 and 3
the interception of rendering
these valleys easy of
water from
accomplishment.
26.
The entire drainage -
area is 322 acres. The
dry weather
yield of a portion, viz, valky tres. 95 acres in extent has been found. from actual experiment to be not less than 100,000.
gallons per diem. The dry weather flow obtaniable
from valleys
Jos
2, 3 and 4 will
probably not be less than 66,000,
66,000 and 106,000
gallons per diem
respectively.
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