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GEC DEC DI
7 Carteret Street,
Westminster, S.W.
20 December 1901.
HONG
KONG KOWLOON
WATER SUPPLY.
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E 11.
Available supply.
To the Crown Agents for the Colonies,
Gentlemen,
(1) I have the honour to return, herewith, the papers concerning a proposed water supply plans and papers, for Kowloon, and I beg to report thereon as follows:-
(2) The works, now proposed, are more extensive than those originally projected by Mr. Gibbs, and described in his report, dated 8th January 1900. I am of opinion that the rapid increase of population stated by the Director of Public Works, fully justifies the additional cost of the more extensive scheme.
(3) I feel some difficulty in reconciling the figures, concerning the augmentation of the supply, from 590,000 to 1,575,000 gallons a day, with the plan sent home, shewing the gathering-grounds and reservoir-sites. This plan shews a total area of 415 acres, which is only about one-third more than that to be utilised, under the original scheme, and obviously would not produce a nearly three-fold increase in the yield.
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