Stannes, Killiney 556
Irland
C. O
21066
CRED JUN OF
June 19th 1901
The Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office
Sir,
1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply.
2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply.
3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the...
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Stannes, Killiney 556
Irland
C. O
21066
CRED JUN OF
June 19th 1901
The Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office
Sir
1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply.
2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply.
3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the supply was...
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Let's correct and simplify the output to adhere strictly to the format and instructions:Stannes, Killiney 556
Irland
C. O
21066
CRED JUN OF
June 19th 1901
The Under Secretary & States
Colonial office
Sir
1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply.
2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply.
3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the supply...
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Revised to fit the exact HTML output format and correcting minor errors:Stannes, Killiney 556
Irland
C. O
21066
CRED JUN OF
June 19th 1901
The Under Secretary & States
Colonial office
Sir
1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply.
2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply.
3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the supply was...
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