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house to be $1,200.
Assume the annual rating valuation of a
Under the old Ordinance, the occupier
would be entitled to an allowance equal to 13%, the cost of
the water being 25 cents per 1,000 gallons.
$12 x 13 = $1.56
$1.56 + .25 cents = 64,000 gallons per annum or 175 gallons per day.
Under the new Ordinance, the occupier will
be entitled to an allowance equal to 2%, the cost of the water
being .40 cents per 1,000 gallons.
$12 x 2 = $0.24
$0.24 + .40 cents = 60,000 gallons per annum or 164 gallons per day or a difference of 11 gallons per day only.
Paragraph 4.(3). The charge per excess consumption
has been increased from .25 cents to .50 cents per 1,000 gallons. Mr. Chadwick recommended (vide paragraph 50 of his "Report
on the Sanitation of Hongkong", dated 10th April, 1902) that
the price should be at least .50 cents per 1,000 gallons.
Powers are taken to increase the price up to $1.00, but there
is no intention of enforcing such a charge at present. In any
case, the charge can only be altered by the Governor in
Council.
Paragraph 4, (4) and 5. The statement in paragraph
5 is not strictly accurate. The majority of traders, for example,
occupy a whole house for their shop or business premises and
the accommodation of their employees.
Moreover, power to retain services in
cases where it may appear expedient can be granted by the
Governor