AnnualReport-1923

P.W.R. Hongkong.

- Q 60

The following is a statement of the cost of pumping during 1922 and 1923.

Taitam Tuk Pumping Station.

1922. 1923.

Coal, $86,093.44 $47,470.00

Wages, 12,573.89 12,498.99

Miscellaneous, including repairs and stores other than coal..... 7,399.38 6,044.42

Total, $106,066.71 $66,013.41

* This is the value of coal consumed during the year. Coal to the value of $3,585 was carried forward from 1922 to 1923 and coal to the value of $4,275 was carried forward from 1923 to 1924. The average price of coal was $15 per ton during the whole year in 1923.

A comparative statement of the local rainfall for the year at various points is given in the following table :

Month. Royal Observatory. Kowloon Reservoir. Public Gardens. Taitam Reservoir. Taitam Tuk Reservoir. Pokfulam Reservoir. Wongneichong Reservoir. Taipo Quarters. January, .130 .25 .21 .17 .21 .03 .53 February.... .390 .13 .62 .39 .45 .60 .60 .28 March, .660 .41 .84 .41 .48 .44 .27 .40 April, 8.370 10.35 7.97 7.97 7.78 6.25 8.98 10.45 May, 3.795 3.59 4.36 3.77 3.83 3.74 4.84 4.49 June, 15.720 19.60 18.51 16.71 15.69 18.30 23.58 17.84 July, 18.525 21.78 20.43 18.13 17.57 17.40 27.81 28.57 August, 34.310 37.73 35.18 32.54 38.62 33.63 60.73 42.08 September, 6.285 3.70 6.91 7.09 6.28 6.29 10.01 3.02 October, 17.835 13.59 12.84 13.93 12.35 18.45 19.06 9.00 November,.. .405 .34 .55 .42 .40 .44 .52 .28 December, .315 .29 .63 .34 .06 .29 .13 .08 Total 1923. 106.740 111.76 109.02 111.87 1922. 69.435 74.84 77.17 74.60 74.85 67.67 91.81 87.65 Increase or Decrease +37.305 +36.92 +31.85 +37.27 +29.16 +38.37 +64.78 +29.37

The total quantity of water supplied during the year amounted to 2,511.20 million gallons filtered and 45.64 million gallons unfiltered, making a grand total of 2,556.84 million gallons or 91.12 million gallons less than during 1922.