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26. The following rents will be paid to the Treasury quarterly and in advance for the use of moters for one quarter or any part of a quarter, such quarter shall be considered to commence on the first day of January, the first day of April, the first day of July and the first day of October :-

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27. Meters will be read at such times as the Water Authority may direct, not less frequently than three times a quarter. Whenever a ineter is read a memorandum of the reading and of the preceding reading will be left with the occupier of the tenement supplied through it.

28. For the purpose of calculating the quarterly consumption the difference between two readings it all of the meter sbull be taken.

The first reading may be that observed on any day not more than ten days before or after the calendar date of the commencement of the quarter, or in the case of a newly fixed moter, the first inble reading of the meter.

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The second reading may be that taken on any day not more than ten days earlier or later than the calendar termination of the quarters, or if the meter is removed or the supply closed during the han marter then the last reading shall be taken; and the difference between the two readings shall be > the taken as the quarter's water consumption. If two or more meters have been in use during the quarter

then the quarters consumption shall be the sum of the quantities indicated by the meters.

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Provided always that the reading used as the last reading of any quarter shall be used as the first ter reading of the ensuing quarter.

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29. If a meter is found to be out of order; or if it be removed for repair or alteration, the fact ve will be noted on the memorandum, mentioned in section 26. On fixing a new ineter or refixing the old meter a second memorandum will be handed to the occupier of the tenement. The consumption oved for the time that the meter was out of order or for the time that the service was without a meter will ater be calculated according to the average daily rate of consumption that obtained during the period vout between any two successive readings, whilst the meter was in good order, immediately preceding the

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kage 30. If the consumer doubts the accuracy of the mater, which measures the water supplied to the any tenement owned or occupied by him; then the meter will, on demand, be tested by the Water Autho-

rity. The consumer, or any person appointed by him, may be present when the meter is tested. the The results of the test will be binding, both on the Water Authority and on the consumer; and the quantity of water indicated by the meter, from the first reading of the quarter, as defined in section. 27, shall be corrected according to the results of the test.

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If the meter be found to indicate correctly or if it be found to indicate too little, then a fee of $10 shall be paid for testing.

If the meter be found to indicate too unch then no fee shall be paid for testing.

31. Meters will be maintained by the Water Authority and all repairs except those caused wil- fully or negligently will be made by and at the cost of the Water Authority,

02. The value of the amount of water consumed during the quarter, as ascertained in accordance erial, with sections 26, 27, 28, will be calenlated at the rate of twenty cents per thousand gallons. From the sum thus obtained a deduction will be made, equal to 4 per cont, on the anmul valuation of the tenement, as defined under the Rating Ordinance, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the Govern- ment Treasury. Each quarter's account shall be final, and no surplus shall be carried forward from Que quarter to the next.

A. M. ThoзSON, Acting Clerk of Council,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

HONGKONG.