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Engineers' commission and part of the overseer's salary and also compensation to the villagers for land which was thrown out of cultivation by the works.
Cost of Scheme.---The following is a statement of the cost of the various works included under the Scheme :-
(i.) Storage Reservoir,. (ii) Caretaker's Bungalow,
(iii) Catchwaters
Main catchwater, 2 miles long, $622,499.48
18,478.24
$161,468.64
Second catchwater, 500 feet long, 2,400.00 163,868.64
(iv.) Clearwater Channel, 7,231.00
(v.) Main from Storage Reservoir to Filter Beds,. 60,723.35
(vi.) Filter Beds, 68,496.40
(vii.) Main from Filter Beds to Service Reservoir,. 65,745.61
(viii.) Service Reservoir,. 67,639.31
(ix.) Main from Service Reservoir to Yanmati and sundry extensions of Distribution System, 74,490.05
(x.) Miscellaneous Works :-
(a.) Engineers' Commission, $63,724.47
(b) Compensation for land thrown out of cultivation, 4,755.16
(c.) Pier in Cheung Sha Wan Bay, 1,000.00
576.00
(d) Boundary Pillars demarcating catchment area,
(e.) Temporary Intakes above Tai Po Road and temporary main at Yaumati, etc., to augment supply during construction of new works, 4,845.28
(f.) Overseer's Salary, 5,214.00
(g.) Sundries, 8,563.16
Total Cost,.. 88,678.07
$1,237,850.15
There is still a balance of $11,292.43 due to the Kang On firm in connection with item (i), but this amount is included in the above statement and a credit of $180.00 for unused stores which have to be returned has also been allowed for. There are also
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Engineers' commission and part of the overseer's salary and also compensation to the villagers for land which was thrown out of cultivation by the works.
Cost of Scheme.---The following is a statement of the cost of the various works included under the Scheme :-
(i.) Storage Reservoir,. (ii) Caretaker's Bungalow,
(iii) Catchwaters
Main catchwater, 2 miles
long,
$622.499.48
18,478.24
$161,468.64
Second catchwater, 500
feet long,
2,400.00
163,868.64
(iv.) Clearwater Channel,
7,231.00
(v.) Main from Storage Reservoir to Filter
Beds,.
60.723.35
(vi.) Filter Beds,
68,496.40
(vii.) Main from Filter Beds to Service
Reservoir,.
65,745.61
(viii.) Service Reservoir,.
67,639.31
(ix.) Main from Service Reservoir to Yan-
mati and sundry extensions of Dis-
tribution System,
74,490.05
(x.) Miscellaneous Works :-
(a.) Engineers' Commis-
sion,
$63,724.47 ·
(b) Compensation
for
land thrown out of
cultivation,
4,755.16
(c.) Pier in Cheung Sha
Wan Bay,
1,000.00
576.00
(d) Boundary Pillars de- marcating catchment
area,
(e.) Temporary Intakes above Tai Po Road and temporary main at Yaumati, etc., to augment supply dur- ing construction of new works,
(f.) Overseer's Salary,
(g.) Sundries,
Total Cost,..
4,845.28
5,214.00
8.563.16
88,678.07
$1,237,850.15
There is still a balance of $11,292.43 due to the Kang On firm in connection with item (i), but this amount is included in the above statement and a credit of $180 00 for unused stores which have to be returned has also been allowed for. There are also
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