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62. Stores Depreciation. The adjustment of Store values and the re-conditioning of old stores have been met from this head, also the loss incurred by the sale of obsolete and surplus materials, the total amount of these items being $6,560.57. Sums of $117.49, being rebate on freight charges in connection with stores purchased in England through the Crown Agents and of $1,550.27, due to the return of stores which were issued prior to 1917, have been credited to this item. The result of these transactions was to leave a balance of $92.81 unexpended.
63. Stores Depreciation, -- Amount to be written off value of Dredger “St. Enoch” — In accordance with the decision arrived at in 1916, the sum of $7,500 was written off the value of the dredger. It was intended that a similar sum should be written off annually, but it was subsequently decided that the value of the Dredger should no longer be borne on the Store Plant Account. A further vote of $135,000 was accordingly taken under "Public Works Extraordinary -- Dredging Harbour", and the whole value of the Dredger was written off.
64. Upkeep of Plant. -- This item now appears under "Public Works Department - Other Charges". The dredger, "St. Enoch" was laid up throughout the year.
65. Maintenance of City and Hill District Waterworks. The year opened with the street fountain system of supply in force throughout the whole of the Ridor Main Districts, the services to the houses in such districts having been disconnected from the mains in November, 1916. With the exception of 2 days at Chinese New Year, when water was turned on to the houses, this system remained in force until the 10th June, when constant supply throughout the City was restored. Owing to the completion of the Taitam Tuk Reservoir, it was not found necessary to have recourse to any curtailment of the supply during the remainder of the year.
The total quantity of water stored on the 1st January in the impounding reservoirs, including Taitam Tuk Reservoir, then in course of construction, amounted to 430.16 million gallons. It reached a minimum on the 15th May when it amounted to 69.01 million gallons.
The reservoirs were at or over their permanent overflow levels for the following periods:
Reservoir Capacity to permanent overflow level (Million gallons) Period Taitam 22.36 28th July to 13th Sept. Taitam Byewash 29th July to 28th August Taitam Intermediate 195.91 3rd August to 14th October Taita Tuk 1,419.00 25th July to 1st August and 14th and 15th August Wongneichong 30.34 13th July to 27th August Pokfulam 66.00I
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P.W.R. Hongkong.
62. Stores Depreciation. The adjustment of Store values and the re-conditioning of old stores have been met from this head, also the loss incurred by the sale of obsolete and surplus materials, the total amount of these items being $6,560.57. Sums of $117.49, being rebate on freight charges in connection with stores purchased in England through the Crown Agents and of $1,550.27, due to the return of stores which were issued prior to 1917, have been credited to this item. The result of these transactions was to leave a balance of $92.81 unexpended.
63. Stores Depreciation, --Amount to be written off value of Dredger “St. Enoch —In accordance with the decision arrived at in 1916, the sum of $7,500 was written off the value of the dredger. It was intended that a similar sum should be written off annually, but it was subsequently decided that the value of the Dredger should no longer be borne on the Store Plant Account. A further vote of $135,000 was accordingly taken under "Public Works Extraordinary--Dredging Harbour", and the whole value of the Dredger was written off.
64. Upkeep of Plant.--This item now appears under "Public Works Department-Other Charges". The dredger, "St. Enoch " was laid up throughout the year.
65. Maintenance of City and Hill District Waterworks. The year opened with the street fountain systent of supply in force throughout the whole of the Rider Main Districts, the services to the houses in such districts having been disconnected from the mains in November, 1916. With the exception of 2 days at Chinese New Year, when water was turned on to the houses, this system remained in force until the 10th June, when constant supply throughout the City was restored. Owing to the completion of the Taitam Tuk Reservoir, it was not found necessary to have recourse to any cur- tailment of the supply during the remainder of the year.
The total quantity of water stored on the 1st January in the impounding reservoirs, including Taitam Tuk Reservoir,-then in course of construction,―amounted to 430.16 million gallons. It reached a minimum on the 15th May when it amounted to 69.01 million gallons.
The reservoirs were at or over their permanent overflow levels for the following periods:
Reservoir.
Capacity to permanent
overflow level.
(Million gallons.)
Period.
Taitam,
Taitam Byewash,
Taitam Intermediate,
38480 22.36 195.91
Taita Tuk,
1,419.00
Wongneichong,
Pokfulam,
30:34
66·00
28th July to 13th Sept. 29th July to 28th August. 3rd August to 14th October.
25th July to 1st August
and 14th and 15th August. 13th July to 27th August,
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