P.W.R. Hongkong.
Q 46
56. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.-The heavy rains, more especially during the months of June, July and August, caused numerous landslips and badly scoured the macadamized surfacing not treated with asphaltum.
The two largest slips occurred on the new Motor Road from Bowen Road to Wongneichong Gap and on Magazine Gap Road. The first caused the collapse of a retaining wall and two culverts which had to be entirely rebuilt, and the bank to the side of the road made up and turfed; the latter occurred on Crown Land adjacent to I. L. 2,308 necessitating the erection of a high retaining wall to support the lot immediately to the South of it.
There were also landslips on the following roads :--
Aberdeen New Road,
Aberdeen Old Road,
Mount Davis Road,
Taitam Gap-Stanley Gap.
57. Stores Depreciation. The adjustment of Store Values and reconditioning of old stores have been met from this Vote, amounting to $5,576.43.
The following sums were credited to this Vote :-
$3,590.06 being rebate on freight charges in connection with stores purchased in England through the Crown Agents; $1,912.10 being the value of stores returned which had been issued prior to 1922.
The result shows a net expenditure on this Vote of $74.27.
58. Maintenance of City and Hill District Waterworks.-The year opened with constant supply in force throughout the City and Hill District but between the 6th of January and 1st April, owing to the depleted state of the Pokfulam Reservoir, it was found necessary to bring the Rider Mains into action in the District West of Eastern Street. From 1st April till 12th June a full supply from the principal mains was maintained but on the latter date it was again found necessary to curtail the supply owing to the failure of the spring rains and by the 6th July the whole of the Rider Main Districts were in operation. A supply of two hours a day in all Rider Main Districts was maintained till the end of the year.
The total quantity of water stored in the impounding reservoirs on the 1st January amounted to 1,385 million gallons, there being 228 million gallons in the gravitation reservoirs and 1,157 million gallons in the low-level reservoirs requiring pumping. Storage reached a minimum on the 8th July when the total was 429 million gallons, there being 120 million gallons in the gravitation reservoirs,
The reservoirs were at or over their permanent overflow levels for the following periods:-
P.W.R. Hongkong.
Q 46
56. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.-The heavy rains, more especially during the months of June, July and August, caused numerous landslips and badly scoured the macadamized surfacing not treated with asphaltum.
The two largest slips occurred on the new Motor Road from Bowen Road to Wongneichong Gap and on Magazine Gap Road. The first caused the collapse of a retaining wall and two culverts which had to be entirely rebuilt, and the bank to the side of the road made up and turfed; the latter occurred on Crown Land adjacent to I. L. 2,308 necessitating the erection of a high retaining wall to support the lot immediately to the South of it.
There were also landslips on the following roads :--
Aberdeen New Road,
Aberdeen Old Road,
Mount Davis Road,
Taitam Gap-Stanley Gap.
57. Stores Depreciation. The adjustment of Store Values and reconditioning of old stores have been met from this Vote, amounting to $5,576.43.
The following sums were credited to this Vote :-
$3,590.06 being rebate on freight charges in connection with stores purchased in England through the Crown Agents; $1,912.10 being the value of stores returned which had been issued prior to 1922.
The result shews a net expenditure on this Vote of $74.27.
58. Maintenance of City and Hill District Watercorks.-The year opened with coustant supply in force throughout the City and Hill District but between the 6th of January and 1st April, owing to the depleted state of the Pokfulam Reservoir, it was found necessary to bring the Rider Mains into action in the District West of Eastern Street. From 1st April till 12th June a full supply from the principal mains was maintained but on the latter date it was again found necessary to curtail the supply owing to the failure of the spring rains and by the 6th July the whole of the Rider Main Districts were in operation. A supply of two hours a day in all Rider Main Districts was maintained till the end of the year.
The total quantity of water stored in the impounding reservoirs on the 1st January amounted to 1,385 million gallons, there being 228 million gallons in the gravitation reservoirs and 1,157 million gallons in the low-level reservoirs requiring pumping. Storage reached a minimum on the 8th July when the total was 429 million gallons, there being 120 million gallons in the gravitation reservoir-,
The reservoirs were at or over their permanent overflow levels for the following periods:-
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