Q 31
P.W.R. Hong Kong.
The following is a statement of the cost of pumping during 1926 and 1927:-
TAI TAM TUK PUMPING STATION.
1926. 1927.
$ c. $ c.
Coal, 72,161.72 55,644.50*
Wages, 15,859.49 16,663.81
Miscellaneous, including repairs and stores other than coal, 10,018.10 7,697.45
Total, $ 98,039.31 80,005.76
*This is the value of coal consumed during the year. Coal to the value of $12,637.50 was carried forward from 1926 to 1927, and coal to the value of $12,325 was carried forward from 1927 to 1928. The price of coal was $12.50 per ton during the whole year in 1927.
The total quantity of water supplied during the year amounted to 3,288.41 million gallons filtered, and 42.26 million gallons unfiltered, making a grand total of 3,330.67 million gallons or 459.13 million gallons more than during 1926.
The average consumption of filtered water per head per day for all purposes throughout the year was about 21.7 gallons. In arriving at this figure the population has been estimated at 413,640. Full details of consumption, etc., will be found in Annexes C and D.
The analyses made by the Government Analyst show that the water was of good quality throughout the year, whilst the results obtained by bacteriological examination were most satisfactory.
The quantity of water pumped to the High Level District of the City was 181.63 million gallons, equal to an average daily consumption of about 498,000 gallons, whilst 80.43 million gallons were pumped to the Hill District, giving an average daily consumption of 220,000 gallons. As compared with 1926 there was an increase of 3.79 million gallons pumped to the High Level District and an increase of 13.48 million gallons to the Hill District.
Q 31
P.W.R. Hong Kong.
The following is a statement of the cost of pumping during 1926 and 1927:-
TAI TAM TUK PUMPING STATION.
1926.
1927.
$ c.
$ c.
Coal,
72,161.72
55,644.50*
Wages,
15,859.49
16,663.81
Miscellaneous, including repairs.
and stores other than coal,
10,018.10
7,697.45
Total,
$
98,039.31
80,005.76
*This is the value of coal consumed during the year. Coal to the value of $12,637.50 was carried forward from 1926 to 1927, and coal to the value of $12,325 was carried forward from 1927 to 1928. The price of coal was $12.50 per ton during the whole year in 1927.
The total quantity of water supplied during the year amounted to 3,288.41 million gallons filtered, and 42.26 million gallons unfiltered, making a grand total of 3,330.67 million gallons or 459.13 million gallons more than during 1926.
The average consumption of filtered water per head per day for all purposes throughout the year was about 21.7 gallons. In arriving at this figure the population has been estimated at 413,640. Full details of consumption, etc., will be found in Annexes C and D.
The analyses made by the Government Analyst show that the water was of good quality throughout the year, whilst the results obtained by bacteriological examination were most satisfactory.
The quantity of water pumped to the High Level District of the City was 181.63 million gallons, equal to an average daily consumption of about 498,000 gallons, whilst 80.43 million gallons were pumped to the Hill District, giving an average daily consumption of 220,000 gallons. As compared with 1926 there was an increase of 3.79 million gallons pumped to the High Level District and an increase of 13.48 million gallons to the Hill District.
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