TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1929.
WATER CRISIS
Further Restrictions Contemplated
POSITION REVIEWED
Meters To Be Taxed
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A meeting .of the Water] Emergency Committee held yesterday at the Council's Chamber, and was presided by the Hon. Colonial Secretary (Mr. W. T. Southorn).
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Kowloon Water Supply The total storage in, the main- reservoirs yesterday morn- gallons, showing a decrease amounted to 105.52 mil-
are in hand to meet the requirements of the Hon. Director of Medical and Sanitary Services. Twenty-four nul- land laha will be supplied with the necessary ing equipment for this purpose. Nine well lion supplies are being similarly treated,
a considerable supply from these of 8.75 million gallons during the sources will shortly be available. past week.
The Wang Mun scheme originally The week's consumption, ex- proposed in being re-considered by the eluding supplies to Hong Kong is Shipping Sub-Committee who are con- 19.78 million gallons plus 0.13 sidering alternative proposals to over- from the Tsun Wan supply mak- core the difficulties which would be ex-ing a total of 19.91 million gal- perienced with small eraft during bad lons. weather conditions. Consters have
been suggested to take the place of The yield from the Shing Mun Above that level. in order to water beats, lighters and tugs. Their River and streams during the avoid great expense, a very limited introduction will necessitate obtaining week is 14.32 million gallons. supply from the mains would be water from higher up the Canton delta
Storage given if available. It is quite pos-as the draught of vessels going to The following shows the amount sible that during the winter the Wang Mun cannot exceed 10 feet. The in storage (million gallons) on total draw-off from the mains would Shipping Sub-Committee will doubtless the dates named: Before calling upon the Hon. Mr.have to be reduced to less than deal with this matter in their report. one million gallons per day in order to make the existing storage last until the 1930 rains set in.
H. T. Creasy to read the report on the subject, he said that the meet- ing was called in order that mem- bers might be made aware of the progress which was being made.
The Hon. Mr. Creasy then read the report, extracts of which are given below:
Storage Position The position of the island supplies this morning is as follows:
Total in storage 157.79 million gallons.
Recent daily rate of depletion, 2.60 million gallons.
Minimum number of days storage available (without rain and on hours a day supply), 62 days.
However, a third zone of tanks at about 250', above sea level is not
impossible and will be considered, should the situation demand it.
April 22
Hong Kong Mainland
326.38
29
327.28
THE DISCUSSION
May
311.72
136.81 117.44 121.65
13
309.34
125.34
21
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To Handle Imported Supplies
20
283.07
115.90
27
261.03
102.18
•
June
3
237.90
37.98
30
212.71
85.61 i
"
17
192.75
30.51
24
177.62
100.28
175.54
114.27
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It is again emphasised that to The Hon. Mr. Southorn said that avoid waste and to get the most out since the last meeting of the Com of every gallon available as much mitter, the Government had appointed July water as possible should be carried. special executive authority to deal A supply through the mains re- with the questions regarding the im- portation of water. Mr. Williamson. sults in increased consumption and this method of supply must be eliminated for the present as far as possible.
157.79 105.52 Consumption
The following figures show the had been appointed Controller of Im-weekly consumption (million gal- ported Supplies.
lons) on the datas mentioned
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Mr. Williamson said that up to the present a total of 13,700 tons had been April 22 There are at the moment three avail. Imported. He could see no difficulty in 4able sources of supply on the main-getting this agrount increased.
land, viz., from Laichikok, Tsun Wan Whampoa was mentioned as the source and Sham Tseng, the last of which is of supply and coasting vessels draw- expected to be in operation this wook.
A reduction to a single period of three hours per day will shortly have to be introduced, however, if no rain falls. This would reduce the dally rate of depletion, it is hoped, to approximately 2.10 gallons a day.
million
Hy introducing one period of three hours a day of supply the City ruzins would require to be filled only once per day instead of twice, as at present.
Out of the Question
1. A constant supply to all Rider Main districts can only be given:
reservoirs full or when the nearly so.
are
During the summer months it is an- ticipated that fully two million gallons
a day can be obtained from these sources and transported to the Hong Kong tanks by water boats or lighters.
As these supplies begin to fail in the autumn the service from the West River, where there is unlimited water, will have to be further developed to meet the deficiency.
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to
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The May
93.03
27.17
13
30,57
25.07
20
31.93
25.06
15
27
33.86.
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25.36
June
27.48
24.86
10
27.37
19.59
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17
30.18
14.04
24
27.34
11.03
July
27.21
20.71
14
27.20
19.91
WASTE WATER
ing 17 or 18 feet of water could be used. They had under consideration
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SHADOWS BEFORE.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
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Social Functions Hong Kong Hotel Tea Dance, 4.30 p.m.; Peninsula Hotel Tea Dance, 4.30 p.m.; Dinner Dance,
'Since the first meeting of the Water certain vessels likely to fulfil the re- SHANGHAI - NANKING SERVICE | 8,30 p.m.; Repulse Bay Hotel Din-|
Supply Through Tytan Tuk Emergency Committee additional in- formation is available as to the cost of supply of water by tankers from Shanghal and though Government has
quirements in this respect.
INAUGURATED
No Water For Top Floors Mr. M. K. Lo said he would like in-
Shanghai, Yesterday. formation regarding the consumption
The first regular daily Shanghai- It involves 3 consump- already decided that the cost of such if the rider main districts were divided Nanking air mail hopped off at noon,
a scheme is prohibitive the figures now
up and a supply given for two hours. available are interesting and only, con- The estimate of six million gallons pre-carrying 400 lb. of letters, and firm the previous decision,
supposed the dividing up of the dis- According to the latest calculations a tricts were divided up into six sub-dis- feet of 30, tankers would be necessary triets each receiving a two hours' sup- to maintain a supply of 3,300,000 gal.ply then the total supply would be for Was the estimate of six lons a day and would cost approximate. twelve hours ly $1,815,000 a month. The estimate million gallons based on that?" is based upon the following data: (1) The use of vessels of, say, 7,500
tons capacity each.
tion of 12 million gallons a day and is generally given only in the sum- mer months of favourable years. Since January 1, 1927, the total period of full supply has been 283
days.
If a rider main supply were now introduced in the various sectious of the City for two hours it would resut in a rise in the consumption to six million gallons and this rațe of consumption is impossible under the present picumstances.
The rider mains can be shut off from the principal mains indepen- dently without affecting the meter- ed supplies, but when all or any section of the rider main supply is in operation, either direct the houses or through the fountains, the principal mains from which they are fed must necessarily be in action.
The proposal to discontinue the free allowance of water to metered
supplies is being considered, and no doubt any move in this direction would have the desired effect of further restricting consumption.
The Director of Public Works: It is
more than an estimate. It has actually
been taken
arrived at Napking before 2 p.m.
A five-passenger Stinson-Detroit plane, piloted by a former, member, of the Royal Air Force, Captain Henderson, inaugurated the service.
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BLOWN UP
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(2) Only two trips could be counted In reply to further questions the upon per month per vessel. This Hon. Mr. Creasy said that if there was allows for discharging and refilling supply for two hours in the rider ballast, loading and discharging main districts as suggested the con- fresh water, passages to and from sumption might be more or less than Shanghai, and with allowances for six million gallons. The top floors, bad weather, tides, etc., a total however, would not get any water.
London, June 13. period of, say, 15 days per return The Colonial Secretary said that in The detective, Mr. O'Sullivan, the opinion of the water engineers the has been blown to pieces in an ex-
trip.
A further condition would be that scheme would not work. A large mum-plosion of a trap mine at Kildysart the requisite number of loading" and ber of houses would not get any water in Courty Clare and two others discharging berths were always made at all. available both at Shanghai and Hong, Kong.
The Tytam Tuk Pumps
service of coasters tug's.
The More Fortunates!
have been injured.
An anonymous letter informed The Colonial Secretary then intimat- the police that they would find ed that before proceeding further with an ammunition dump and a box Government having decided that a the business of the meeting, there was containing treasonable documents regular service of large tankers to a point on which he desired to seek the at a certain spot in a field. Tytam Tuk is impracticable, it now reviews of the meeting.
Mr. O'Sullivan opened the box "It has been suggested,' said Mr. mains to deal with the question of a
or lighters, with Southern, "that those of us who are for- and received practically the full unate enough to derive our supply charge of a number of set bombs. A house supply to rider main
The Tytan Tuk pumps are much too through meters and mains are obtain- properties at the present time is large to deal satisfactorily with small ing an advantage which our less for- utterly out of the question, and no quantities. For example, it would tuuate brothers do not share. It has matter what supplies might be take 600 tone of water to charge one ben suggested that meter supplies are brought into the Colony they should rising main from Tytam Tuk to the being used without the same care exer- be utilised to increase the present tunnel entrance and 1,000 tons to charge cised by those who have to go out and storage, and not the consumption, the Tytam tunnel. It is considered that fetch it themselves, and that steps until the position has vastly im- 5,000 tons a day, say, 1 million gallons, should be taken to lessen the amount proved. This cannot be too strongly
is the minimum quantity with which supplied by meters.
emphasised.
it is practicable to work. This could
"A suggestion has been made that the only be supplied by a regular service only passible way short of cutting off of coasters or lighters, and by any the meters altogether, is to make people occasional tankers obtainable on trip pay for the water they use.
charter.
"The Government has under consider-
The Tank System The tank system has not yet been developed to its full capacity. By
In anticipation of the possibility of ation at the present time a scheme for more frequent filling of the tanks such regular supplies being made avail-charging every user of water from the and with additional taps and lengths able, a tank of 100,000 gallons capa-meters for every gallon of water he of piping the queues can be con- city, capable of containing nearly an 1988. At present the water rate is 2 siderably reduced. This has already hour's supply for one pamp, is being per cent, and a charge of 40 cents per been done where the regular system constructed, and before it is completed thousand gallons of excess water is has come into force; for instance in the necessary mooring accommodation, made over this. I am inclined to think that it would be no hardship if we the case of the tanks in Gilman and piping, otc., could be in position.
This scheme could be in working charged everybody 50 cents per 1,000 Centre Street and at Western Mar-order early in August and if it mater gallons for the amount they now get ket-which have been connected Pfalises it would appear unnecessary to for their 2 per cent. water rate, and 75 and are supplied regularly by water-proceed further with other schemes for rents for those on the Peak. They would boats from Lai Chi Kok the pumping direct into Albany or Ellice then pay that in addition to the pre- queues here have almost ceased to Filter Beds at greater cost.
sent charge for excess water, if any of them are so rash as: exist.
No Supply Through Meins
to use exCESS The extensions to the brick tanks I would again emphasise the fact that water at this time. The object of this an increase of the supply via Tytam plan is not to obtain revenue but to
The Hon. Dr. Kotewall said he was
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on the Praya have just been com Tuk Pumping Station cannot be used ease the water position." pleted, and these are being connected to obviate the necessity for a supply by together so as to facilitate filling tanks on the, sea front. We cannot only in favour of the idea if it was to from lighters or waterboats. When hope to obtain enough water to give an be an emergency and not a permanent fully developed this system should increased supply through the mains casure,
The Hon. Dr. Tsa Those, who have. appreciably augment supplies.
and such water When the existing low level tank through the Tytam Tak pumps must no meters have to pay $3 for a thou system has been fully developed and be utilised to conserve the diminishing and gallons with carriage. Why not the outside sources of supply have supply in the reservoirs for the benefit make the people who use excess water. been increased it will be possible to of those areas which cannot possibly pay the same price as poor people would
be supplied from tanks on the sea have to pay for the same amount.
introduce tanks
as we can
obtain
Summary of Progress The following is a brief summary showing the progress made in regard
on a higher level front żony of about 100 ft. above the sea, and when this extended system is in operation it wil be possible still further to conserve the rapidly diminishing water supply on the Island...
to emergency measures :——--
The number of lighters requisitioned
STORAGE FIGURES
Hong Kong Water Supply
for service is 18 having a total ton- The total storage in the island Centrifugal pumps, electrically age of 1,950 tons.
reservoirs yesterday morning, driven, would deliver water to in the transport of water to tanks, lona showing a decrease of 17.75 Eight water boats are now engaged amounted to 157.79 million gal these tanks either from the large having a tonnago of about 1,500 tons. million gallons during the past brick tanks on the Praya or direct The "Fu Kwang,” the small tanker
chartered for the Water Emergency week; the amount collected from Service, is capable of bringing 1:100 streams being 100 million gal tous of water from Wang Mun and of ions,
from lighters. Long supply pipes with the necessary number of taps would be laid from these upper tanks so as to embrace as large a district, as possible and reduce carrying to a minimum.
What Might Happen
doing two trips every three days. With The week's consumption totals the Admiralty tug "Cherub" and the 27.75 million gallons and is mede steamers "Pant Beaa" and "Charles up as follows Bardouin, supply of 1,500 tons From City: Mains. daily should be obtainable from this Taikoo tinuance of the drought the position from steamers in transit through Hong The quantity of water obtainable All bouses as far as Caine Boadong is approaching 150, tong
Should there be a
further con- source
by October might be as follows:---
level may, then have to depend on- tirely on tank supplies,
day,
Chlorination Arrangements for the chlorination of
all the supplies from mullahs and wells
18.75 33
- Lai Chi Kok
Tsun Wan Steamers, ete.
To Tanks
3.18
1.92 3.07
27.25
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