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A sum of $100,000 will be required; $50,000 having been voted in the Estimates for 1867, transmitted this mail.
2. The works hitherto constructed, and now in course of construction will supply during the dry season only 405,000 gallons per diem to a population, which I cannot regard as less than 140,000, although the ineffective manner in which the census has hitherto been taken, and the peculiar difficulties in the way of taking an accurate census of the Chinese, have fixed the number at a much lower figure.
In the above I include only half of the Chinese living in boats. This supply is clearly insufficient, being less than 3 gallons per head,
that I have directed a scheme to be prepared for remedying the evil as far as possible by increasing the water supply.
3. I regret to find that the hilly and uneven character of the Island and the limited area available makes it impracticable to form a very extensive Reservoir. The one which it is proposed to construct will contain only one hundred Million Gallons and increase the water supply to 7 Gallons per head per diem, during the dry season.
4. This supply will be but barely sufficient for domestic purposes, and will not allow of the drains and sewers being constantly flushed, as for sanitary purposes they should be, during the dry season.
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stum of $100, 000 will be required; $ 50,000 having been voted in the Estimates for 186y, transmitted
this mail.
by
2. The matérivorts hitherto con-
structed, and now in course. of con.
Season
Will
struction supply during the dry
only
405, 000 gallons per diem to a population, which I Cannot pegard as less than 140, 000, although the ineffective manner) in which the census has hitherto been tation, and the peculiar difficulties in the ray of tutting an accurate census of the Chinese, have fixed the number at a much lower fiqure.
In the above I include only half of the Chinese living in Boats. This supply is to clearly insufficient, being less than 3 gallons per head,
that I have directed a scheme
to be
evil as
prepared for pemedying the
as possible by increasing the water supply.
far
5. I regret to find that the poctly and uneven character of the Istand
And the limited rater hid available.
makes it impracticable to forma very extensive Neservoir. The one which it is proposed to construct will contain only one hundred Million Gallons and increase the
Water
ir puppsty to 7 Gallons perhead.
per diem, during
the dry season.
4. This pupply will be but barely
:ent for Domnestic purposes,
sufficient
And will not allow of the Grains and sewers being constantly flushed. as for sanitary purposes they should be, during the dry seas
season.
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