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give the necessary head to the vervice mains and I have also stated that some of the? houses above the 400 feet level ure precluded from enjoying the benefit of the present supply

as it cannot reach Hum.-

Our Hu plow, the position of a News Service Tank is shown at the point monked C- It is mi what wew.

formerly Har Apartment Land - but which was during Hee how I was at Hong Kong, hansferred to He, Colomal Govemment... From

my I nowledge of the locality. I consider this wie be the best sck which can be founel - for the purpose, as it usel be at a Contral ponit with regard both to the extent of the City, and also to the hoo sources of supply Polfeolum and Tyłam, and it is here that

u more level surface for the tank its of can

be found them elsewherd, at a Corresponding

height

It is possible that and additional Tunk

may be found useful at the castorn &

exhornly) of the lity but this as well as the re- - organization of the distribertion

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are more

mutters of detail upon which I need not comment us they must be worked out on the spot, and for coluch purpose. I caused Hee necessary levels to be taken during my

in Hong Kong.- pendence

I am of opinion that the existing

scrvice tanks lahen in connection with the

new and now.

proposed at C. will be sufficient to meet all requirements - and having oncef decided upon the means of getting the supply of water to it - it urll be no difficct matter to re arrange the system of distribuction pom

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it to the

I will now book into the comparative ( distarias by Tunnel and Conduit to this ponit from both Pokpoolum and Tylum.-.

Meferenced to the plum shows -- that at lumul proud thrd 500 feet level at Potifcolum on the South . to the sound level on the north side would be Gf 3 chums or 2014 yards and from theat ponit to the severce back at C. dis a further distance of 15 chams or 330 yends which could be either Tunel or Conduit:- A. Conduct channel alone - from Pokpolum

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