CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873 — Page 66

at Prok fextum I beg to state that in no respect are these works a facture The imbantiment is sound, and it impounds as much water as the site permits of being

an embankment 70 feet impounded, with

deep

The Conduit pipe pour the lieservoir to Vitoria is the old pipe laid out 1857.

Efficient Water Works are very costly England and will

be

moe

costly in Hong

Rong, as materials and later will be clearer,

15 Gallons per licad per day

To supply may cost from 3 to 5 pounds per lead. of the population, that is for a population of 100.000, the estimate for

English scale will be from £300.000, up to £300.000 - 6 ruder mode of supply may of course be provided at less cost. works cannot however be constructect

wv

1-very clieap

Hong Kong, the cormtry, climate

and rainfall will not permet of cheap works.

twater must be impounded/

and such works are

JS.

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necessarly costly

I have the honce to be.

Your

most obedt: Tervant Robert Rawlinson

I shall be glad to supply any additional information if required

Mr Movesom thinks his Plan report and interviews with me

worth a payment of £30. and I think this a moderate charge. and beg to recommend it for your

consideration. dera

R. Rawlinson .