CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 564

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kokbui,

Kokkui, Gaurati, Tsunshakui

Aunghon. The principal

and

mains

being

to admit

of

to the rem

Kowloon.

36.

laid

of sufficient size.

their ultimate extension

aining portion of

British

Description of Works Required. ___

The wells to be sunk

in valleys numbers 2 and 3 to be nive feet internal diar eter built

iron curb and sunk will

on an

the imperitious substratum is reached,

a short distance below each well a

concrete dam should be constructed.

founded on the impervious stratum and carried up to ground level to prevent the natural flow of the waters

to the sea.

of

جری

the

valleys

The cast iron main

laid down the valley from well 1:2 to commence in a pipe six inches u diameter increasing in size

size as it

receives

receives the water from well 1:3

to seven inches in diameter termi

at the

pumping

the

pumps.

station inr.

The

nating the suction pipe of

branches from wells numbers, and

کو

being

38.

eix inches in diameter.

In the Pumping Station

it will be well to install pumping machinery in duplicate capable of lifting

to a

a corn.

200,000 gallons per 24 hours height of 275 feet giving bined effective Pump Horse Power of

24.

If steam is used the

engines might be of the Worthington

type triple expansion.

a

No water is available for

Jet condenser and ni view water in the harbour being

400 feet away from site of

the

pumping

of

the

Some

the proposed -

station unless

expplementary pumping machinery

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