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Enclosure.

REC? In-24 JUN 36)

Director of Public Works to Colonial Secretary,

Public Works Office,

Hong Kong 10th. May 1895

In reference to paragraph 4, Colonial Office des-

patch No. 75 of 1895,I have the honour to report as follows :-

The water works in hand at the time of the passing

of the Water Works Ordinance in 1890 were the following,

and the expenditure incurred on them is placed opposite

work.cúly

each, of Victoria Water Works

A

Meter Account

Peak Water Supply

$85,484.78

1,609.83

19.06

Pokfulam Filter Beds

55,745.59

Kowloon Water Supply

1,044.72

Maintenance of Water Works, 1890

6,388.79

$130,292.77

The Water Account therefore at the commencement of

1891/with a debit balance or $130,292.77 as reported in my

letier No 545 of 3rd June 1993.

Copies of Accounts for the years 1891, 1892, 1895,

and 1894 are attached.

At present the expenditure on water works since

the passing of the Ordinance is in excess of the receipts

to credit of water account, so that for the present no ex-

penditure