CO129-268 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [7-11] — Page 174

ENCLOSURE.

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FURTA BR

REPORT.

REC?

for your information the enclosed

copy of a further report by

Acting Attorney Goueral.

"

the

on Ardi.

nance N. 6 of 1895 entitled "Ane

Ordinance to further amend the

"Water Works Ardinance 1890."

I have the honour to be;

Sir,

Your

most obedient.

humble servant,

William Reinigen

Enclosure. 8th July, 1895

Sec. 4.

REC 19 UG 95)

Owing to the prescribed domestic quantity as ascertained

under the principal Ordinance being in many cases exceeded more especial

ly in detached and semi-detached European houses where water is to some

extent used for watering gardens &c. and it being undesirable that such

premises should be entirely cut off from the water supply,

it was thought

thought

better that powers should be taken to continue the supply to such pre-

mises provided the owners and occupiers undertook to pay for the water

by measurement.

Owing to the near completion of the Kowloon Water

Works and it being desirable to restrict the laying on of water to

private tenements except in such cases as the water is to be measured

and paid for by measurement it was thought better that powers should be

taken to prohibit the supply of water to services laid within private

premises outside the City of Victoria except in such cases as the owners

undertake to pay for water by measurement.

1/2 per cent was a clerical error for 1/3 per cent.

As certain premises are exempt from rates and yet require a

water supply it was thought better that such supply should be by measure

-Lent.

The additional powers granted in respect of metering

applied necessitated further powers being taken to fix the price to be

paid for water used for domestic purposes, the powers in the principal

Ordinance being limited to water supplied for non domestic purposes.

8th July 1895.

(Sd) Alfred Wise.

Acting Attorney Seneral.