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Westminster, S.W.

20 December 1901.

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WATER SUPPLY.

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Available supply.

To the Crown Agents for the Colonies,

Gentlemen,

(1) I have the honour to return, herewith, the concerning a proposed water supply plans and papers,

for Kowloon, and I beg to report thereon as follows:-

(2) The works, now proposed, are more extensive than those originally and will afford a larger supply,

projected by Mr. Gibbs, and described in his report,dated

I am of opinion that the rapid

8ta. January 1900.

on stated by the Director of Public increase of population Works, fully justifies the additional cost of the more extensive scheme.

(3) I feel some difficulty in reconciling the figures, concerning the augmentation of the supply, from 590,000 to 1,575,000 gallons a day, with the plan sent home, shewing the gathering-grounds and reservoir-sites, This plan shews a total area of 415 acres, which is only about one-third more than that to be utilised, under the original scheme, and obviously would not produce a nearly

In the report of three-fold increase in the yield.

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