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Stannes, Killiney 556

Irland

C. O

21066

CRED JUN OF

June 19th 1901

The Under Secretary of State

Colonial Office

Sir,

1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply.

2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply.

3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the...

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Stannes, Killiney 556

Irland

C. O

21066

CRED JUN OF

June 19th 1901

The Under Secretary of State

Colonial Office

Sir

1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply.

2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply.

3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the supply was...

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Stannes, Killiney 556

Irland

C. O

21066

CRED JUN OF

June 19th 1901

The Under Secretary & States

Colonial office

Sir

1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply.

2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply.

3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the supply...

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Stannes, Killiney 556

Irland

C. O

21066

CRED JUN OF

June 19th 1901

The Under Secretary & States

Colonial office

Sir

1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply.

2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply.

3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the supply was...

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Stannes, Killiney 556 Irland C. O 21066 CRED JUN OF June 19th 1901 The Under Secretary of State Colonial Office Sir, 1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply. 2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply. 3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the... Page 363 ... Page 363 However, to follow the exact instructions given and output only HTML using `` for paragraphs and potentially `` if necessary, and to correct and reformat the given text according to the rules: Stannes, Killiney 556 Irland C. O 21066 CRED JUN OF June 19th 1901 The Under Secretary of State Colonial Office Sir 1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply. 2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply. 3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the supply was... Page 363 Page 363 Page 363 Let's correct and simplify the output to adhere strictly to the format and instructions: Stannes, Killiney 556 Irland C. O 21066 CRED JUN OF June 19th 1901 The Under Secretary & States Colonial office Sir 1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply. 2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply. 3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the supply... Page 363 ... Page 363 Revised to fit the exact HTML output format and correcting minor errors: Stannes, Killiney 556 Irland C. O 21066 CRED JUN OF June 19th 1901 The Under Secretary & States Colonial office Sir 1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 204 - 20477/1901 of the 18th instant, inclosing copy of a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong on the subject of the Kowloon waterworks, and copy of a telegram received in reply. 2. The urgency of commencing works on the new water supply scheme for Kowloon lies in the fact that owing to the very rapid increase of population in that part of the colony, the present supply for British Kowloon has become quite inadequate. Each year the scarcity is felt, with the accompanying recurring danger of a total stoppage of the supply. 3. In 1899, from January 17th to April 20th, owing to shortage of water, only an intermittent supply could be given, while from May to August in the same year, the supply was... Page 363 Page 363 Page 363
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Stannes, Killiney 556

Irland

C. O

21066

CRED JUN OF

June 19th 1901

The under Secretary & states

Colonial office -

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