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ME 197

C.O. 13555

Public Works Office

264

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1902.

Hong Kong - Praya and Inland District Water Supply.

I have the honour to submit Report on the scarcity of water caused by deficient rainfall in 1901 and the steps taken to tide over the difficulty.

During the year 1901-1902 the rainfall was the second lowest on record, accounting to 54.40 inches as compared with the average of 80 my inches. The effect of this inadequate rainfall upon the water supply was probably intensified by the low rainfalls of the three preceding years which accounted to 50.02, 72.09 and 70.70 inches respectively, all considerably below the average.

That, during 1901, only one of the Storage Reservoirs (Pokfulam) overflowed, the two, Tai Tam and Wong Nai Chung Reservoirs never having been full.

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary,

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Tag ME 197 C.O. 13555 Public Works Office 264 Hong Kong, 26th February, 1902. Hong Kong - Praya and Inland District Water Supply. I have the honour to submit Report on the scarcity of water caused by deficient rainfall in 1901 and the steps taken to tide over the difficulty. During the year 1901-1902 the rainfall was the second lowest on record, accounting to 54.40 inches as compared with the average of 80 my inches. The effect of this inadequate rainfall upon the water supply was probably intensified by the low rainfalls of the three preceding years which accounted to 50.02, 72.09 and 70.70 inches respectively, all considerably below the average. That, during 1901, only one of the Storage Reservoirs (Pokfulam) overflowed, the two, Tai Tam and Wong Nai Chung Reservoirs never having been full. The Honourable the Colonial Secretary,
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ME 197

C.O.

13555

Public Works Offere

264

Hong Kong, 26th Lebhuary, 1902.

Hovy Kony - bily & still District Water supply.

Livi

the

&

I have the honour to submit

Report on

following

the scarcity

ieuh kalu

Water cacises by deficis

fall in 1901 and the steps taken to tide over the Dayh Benson, 1901

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Igor

coa s

racufall during the the secoue lowest record. accounting to $5.40

kicotó, aUDOU

f

as compared

with

year

Батур елева

acerage of so my inches. The effect of thee's inadequate rainfall depon the water supply was probably calen sified by the low rainfall's of the three

preceding year's whitch accounted to $0.02, 72 og au

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The Honourable

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