CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4] — Page 273

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appointed a Committee, consisting of the Honourable the Harbour Master, the Honourable the Registrar-General, and Ungoolf, with full powers to take whatever steps were considered necessary for the purposes.

In anticipation of the event, I inspected the streams on the mainland of the Territory, and several on the Island within a reasonable distance of the city, and had come to the conclusion that the most favourable for the purpose was one near Pokfulam, or more specifically near Join Wave, about 1½ miles distant in a north-westerly direction. Samples of the water collected from various points, which were submitted to her Majesty's Dockyard, showed that it was suitable for potable purposes. The present yield of the stream is estimated at 876,000 gallons per day, or about ... gallons per hour.

The following arrangements are being made for transporting some of this water, and rendering it available for the supply of the inhabitants of the city, or more specifically the low-lying district, which extends along the Harbour front between the Central Market and ...

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269 appointed a Committee, consisting of the Honourable the Harbour Master, the Honourable the Registrar-General, and Ungoolf, with full powers to take whatever steps were considered necessary for the purposes. In anticipation of the event, I inspected the streams on the mainland of the Territory, and several on the Island within a reasonable distance of the city, and had come to the conclusion that the most favourable for the purpose was one near Pokfulam, or more specifically near Join Wave, about 1½ miles distant in a north-westerly direction. Samples of the water collected from various points, which were submitted to her Majesty's Dockyard, showed that it was suitable for potable purposes. The present yield of the stream is estimated at 876,000 gallons per day, or about ... gallons per hour. The following arrangements are being made for transporting some of this water, and rendering it available for the supply of the inhabitants of the city, or more specifically the low-lying district, which extends along the Harbour front between the Central Market and ...
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269 appointed a Committee, consisting of the thougurable des Harbour Mas ter the honourable the Registrar yourel and ungaolf, with full fowers to take whatever steps were Co videred necessary for the purposes. du anticipation of the event, i hoo guspected the streaves on the mainlays, Territory several ice the Mew and withicer reasonable distance of the belly, and and had come i to be conclusion that the most favourable for the purpose of considerable magnetins near Join Wave, about i miles distaut direction in a orth-westerly Samples of the water collected from tion points, which were submitted to her Gagrament Dualdet, shower that it was suitable for potable furposes the prevent yeke of the strea stream is estickcatei by al 24 876,000 gallons pul day of t bo hour the thes following arrangements are binly made for transportug some of thes, water, and reaverés, studere it available for the peepply, inhabitants of the low le the low, label the bily, which extens Harbour front between the beutral Market on district, along the If the sex eas x xxx
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appointed

a Committee, consisting

of the thougurable des Harbour Mas ter the honourable the Registrar

yourel and ungaolf, with full fowers to take whatever steps were

Co

videred necessary for the purposes.

du anticipation of the event, i hoo guspected

the streaves on the mainlays,

Territory

several

ice the Mew

and withicer reasonable distance of the belly, and

and had come i

to be conclusion that the most favourable for the purpose

of considerable magnetins

near Join Wave, about i miles

distaut

direction

in

a

orth-westerly Samples of the water collected from tion points, which were submitted to her Gagrament Dualdet, shower that it was suitable for potable furposes the prevent yeke of

the strea

stream is

estickcatei

by

al

24

876,000 gallons pul day of t

bo

hour the

thes

following arrangements are binly made for transportug some of thes, water, and reaverés,

studere it available for the peepply, inhabitants of the low le

the low, label the bily, which extens Harbour front between the beutral Market on

district,

along the If the

sex eas

x xxx

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