CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11] — Page 40

30.483.

No.

Hongkong.

sir.

In 168

Race

REY 23 NOV 03

Government House,

Hongkong, 22nd. October, 1903.

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23271/62

With reference to Sir William Gascoigne's

Despatch No. 165 of the 28th. April, 1902, in which an indent

was forwarded for a set of Pumping Engines to be used in con-

nection with the Water-works recommended by Mr. Chadwick in

his report of the 18th. of April, 1902, which was forwarded to

Mr. Chamberlain in Sir William Gascoigne's Despatch No. 199

of the 13th. May, 1902, I have now the honour to transmit for

your consideration the enclosed copy of a report from the

Director of Public Works supplemented by a letter, enclosed

under flying seal, addressed to Mr. Chadwick, in which Mr.

Chatham owing to the necessity of carrying out additional

trial works before the site of the dam of the proposed low

level reservoir can be decided upon, proposes to proceed at

once to the construction of a dam at the site No. 4 referred

to in Mr. Cooper's report of the 9th. May, 1896, and in the

6th. paragraph of Mr. Chadwick's report of the 18th. April,

Onclosure! Fith Sctober, 1903.

Conclosure 2.

large plan sent esperately.

1902.

2.

If this is approved it will mean that the

reservoir at No. 4 site will be constructed before the reservoir

on the low level. Mr. Chatham is satisfied that there is suf-

ficient gathering ground in the locality which can be used directly

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE

COLONIES.