CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12] — Page 434

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Having thus summarised the previous correspondence concerning the Water-Supply of Hong-Kong, I will now pro-

ceed to consider the Petition of the Chinese inhabitants of Hong-Kong, the document which gives rise to the present

report.

13.

Since the Petition of the Chinese house-holders

has been under consideration, a telegram has been received to the effect that the Chinese community agree to "Rider-

Mains"

when

This is an arrangement which I suggested, last in Hong-Kong, to mitigate the evils of an intermittent supply of water, always serious, but more so, when the system of distributary pipes is not, as in the present case, expressly designed for this system of water-distribution.

15.

The general idea of the "Rider-main" was devised to reduce the evils of the intermittent system

of supply to the minimum.

At present,

the water has to be shut off from, and turned on to large sections of the town

simultaneously.

These sections often present great

differences in level.

The insanitary evils of an intermittent supply are

so well-known that it is hardly necessary to discuss them at length. Briefly summarised they may be thus stated.

The mains being empty, during a large part of

each day, infective matter may find its way into them.

Inasmuch as the daily supply of water flows into

the mains during a few hours only, storage within the dwelling is necessary. This again, opens the door to

contamination.

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Having thus summarised the previous correspondence concerning the Water-Supply of Hong-Kong, I will now pro- ceed to consider the Petition of the Chinese inhabitants of Hong-Kong, the document which gives rise to the present report. 13. Since the Petition of the Chinese house-holders has been under consideration, a telegram has been received to the effect that the Chinese community agree to "Rider- Mains" when This is an arrangement which I suggested, last in Hong-Kong, to mitigate the evils of an intermittent supply of water, always serious, but more so, when the system of distributary pipes is not, as in the present case, expressly designed for this system of water-distribution. 15. The general idea of the "Rider-main" was devised to reduce the evils of the intermittent system of supply to the minimum. At present, the water has to be shut off from, and turned on to large sections of the town simultaneously. These sections often present great differences in level. The insanitary evils of an intermittent supply are so well-known that it is hardly necessary to discuss them at length. Briefly summarised they may be thus stated. The mains being empty, during a large part of each day, infective matter may find its way into them. Inasmuch as the daily supply of water flows into the mains during a few hours only, storage within the dwelling is necessary. This again, opens the door to contamination.
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30040

roe qhenkran •

SOPLOGTAE any påsæD LORALANMA. **

A0%

03

sion of Sinee holders.

to ausis olis to nOIJ MERG1s 12 ebOR BATETON/ I

JI

• (oqovu *sm Ed DeFoĻOTE

$UG ROADRAT LABALAOTTE

rge pear bra konta pe ro

$

DU SUG WOTE

#

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to og barna sb po CU TOAST OL *** can*7

423

12.

Having thus summarised the previous correspondence concerning the Water-Supply of Hong-Kong, I will now pro-

osed to consider the Petition of the Chinese inhabitants of Hong-Kong, Lue document which gives rise to the present

report.

13.

Sapce the Petition of the Unimese house-holders

has been under consideration, a telegram has been received to the effect that the thinese community agree to "Rider-

Mains*

When

This is an arrangement walen 1 suggested, last in Hong-aong, to mitigate the evlis of an "inter- mittunt supply of water, always serious, but more so, when the system of distributary papes is not, as in the present caso, expressly designed for this system of water-distri-

bution.

emrod Inneuog ni

-913 A

qezonŢoruk spre aopeEE

.GenDOD

929% ateV*302

.log at A

TOOPTI2

1

#

.0.4

BOJJLETUS ZAT

,bezequiq sov enigaz-goiqni one to 1013401tionqe grouAMII

921 ,19GNANO Lewes and goound enod 3083 66* JE QUE betsbiaпvo neve evad *onigna yafqtuï not execond buTLE W beobong of 20010 An ban,bojovise neod act and ¿Jüya and no

# 1 ? COITU SECOSTOW ***

I♪ BTMUT Levkoterprâ pe varen and POG DIEDITOU Ot

DAGU 1604JAGO PÅ PATOSUR.

. IA

to nolsoundrive #03 obooung bivone vizaC10A8 QUIQUE VA DA. 19 20

104 MAKT to Pure doca-

ROJET SAJ to bud und Al naand BẠCiĶUSU

*

Jeu De onte

.avoliot a

LALAYO' DO 104 PUG PRISETO LEVOLASTE *

FOR TH

e Blobazeġ provato-LOCALAOTLA

#ITAR 9071 01

A inter-

telit supply.

*་

{B}

ine asuitary evils of an intermittent supply are

80 well-anown that it is hardly necessary to discuss them at length. Briefiy summirised they may be tnud stated.

The mains being empty, during a large part of

sach day, infective matter may find its way into them.

Inasmuch as the daily supply of water flows into

during a few hours only, storage within the dwelling is necessary. This again, opens the door to

(q)

the tenoflo fat

contamination.

aoifitu ans juode 30 soit

bidaliave good but vieninowe Ti

SUPI-100% 20 Suguh storite 604

.bulanvang yet 6 2007.135

LOLOTUS *

t

(IPOJ DE 03 omgang ilang avea Magi Madaw #ind

Veresyou ra et. Renotvy anðbyl·

AC TONE

if y

ACS SAL2000AG NA 1204 vG DILE *023 on Jan3 putauq

*

Jure hkebonySTON CTE' elbowsurya'

Hanyolol and eerud DV

• Balapaku NO ARAU

JASCUTUVOJ lano, að ve beden start

Doj to even I co?

15.

system

The general idea of the "kider-kain* was devised to reduce the evils of the intermittent system

of supply to the minimum.

the water has to be At present,

saut off from, and turned on to large sections of the town

simultaneously.

These sections often present great

differences in level.

9

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