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801

TIA Off

E 254/1.B

C.O.A 17303 109

Rec 1917 MAY 04

No. 7 Carteret Street,

Westminster, S.W.

2nd May 1904

RE

HONG KONG,

KOWLOON WATERWORKS

To the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Whitehall Gardens,

S.W.

701

Gentlemen,

(1) I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 30th April 1904, with enclosures, referring to a proposed extension of the Kowloon Waterworks, Hong Kong.

(2) The questions, now under consideration, are two in number.

(a) The extension of the catch-water channels, with a view of collecting rain-water from an enlarged gathering-ground.

(b)

(3) The enlargement of the capacity of the storage reservoir, in order to provide room for storing the additional water, which will be collected by means of the said catch-water channels.

As regards the extension of the catch-water channels: I can only say that, the greater the gathering-ground, rendered available by means thereof, the greater will be the certainty of obtaining, during a number of

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801 TIA Off E 254/1.B C.O.A 17303 109 Rec 1917 MAY 04 No. 7 Carteret Street, Westminster, S.W. 2nd May 1904 RE HONG KONG, KOWLOON WATERWORKS To the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Whitehall Gardens, S.W. 701 Gentlemen, (1) I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 30th April 1904, with enclosures, referring to a proposed extension of the Kowloon Waterworks, Hong Kong. (2) The questions, now under consideration, are two in number. (a) The extension of the catch-water channels, with a view of collecting rain-water from an enlarged gathering-ground. (b) (3) The enlargement of the capacity of the storage reservoir, in order to provide room for storing the additional water, which will be collected by means of the said catch-water channels. As regards the extension of the catch-water channels: I can only say that, the greater the gathering-ground, rendered available by means thereof, the greater will be the certainty of obtaining, during a number of
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801 TIA Off E 254/1.B C.O..A 17303 109 Rec 1917 MAY 04. No. 7 Carteret Street, Westminster, S.V. 2nd May 1904. RE HONG KONG, KOWLOON WATERWORKS To the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Whitehall Gardens, S.V. 701 not necaidforan alt nie met are to Gentlemen, (1) I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 30th April 1904, with enclosures, referring to a proposed extension of the Kowloon Waterworks, Hong Kong. Saupot on dab rfnds, asalime we nees! Jo.T10 Istrojob end to dietety brooda 0 I (2) The questions, now under consideration, are two in number. (a) The extension of the catch-water channels, with a view of collecting rain-water from an enlarged gathering-ground. (b) (3) The enlargement of the capacity of the storage reservoir, in order to provide room for storing the additional water, which will be collected by means of the said catch-water channels. As regards the extension of the catch-water channels: I can only say that, the greater the gathering- ground, rendered available by means thereof, the greater will be the certainty of obtaining, during a number of 1
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801

TIA Off

E 254/1.B

C.O..A 17303 109

Rec 1917 MAY 04.

No. 7 Carteret Street,

Westminster, S.V.

2nd May 1904.

RE

HONG KONG,

KOWLOON WATERWORKS

To the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Whitehall Gardens,

S.V.

701

not necaidforan alt və nie met are to

Gentlemen,

(1) I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 30th April 1904, with enclosures, referring to a proposed extension of the Kowloon Waterworks, Hong Kong.

Saupot on

dab rfnds, asalime we

nees! Jo.T10 Istrojob end to dietety brooda

0 I

(2)

The questions, now under consideration, are two

in number.

(a) The extension of the catch-water channels, with

a view of collecting rain-water from an enlarged gathering-ground.

(b)

(3)

The enlargement of the capacity of the storage reservoir, in order to provide room for storing the additional water, which will be collected by means of the said catch-water channels.

As regards the extension of the catch-water channels: I can only say that, the greater the gathering- ground, rendered available by means thereof, the greater will be the certainty of obtaining, during a number of

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