CO129-509-15 Water supply- development scheme 30-1-1928 - 17-1-1929 — Page 230

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6MAR 1928

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OFFICE

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 30th January, 1928.

Sir,

The question of augmenting the water supply

of the Island of Hong Kong has for same time been receiving

the consideration of this Government. Despite the extensive

development of the Colony's Reservoir system, which has been

made in recent years, it has not been possible even to keep abreast of the demand, and during periods of drought the

supply has always been precarious and the cause of much

anxiety; in fact, it has been possible to give a full

continuous supply to the City during only three of the past

20 years.

2.

For many years about ninety per cent of the

water supply of the City of Victoria has been drawn fran

Reservoirs in the Tytan Valley, which is on the south side

of the Island. This water is delivered through a tunnel to

the north side of the Island at the eastern end of the City,

and is carried along in the Bowen Road Conduit to feed the

Eastern, Bowen Road, and Albany Filter Stations. Fra the

end of the Boven Road Conduit at the Albany Filter Station

a composite 18" & 12" dia. cast iron unfiltered water main

carrying Tytam Valley later runs to Elliot Filter Beds, the

most Jesterly City Filter Beds.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,

&C.,

&c.,

&c.

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