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ncccssary before long to raise the balance of
our authorized loan and then again to financo
from Surplus Balances until it is decided to
raiso further loan funds. It is necessary to
tako a voto of $444,000 to finance the Harbour
Development and Aerodromo Works this yoer (thc
matter will come before you in Finance Committco
to-day) and a further sum estimated at $145,000
will be required next year as an advance to
Loan Funds which will be a charge against our
estimated liquid balanco of $2,201,860.
It ill be noticed that wo have mado no
specific provision for increasing the wator
supply of Hong Kong Island. The question, as
Honourable Lombers are avaro, is one which has
boon engaging the most carnest consideration
of this Government, and it was only on the 2nd
August last that I made a statomont to the Council
on the prosent position. The Sossional Paper on
the Abordoun Water Schomo, promised when the
Budget was introduced last year was published
year
early this and was followed by a further Sessional
Paper on the Colony's water supply generally. The
views of the Unofficial Members have been com-
municated to the Secretary of State and his reply
is awaited. The urgency of some additional
water supply on this side of the Harbour has already been brought home to us by the early introduction
of restrictions on the supply to certain parts
of the town owing to the insufficiency of the
rainfall and the increased consumption, and we
do
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