CO129-572-14 Proposed reorganisation of water services 7-4-1938 - 3-4-1939 — Page 95

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KOTES.

(i) Supplies to Govencart buildings would not be

charged for but in order to prevent waste each

separate office should be given a fixed allowance

which should not be accoded without authority.

On the abolition or e free allowances Government Officers occmying overment quarters should pay for water consume like other consumers, except in

such cases as police end medical staff occupying

(ii)

quarters in hospit. ls.

(iii) Military, Naval . ir Force supplies should be at

the ordinary rates subject to be continuance of a privileged rate of 10 cents per thousand gallons in

respect of certain

under a long standin

timete of a ob ble ince

(innix II).

litary C ntonments in Victoria

agrooment.

for 1933 on this besis is

11.

Appendix II shows erozinatoly what revenue would

have been obtained in 1937 on eboro basis. It will bo

2,155,607 is slightly more than

or ($2,084,476) but less than

to meet charges properly

thent. It is anticipated t. et 1938 as it is hoped that on

cined; and that revenue in

seen that the net total of

was actually received in that

the amount of 2,306,621 rocul

attributable to the Water Dory

consumption will be greater in

mrestricted supply can be

that year will therefore be

12. In theory, the syst.

special circumstances of Hon

te to cover charges.

of charge best suited to the

one, where we want to supply

the essential minimum of water but severely to discourage

excessivo use, would be one in which all water in excess of a

minimum domestic supply res cerged at a much higher rate.

There are very great practic 1 difficulties in assessing a minimum domestic supply for Chinese tenements, the rating

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