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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1974

WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (SATURDAY) STOOD AT 33,925 11ILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 50.4 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 65,051 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORACE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 26,061 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 49,811 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 51.6 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.

NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 A.M. TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 1,372.70 MM (54.04 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,023.30 MM (79.66 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 32.2 PER CENT.

GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS

THE GOVERNOR, SIR HURRAY MACLEHOSE, HAS SENT A MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU, GENERAL NODRE DE CARVALHO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TAIPA DRIDGE.

SIR MURRAY DESCRIBED THE COMPLETION OF THE BRIDGE AS A NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT WHICH, HE SAID, WOULD GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROSPERITY OF THE PEOPLE OF MACAU.

THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE READS: +PLEASE ACCEPT MY CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD WISHES ON THIS VERY HAPPY OCCASION. THE COMPLETION OF THE TAIPA BRIDGE IS A NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT WHICH I AM SURE WILL GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROSPERITY OF THE PEOPLE OF MACAU.+

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