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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1974.

WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 AM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STOOD AT 33,405 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 49.6 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 64,500 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 25,602 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 49,470 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 50.7 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.

TRACES OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 AM TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR 15 1,373.8 MM (54.09 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,045.8 MM (80.54 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 32.8. PER CENT.

PRESIDENT BONGO ARRIVES FOR A BRIEF VISIT

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PRESIDENT BONGO OF GABON AND A PARTY OF 120 ARRIVED BY AIR AT 11.45 AM TODAY WEDNESDAY> FOR A BRIEF STAY ON HIS WAY HOME AFTER A VISIT TO CHINA.

THEY WERE MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR. ALAN DONALD, AND THE DIRECTOR OF PROTOCOL, BRIGADIER R.G. LEUTHWAITE.

PRESIDENT BONGO AND HIS PARTY WILL LEAVE FOR NEW DEHLI ON

FRIDAY.

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