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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1974.

WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (THURSDAY) STOOD AT 48,481 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING

AT 72 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 62,356 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 32,154 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 48,240 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 63.7 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 1,865.4 MM (73.44 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2080.1 MM (81.89 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 10.3 PER CENT.

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CHIEF JUSTICE TO INSPECT PASSING-OUT PARADE

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THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR GEOFFREY BRIGGS, WILL INSPECT A PASSING OUT PARADE OF PRISONS OFFICERS AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY, AT 11 A.M. ON SATURDAY C OCTOBER 26).

TAKING PART IN THE PARADE WILL BE 16 OFFICERS AND 147 ASSISTANT OFFICERS 11. THEY INCLUDE ONE WOMAN OFFICER AND THREE ASSISTANT WOMAN OFFICERS.

MUSIC WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE BAND OF THE CAPE COLLINSON TRAINING CENTRE.

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