XN000022-1974-12-09 — Page 7

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1974.

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RATING AND VALUATION BILL CLARIFIED

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TENANTS OF POST-WAR DOMESTIC BUILDINGS WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO OBSTAIN WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THEIR LANDLORDS BEFORE SUB-LETTING ANY PART OF THE PREMISES, THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION SAID TODAY.

HE EMPHASISED THAT NO CHANGE TO THIS REQUIREMENT IS PROPOSED IN THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL WHICH WAS GAZETTED LAST FRIDAY,

UNDER THE PROPOSED NEW LEGISLATION, ONCE A TENANT HAS RECEIVED THE LANDLORD'S CONSENT IN WRITING THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR HIM TO SUBMIT FULL DETAILS OF THE SUB-LETTING UNTIL REQUESTED TO DO SO BY THE LANDLORD.

AT PRESENT, A TENANT IS OBLIGED TO INFORM HIS LANDLORD OF ANY SUB-LETTING MADE AFTER DECEMBER 14, 1973, WHETHER OR NOT THE LANDLORD ASKS FOR THE INFORMATION.

WEEKLY WATER SITUATION REPORT *****

THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AT 9 A.M.

TODAY (DECEMBER 9) STOOD AT 56,064 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 83.3 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67.300 MILLION GALLONS AND ALSO AN INCREASE OF 563 MILLION GALLONS OVER THE STORAGE AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 55,501 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 40,274 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 43,547 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 79.8 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 2,312.9 MM (91.06 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,148.5 MM (84.59 IN), REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 7.7 PER CENT,

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