CORRIGENDUM
1.
The following replaces para raphs 7 and 8 in the address by
HE the Governor at the opening session of the Legislative
Council on October 5, 1977.
7.
There are the plus points in our rospect firstly
we can count on 1,000 million gallons a month from the desalter
regardless of rain; secondly the Chin e authorities agreud to
increase their delivery as from October 1st from 24,000 million
gallons to 30,000 million gallons a year. This extra 6,000
Lillion gallons at this juncture is invaluable; and without
it the danger of further restrictions would have been considerable.
It represents a significant technical feat and a most helpful
action for which we are indeed grateful.
2.
Althoug 10 hours a day is extremely inconvenient, it
is supportable, but tighter restrictions could be tuch harder
to beer, particularly in high rise buildings hero pressure
takes longer to build up. We therefore wis to run to risk of
having to impose them. At present we do not low what rain
will fall during the rest of the autumn and winter, nor do we
know whether next summer's rain will be carly or late, normal
This is, therefore, no time to take risks in sc
important a matter, and unless there is unusual rainfall in the
autumn and winter, your Government does not intend to relax
present restrictions. Eut, on the brighter side, the additional
supplies from China will allow us to relax them sooner than would
otherwise have been the case once our reservoirs have begun to
fill up again next year.
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