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Table XXVII.

(Mr. Chadwick's Report of 10th April, 1902, paragraphs 25 and 26.)

CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT WATERWORKS.

Details of Contents of Reservoirs, arranged according to the Rain Year 1915-1916. Figures are in Millions of Gallons to two places of decimals.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

684

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 17, 1916.

POKFULAM.

TAITAM.

WONG-NEI-CHONG.

MONTH.

In

Reservoir Delivered!

Main.

In Reservoir In Reservoir

Bye-wash. Delivered Reservoir Delivered

1st of into into In Reservoir In Reservoir

Mouth. Tunnel. 1st of Month, 1st of Month. Tunnel. Tunnel. Ist of Month. 1st of Month.

In

TAITAM INTERMEDIATE, AND LOW LEVEL.

Intermediate. Low Level. Pumped

Total

Mint Dam

into

into

1st of

Month.

Gauge

Reservoirs

1st of

Month.

Contents of Collected Total Con- Impounding from sumption Streams. (Filtered).

and

Blue Pool

(Unfiltered).

Grand Rain-

Total. fall.

REMARKS.

Basin.

May,

¡June,

15.55 14.62

47.30 28.71

136.47

.26 123.19 3.69

73.14

229.11

21.10

158.91

2.83

161.74 12.760

138.19

2.51 105.10

15.64

6.95

111.78

315.42

34.14

174.90

3.56

178.46 11.960

:

July,

62.50 31.81

196.54

5.41

92.36

26.03

24.71

157.27

447.75 36.09

184.97

3.87

188.84 15.410

Constant

throughout.

Supply

August,

59.86 24.22

365.24

7.03 117.10 19.15 26.91 151.96

603.24 17.35

185.58

1.97

190.55 10.520 ;

September, 65,46 32.62

354.85

3.43 124.72 2.49

2.77 177.54

603.77

2.61

162.72

3.98

166.70 5.715

October, 66.18 25.69

301.95

5.86

63.91 10.29

7.79 205.00

11.14

589.28 31.89

129.28

4.13

133,411,710

November, 68.74 30.72

372.90

8.48

72.52 18.78

2.65 208.36

36.41

677.26

12.21

118.10

5.22

123.32 1.890

December,

52.90 18.97

375.00

90.31 17.15

2.66 209.91

38.24

654.96

9.94

121.88

2.15

January,

40.10

18.33

329.90

96.80 12.82

5.24 207.88 54.00

38.96

644.70

8.94

129.31

2.93

132.24

February,,

March,

36.68 13.37

279.92

1.10

99.78 8.20

4.90 208.84 54.00 33.26

588.74

4.57

122.62

2.74

124.03 .775

4.075:

125.36 1.305

27.56

9.70

211 90

.22

99.39

.80

.57

207.88

30.00 30.43

478.36

8.23

117.89

3.67

121,56 .355

House services in Rider Main Fis tricts disconnected from 24th. Constant Supply by Public Street Fountains from that date in Rider Main Districts.

Constant Supply by Public Street Foun- taius in Rider Main Districts through- out whole period, with the exception of 6 days (31st January to 5th February

sive)

inclu-

at Chinese

New Year.

April,

19.65 12.34

137.33

.24

101.10

.75

205.96

363.93

9.95

123.29

3.64

126.93 4.295

:

No. 509.

SEASON.

WET SEASON.

- DRY SEASON.

Total,

261.10

1,186.28

85.15

188.44

196.92 1,729.45

43.69 1,773.14 80.770

Constant Supply 151 days,

Supply by Public Street Fountains 215 days.

Estimated population, average for whole year,.

262,219.

Consumption per head per day for whole year, filtered,

Consumption per head per day during Constant Supply,...

180 (Including Trade Supply). .21.6

The Tytam Permanent Pumps worked for various periods from 22nd October to 26th March inclusive :-a total of 157 days.

Consumption per head per day during period of Supply by Public Street Fountains in Rider Main Districts,

15.4

17th November, 1916.

‹ W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority.

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