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Table XXVIII.

(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 1916-1917. Figures are in Millious of Gallons to two places of decimals.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 22, 1917.

371

MONTH.

In

POKFULAM.

Reservoir Delivered:

TAITAM.

WONG-NEI-CHONG,

Main. Bye-wash. Delivered Reservoir

1st of into In Reservoir In Reservoir Month. Tunnel. 1st of Month. Ist of Month. Tunnel. Tunnel.

Month.

In

TAITAM INTERMEDIATE AND LOW LEVEL.

Intermediate. Low Level. Pumped

Total

Mint Dam

Contents of Collected Total Con- Impounding

into

1st of

Delivered

into

In Reservoir In Reservoir 1st of Month. 1st of Month.

into

Gange

Basin.

Reservoirs

1st of

Month.

from sumption Streams. (Filtered).

and

Blue Pool

Graud

Total.

Rain-

fall.

REMARKS.

¡ (Unfiltered).

May,

18.15 15.06

62.50

.83

93.76 4.26

9.93

209.42

40.31

301.46

13.15

133.90

3.59

137.49 12.935

House Services in the Rider Main disconnected

I istricts Rider Mains and supply given by Public Street Fountains only

up to the 5th June.

from

June,

66.00 24.70

198.02

3.72

61.25 22.56

July,

65.64

41.90

384.80

August,

60.88 43.24

380.60

7.86

22.37 104.80 30.34

144.61 22.10

4.33

11.90

195.90 119.99

195.90 87.00

5.07 204.48 92.84

1.28

608.19 75.32

165.60

2.80

168.40 32.180

786.05 40.75

199.35

3,61

202.96 8.295

768.76 27.25

220.17

Constant

4.13

224.30 5.040

Supply

in all districts from

September, 42.74 19.99

279.92

8.11

133.49 15.96

13.41 205.48 119.65

671.89 29.12

196.01

3.90

199.91 10 520

the 6th June to the 13th November.

October, 65.82 39.02

241.18

9.03

120.58 4.84

14.76 210,40 197.68 29.77

738.95

15.93

190.24

4.81

195,08 .730

November, 41.35 18.62

193.66

.50

116.29

.99

.88

209.91 191.25 74.12

637.66

2.43

138.22

3.10

141.32 .075

December,

26.46

$.42

152.94

1.17

January,

20.85

7.68

118.06

107.36

94.95 1.29

1.57

31

167.51

1.65

179.25

107.71 182.25 74.46

76.64

528.90

.06

116.15

2.71

118.86 .050

430.16

3.65

107.93

3.18

111.11

.345

February,

March,

13.98

6.82

83.39

84.00

8.50

1.61

61.88

100.07

.34

.98

April,

9.78

4.96

57.05

95.47

.57

2.82

6.20 -235.98 75.72

178.50 103.25

95.81

91.10

839.55

4.55

95.37

3.02

253.20

6.65

108.33

2.82

160.77

5.21

105.64

2.81

99.89 .405

111.15 2.670

108.45 | 5.230

Total,

232.02

1,258.58

62.24

571.36

224.07

1,776.91

40.51

1,817.42 78.475

Estimated population, average for whole year, Consumption per head per day for whole year, Consumption per head per day during period of Supply by House Services in Rider Main Districts,

.266,419.

.183 (Including Trade Supply).

246

The Tytam Permanent Pumps worked from 13th from 19th October to 30th April inclusive:

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

13-8

W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority.

22nd June, 1917.

House Services in the Rider Main Districts disconnected from Rider Mains and sup ply given by Public Street Fountains only from the 14th Novem- ber to the 30th April inclusive, with the ex- ception of 2 days (21st and 22nd January) at Chinese New Year.

Constant Supply 163 days; Supply by Public Street Fountains 202 days.

May until 1st June and a total of 214 days.

No. 293.

SEASON.

WET SEASON.

DRY SEASON.