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3. The Dragon's Back at Mt. Pottinger Catchwaters have been investi- gated and preliminary drawings prepared. The minimum yield from areas intercepted by these Catchwaters is estimated at 13 million gallons a day. Construction work can be commenced next year if sufficient staff is available.

4. The Contract for the construction of the Byewash Dam has been signed and notice to commence the work given. It should be possible to impound a certain amount of water in the reservoir in about 14 months' time. The total storage will be 175 million gallons approximately.

5. The Shoklipni Service Reservoir now under construction will add 10

million gallons to storage. It will be finished within a year.

6. Investigation of the further sections of the Shing Mun Valley Scheme is proceeding. The Gorge Dam at Pineapple Pass appears to be feasible and preliminary investigations at Gin Drinkers' Bay, where there is a very large basin capable of impounding fully 2,000 million gallons, have turned out well.

Considerable preliminary work is, however, necessary before works of

this magnitude can be commenced.

These and other possible sources of supply have been dealt with fully in

Sessional Paper No. 4 of 1928.

MOTIONS.

9. Sunday Cargo Working Bill.--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled “An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the restriction of the loading, working and discharging of cargo on Sunday."

The Colonial Secretary seconded,

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time,

10. Widows and Orphans' Pension Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend further the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Ordinance, 1908."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

11. Jury Amendment Bill.--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Jury Ordi- nance, 1887."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

12. Supplementary Appropriation Bill.-The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Two hundred and ninety-two thousand one hundred and four Dollars and seventy-nine Cents to defray the Charges of the year 1928."

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.