577199-1938-Supplementary-Bill-read-a-second-time---Waterworks — Page 19

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Appendix III.

FREE ALLOWANCES OF WATER.

be-

(Regulation 6).

Until further notice the amounts of free allowances of water shall

in the case of approved hospitals-20 gallons per inmate per day;

in the case of approved charitable institutions-15 gallons per inmate

per day;

in the case of approved Chinese public dispensaries-24,000 gallons

per annum each;

in the case of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club (Fanling supply only)-

6,000 gallons per day.

Objects and Reasons.

1. The object of this Bill is to repeal the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, and the regulations made thereunder and to replace them by an Ordinance and Regulations in accordance with modern requirements.

2. A Table of Correspondence is attached as a guide to the source of the provisions of the various clauses which are not entirely new.

3. The Bill is drafted on the assumption that there is to be in future no general free allowance of water based on rateable valuation but that free allowances may be permitted in the case of hospitals and other approved institutions (see Appendix III).

4. Provision has been made for the following new features:

(a) power to demand deposits to cover payments for chargeable water (clause 9 and reg. 3);

(b) the licensing of approved plumbers (reg. 10);

(c) the stamping of approved fittings (reg. 11);

(d) charging fees for the privilege of using main water

for flushing (reg. 18);

(e) separate floor metering (reg. 7 (c));

(f) the representation of the water authority by authorized officers (clauses 2 (b) and 27 and reg. 1).

5. The demanding of deposits to cover water charges, etc., is in conformity with modern waterworks practice and has been found necessary in Hong Kong.

6. The licensing of plumbers and stamping of approved fittings are also in accordance with modern waterworks practice.