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the mains, and one was disconnected as being no longer required; eighteen licences to carry out work on inside water services were issued to plumbers after investigation of their ability and their workshop facilities; 892 items of work were carried out in connec- tion with the maintenance and minor alterations of inside cold water services in Government and Government occupied buildings, the costs being charged to the appropriate votes; general main- tenance was continued throughout the year and all plant and struc- tures were maintained in reasonably good condition; the work at Piper's Hill Service Reservoir under Contract No. 99 of 1947 was satisfactorily completed on 12th May, 1947, and 340 repairs to mains, 160 to valves and 2,911 to outside services were carried out on the distribution system.

212. On the Mainland, two new 1′′ and 13" mains to a total length of 2,354 feet were laid,

213. On the Island the following work was carried out to the distribution system:-302 repairs were made to mains varying from 2" to 24" in diameter; mains of 2′′ to 4" diameter to a total length of 610 feet were moved; mains of 2" to 18" diameter to a total length of 731 feet were laid; over 1100 ft. of 2" and 3" mains were removed or abandoned; 2" to 18" valves to a total of 47 were fixed, 31 were removed and 519-2" to 24" valves were repaired. Fire hydrants fixed, removed or repaired numbered 3, 5 and 553 respectively, four street fountains were removed to new positions and ten were removed as being no longer required.

214. Routine work to village supplies at Taipo, Fanling, Un Long and Tsun Wan comprised 69 inspections of inside services, the issue of 54 notices to alter or repair defective services, 133 inspections of new services and 24 repairs to outside services.

215. The position of metered services in the villages was as follows:-

Number of Metered Services