of course essential and by the end of the year more than half of it has been excavated, but this unforeseen work has caused some delay. The majority of the steel pipes for the trunk mains were received and also sufficient of the Paterson Engineering Co.'s filtration equipment to enable its installation to be commenced. An erector from the suppliers arrived in February to supervise this work.
330. Separate contracts were let and satisfactory progress was made on the following works:
(a) The construction of approximately 8,700 yards of tunnel generally 6 feet 9 inches in diameter between Tai Lam Chung and Tsun Wan.
(b) The erection of a building to house a 20 million gallons per day filtration plant.
(c) Excavation for a 10 million gallons service reservoir near Lai Chi Kok.
(d) The construction of a 12 million gallons service reservoir at Kau Wa Kang.
(e) The construction of a 5 million gallons service reservoir at Ma Tau Wei.
(f) The construction of a 5 million gallons service reservoir at Diamond Hill.
(g) The laying of approximately 20,000 feet of 30 inch, 4,000 feet of 24 inch and 3,000 feet of 21 inch diameter steel pipes.
Miscellaneous Work
331. New Territories' Supplies.
(a) Ping Chau Island-Mirs Bay. The sinking of 3 wells approximately 10 x 10 x 40 feet deep was completed making, with the 5 sunk during the previous year, a total of 8. The wells enabled the Island to be self-sufficient until approximately the end of February
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of course essential and by the end of the year more than half of it has been excavated, but this unforeseen work has caused some delay. The majority of the steel pipes for the trunk mains were received and also sufficient of the Paterson Engineering Co.'s filtration equipment to enable its installation to be commenced. An erector from the suppliers arrived in February to supervise this work.
330. Separate contracts were let and satisfactory progress was made on the following works:
(a) The construction of approximately 8,700 yards of tunnel generally 6 feet 9 inches in diameter between Tai Lam Chung and Tsun Wan.
(b) The erection of a building to house a 20 million gallons
per day filtration plant.
(c) Excavation for a 10 million gallons service reservoir
near Lai Chi Kok.
(d) The construction of a 12 million gallons service
reservoir at Kau Wa Kang.
(e) The construction of a 5 million gallons service reservoir
at Ma Tau Wei.
(f) The construction of a 5 million gallons service reservoir
at Diamond Hill.
(g) The laying of approximately 20,000 feet of 30 inch, 4,000 feet of 24 inch and 3,000 feet of 21 inch diameter steel pipes.
Miscellaneous Work
331. New Territories' Supplies.
(a) Ping Chau Island-Mirs Bay. The sinking of 3 wells approximately 10 x 10 x 40 feet deep was completed making, with the 5 sunk during the previous year, a total of 8. The wells enabled the Island to be self- sufficient until approximately the end of February
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