10.85 Close liaison was maintained with the consultants' office and site staff. Tender documents associated with the Plover Cove, High Island and the 40 million gallons per day desalter projects were examined and modified to include improvements and to meet Waterworks Office requirements.
10.86 Regular site visits were made to ensure consistency of standards between the consultants' and Waterworks Office projects and to check that adequate site records were being maintained to enable a fair assessment to be made of any claims received.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Business Manager:
M. O'CONNOR, A.I.M.T.A., A.M.B.I.M.
Treasury Accountants:
CHAN Siu-leung, A.A.S.A.
T. OWEN, A.C.A.
Secretary:
J. F. HARDING
10.87 This group is responsible for all accounting and stores functions including the preparation and issue of water accounts. It is also responsible for the general and financial control of all revenue and expenditure within the office. It deals with personnel matters and provides general administration, secretarial, transport and other support services.
10.88 The total revenue collected for fresh and salt water supplied to consumers amounted to $122.6 million and the number of meters installed rose from 430,000 to 485,000. More than 52,500 enquiries and/or complaints relating to water charges were received during the year.
10.89 Water charges were increased with effect from 1st April, 1971 as follows:
Shipping Supply
Ocean-going from $5 to $7 per unit of 1,000 gallons
Non-ocean-going from $3 to $4 per unit of 1,000 gallons
Trade Supply
from $2 to $3 per unit of 1,000 gallons
Domestic Supply
from $2 to $3 per unit of 1,000 gallons
Salt Water
from $0.40 to $0.70 per unit of 1,000 gallons
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10.85 Close liaison was maintained with the consultants' office and site staff. Tender documents associated with the Plover Cove, High Island and the 40 million gallons per day desalter projects were examined and modified to include improvements and to meet Water- works Office requirements.
10.86 Regular site visits were made to ensure consistency of stand- ards between the consultants' and Waterworks Office projects and to check that adequate site records were being maintained to enable a fair assessment to be made of any claims received.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Business Manager:
M. O'CONNOR, A.I.M.T.A., A.M.B.I.M.
Treasury Accountants:
CHAN Siu-leung, A.A.S.A.
T. OWEN, A.C.A.
Secretary:
J. F. HARDING
10.87 This group is responsible for all accounting and stores func- tions including the preparation and issue of water accounts. It is also responsible for the general and financial control of all revenue and expenditure within the office. It deals with personnel matters and provides general administration, secretarial, transport and other support services.
10.88 The total revenue collected for fresh and salt water supplied to consumers amounted to $122.6 million and the number of meters installed rose from 430,000 to 485,000. More than 52,500 enquiries and/or complaints relating to water charges were received during the year.
10.89 Water charges were increased with effect from 1st April, 1971 as follows:
Shipping Supply
Ocean-going from $5 to $7 per unit of 1,000 gallons Non-ocean-going from $3 to $4 per unit of 1,000 gallons Trade Supply
Domestic Supply Salt Water
from $2 to $3 per unit of 1,000 gallons
from $2 to $3 per unit of 1,000 gallons from $0.40 to $0.70 per unit of 1,000 gallons
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