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87. Miscellaneous Waterworks.-The following are the principal items of expenditure under this heading, representing in some cases only a part of the cost of the works in consequence of their execution extending over more than one year:-

(i.) New Service Reservior at 750' level, West Point- Construction of reservoir (capacity 450,000 gallons),

Extending 8" rising main to do.,

(ii) New 8" rising main to 600' service reservoir, West

Point,

(iii.) Lai Chi Kok Waterworks-Water Boat Supply- Arrangements for drawing water from Kowloon Waterworks,...

Extension of main (5") to supply Brewery at

Lai Chi Kok,

(iv.) Conduit Road Extension-6" main in front of

Queen's Gardens,

(v.) Extension of mains in Murray and Connaught

Roads for fire extinction purposes,

(vi.) Surveys of reservoir sites for supply of Shaukiwan, (vii.) Altering rising main to Hunghom Service Reser-

voir on account of hill being cut away, (viii.) Dismantling temporary pump in Tytam Valley,.......

$5,597

2,658

-$8,249

7,050

1,021

456

1,477

1,278

990

570

365

176

Item (i). Owing to the extension of Conduit Road, the construction of May Road and the necessity of providing an adequate water supply, both for domestic and for fire extinction purposes, to the district thus made available for building purposes, it was decided to con- struct a covered service reservoir, having a capacity of 450,000 gallons, at the 750′ level. A contract for the work was let in June and fair progress was made with it by the end of the year. Provision was also made for extending the 8" rising main from the 600' service reservoir to the new one at 750′.

Item (ii). It was found impracticable to use the new pumping engine installed at Bonham Road Pumping Station for raising water to the 600' reservoir as it caused bursts in the rising main, which was 6" diameter, and it was accordingly decided to replace the main with one of 8" diameter. The work was completed by the close of the year and the temporary pump at the West Point Filter Beds which had been in use for several years was dismantled,

Item (iii). As the waters of the streain from which the Lai Chi Kok supply is drawn became very turbid during rainstorms, a connection was made to the main conveying water from the new Kowloon Storage Reservoir to the filter beds and a catchwater channel was constructed contouring the hillside to enable a supply to be obtained from this source without drawing from the stream.

Item (iv). This was for the completion of the portion of main in front of Queen's Gardens referred to in last year's report.

Items (v)-(viii). These call for no comment.

88. Rifle Ranges, Kowloon : Resumption of Private Property. This item is in connection with the new rifle ranges to the north of Kowloon City, which were constructed in 1905. It was not found possible to complete the payment of compensation for land resumed at an earlier date.

89. Water Supply, Tai Po.-As much labour was involved in obtaining a supply of water for the Quarters at Tai Po and for the Police launch cruising in Mirs Bay, it was decided to construct some small works to afford a supply by gravitation. These comprise a small damı, 3,502 lineal feet of lime and cement concrete channel semi-circular in section and 15" diameter, a cistern of brick-in-cement and 2,390 lineal feet of wrought iron piping, 14" diameter. The work was completed in September.