Sessional_Paper_1928 — Page 74

Aberdeen.

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Certain restricted water rights over the Aberdeen Valley are held by the Taishing Paper Manufacturing Company, and the resumption of these rights and proposals for the complete development of this area have been dealt with in my report dated 6th August, 1926 and in Sessional Paper No. 10 of 1927 dated 7th November, 1927.

Mt. Parker.

Mt. Pot- tinger.

Tytam Tuk (East).

Dragons Back (West).

Dragons Back (East).

D'Aguilar.

CATCHWATERS.

A catchwater on Mt. Parker about the 400 ft. contour discharging over Tytam Gap would drain about 380 acres at reasonable cost. The water would be intercepted by the proposed Tytam Tuk East Catchwater and be carried into the Tytam Tuk Reservoir.

It is possible to construct at reasonable cost three catchwaters draining the slopes of Mt. Pottinger and all finally discharging through Tytam Gap. The water from the 379 acres drained would be picked up by Tytam Tuk East Catchwater and conducted into Tytam Tuk Reservoir.

Tytam Tuk (East) Catchwater which would be at a level of about 150 above O.D. would intercept the drainage from the slopes of Boa Vista, Mt. Collinson and Obelisk Hill which drain into Tytam Bay. The most westerly section would also carry the water from Mt. Parker and Mt. Pottinger Catchwaters into Tytam Tuk Reservoir.

Dragons Back (West) Catchwater would drain the western slopes of the Dragons Back and discharge into the Eastern end of Tytam Tuk (East) Catch-

water.

Dragons Back (East) Catchwater would drain 240 acres of the Eastern slopes of The Dragons Back and would either discharge through Totiwan Gap into The Dragons Back (West) Catchwater or directly into D'Aguilar Catch- water. Owing to the length of carry this catchwater is not considered economical.

D'Aguilar Catchwater would drain 525 acres of the slopes of D'Aguilar Peak and discharge into the Southern end of the Dragons Back (West) Catch- water. Owing to the extremely rocky nature of the ground and the long carry this catchwater is not considered economical.

Kowloon.

(a) Kun Tong

(b) Rennie's Farm

(c) Chin Lan Chu

(d) Kowloon Byewash

RESERVOIRS.

estimated capacity

75 mill. galls.

50

JJ

""

200

93

19

31

175

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Kun Tong.

Rennie's Farm.

Chin Lan Cha.

(e) Shing Mun Valley Scheme.

Reservoir Site (a) is situated in the lower Kun Tong Valley opposite Channel Rocks and has already been considered in connection with industrial develop- ment. The site is poor and capacity small and being practically at sea level involves pumping. Construction costs would be high.

Reservoir Site (b) is situated in the basin known as Rennie's Farm near Customs Pass. Its capacity is very small and catchment area limited involving catchwaters.

Reservoir Site (c) capacity 200 million gallons is in the basin in which the village of Chin Lan Chu stands East of Customs Pass. Very considerable re- sumption of houses and padi-fields would be necessary.