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The following table gives in compact form my proposals, with a programme of work and costs:

PROGRAMME OF WORK & ESTIMATES.

Com- Com-

Estimated Estimated

mence.

plete.

Work.

Year.

Year.

Estimated Production. Cost.

Time to construct. Mill, Galls.

Remarks.

3

per day.

Aberdeen Scheme.

Upper Dam.

East Catchwaters

West

900,000

135,000

255,000

Supply Pipe to

Pumping Station... Pumping Station to

complete

270,000

190,000

Rising Mains

70,000

New Filters..

180,000

Existing Dam Alter-

ation

1928 1931

3 years.

2.12

100,000

Line....

30,000

497,000

Lower Dan Pipe

Bennet's Hill Catch-

water

Alteration to Pok-

fulam Reservoir

Access Road

Resumptions

Salvage

Mt. Parker Catch-

water

Mt. Pottinger Catch-

water

Tytam Tuk (East)

Catchwater...

Dragon's Back (East)

Catchwater

Shing Mun Scheme !

(1st Section).

170,000

1929

1932

3 years.

1.5

160,000

180,000

180,000

Rapid Gravity Filters

1927

1928 11⁄2 years.

Land Pipe Line

1927 1929 2

2

Service Reservoir

i

(Sheklaipui)

1928

1930

Cross Harbour Pipe...

1928

1929

11

A

H.K. Garden Service

Reservoir

1929

1931

1호

Carried forward.

84,000

Under Construction.

""

375,000

2.5†<

Money required to

complete including 1928

expenditure.

400,000

300,000*

400,000

3.62

$4,876,000

*Scheme proposed is for one 12′′ dia, steel main capable of passing 32 million gallons per day laid on Harbour

bottom without dredging to cost $250.000.

The Consulting Engineers Scheme is for two 18" dia. steel mains with a combined capacity of fully 8 million gallons per day laid in a dredged trench and covered with concrete to cost £200,000, or £165,000 if Government assumes responsibility for all risks. +Already included in "Estimate of Capacity" of 5 million gallons per day for the existing supply for Kowloon.