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29. The total storage capacity in each census year was as follows:

Population

Census years

(Excluding

Total Storage

New Terri-

Capacity

tories)

(gallons)

Storage capacity per head

(gallons)

1911

376,000

1,051,924,000

2,798

1921

542,003

2,470,924.000

4,559

1931

750,846

2,983,074,000

3,973*

*In addition there is the Shing Mun Catchment Area on which there is no

reservoir but which represents a considerable storage.

30.-METERS IN USE.

Year

City of Victoria

Hill District

Kowloon

Total

}

Supply

1906.....

831

163

301

1,295

Restricted

1907.

1,005

164

313

1,482

Do.

1908......

1,070

165

343

1,578

Constant

1909..

1,139

169

346

1,654

Restricted

1910..

1,181

169

374

1,724

Do.

1911.

1,222

174

394

1,790

Do.

1912.

1.280

171

396

1,847

Do.

1913:

1,382

180

431

1,993

Do.

1914.

1,487

178

462

2,127

Do.

1915.

1.582

184

502

2,268

Do.

1916.

1,695

184

494

2,373

Do.

1917..

1.717

177

496

2,390

Do.

1918.

1.777

179

495

2,451

Do.

1919...

1,838

181

547

2,566

Constant

1920.

1.877

183

584

2,644

Do.

1921.

1.969

192

676

2,837

Do.

1922.

2,057

202

721

2,980

Restricted

1923.

2,272

161

872

3,305

Do.

1924..

2,777

187

1,042

4,006

Do.

1925.

3,499

246

1,240

4,985

Do.

1926....

3,239

242

1,563

5,044

Do.

1927.

3,266

245

1,937

5,448

Do.

1928....

3.532

251

2.777

6,560

Do.

1929.

3.748

265

3,555

7,568

Do.

1930

4,183

268

4,426

8.877

Do.

1931

5,829

270

5,696

11,295

Do.