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PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES

units of gas and are chargeable whether these 7 units are consumed or not. They are as follows:

For meters having a rated capacity of less

than 1,000 cubic feet per hour ...

For meters having a rated capacity of

$11.10 per month

more than 1,000 cubic feet per hour $24.60 per month

+

Under 'Regular Charges' gas consumed in excess of 7 units per month is charged for at the following rates:

8- 20 Units @ $1.30 per Unit 21- 100 Units @ $1.28 per Unit 101- 250 Units @ $1.25 per Unit 251- 500 Units @ $1.20 per Unit 501-1,000 Units @ $1.15 per Unit 1,001-2,000 Units @ $1.10-per Unit Over 2,000 Units @ $1.05 per Unit

The Company is prepared to consider the application of special bulk supply rates on an individual basis for Consumers using over 5,000 Units per month.

The total quantity of gas sold in 1960 was 772,372,200 cubic feet, compared with 734,794,000 cubic feet in 1959. The number of consumers rose from 12,495 to 13,840.

Ferries. The 'Star' Ferry Company Ltd runs a passenger ferry service across the narrowest part of Victoria Harbour, about one mile from the commercial centre of the city to Tsim Sha Tsui at the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula. There are eight vessels in operation, giving a daily service of 194 hours. During the busy times of the day a ferry leaves from each side once every three minutes on the seven minute, journey, and an unbroken service continues until 1.30 a.m. During 1960 there were 152,021 crossings and a grand total of nearly 39.5 million passengers, the highest daily total being 147,763. The vessels steamed 121,600 miles.

The Hongkong & Yaumati Ferry Co Ltd began to operate on 1st January 1924 with an authorized capital of $400,000 with eleven small wooden steam-vessels and three cross-harbour routes. Today, the Company has an authorized capital of $30,000,000 and a fleet of fifty two diesel-engined vessels and maintains six cross-harbour ferry services as well as services to outlying districts in the New Territories.

The routes inside the Harbour are between Wilmer Street, Jubilee Street, Stewart Road and Tonnochy Road on the Island,