Summary of Engineer's Fortnightly Reports to the Directors during the year 1888. Manufacture Buildings.—All Buildings in good order. Washer Scrubber has been ordered from Eng-Plant.—Kept in good Tepaie A Standard land and will be put to work shortly. A few alterations to the Manufacturing plant will be necessary during the coming year.
Tous, emt, ute Coal and Cannel carbonised... 5,183 15 2
Cubic feet Gas produced 51,710,100 Yield per Ton of Coal, &., carbonised 9,975 Sperm Candtes* Average illuminating power. 20 Distribution Mains.—Oaly slight extensions have been made.
Cubic feet, Gas sold during the year and in Holders on the 3st Dec., 1888 47,783,852 Gas unaccounted for by leakage, &e.; Gasused in Works, testing stations and residences 3,926,248 Increase in Gas sold as compared with the past year 6.174% Gas unaccounted for tion. 6.63% Epwanps, Shanghai, 31st December, 1888,
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