The quantity of water supplied by the Company during the year was 14,867,500,000' gallons, or over 66 million tong, and was 2.7 per cent. Tess than the quantity purified and Pumped in 1936, The firet seven months of the year showed an increase in consumption over that for the same period of the previous year of 6.7 per cent; however, the evacuation of the Northern and Eastern districts by residents Fesulled in a corresponding decrease of 138 per cent, during the last five months.
'A continuous supply, al a pressure at no time less than that laid down in the agreenient made between the Council and the Company, was afforded throughout the year, including the period of local hostilities.
The quality of water has been in accordance with the standard agreed between the Council and the Company; 2,750 analyses were made during the purifeation processes and 140 samples, drawn from various points in the Company's distribution Eystem, were examined in the Company's laboratory in addition "to 374 Samples independently examined by the Public Health Department of the Shanghai Municipal Council, Only minor extensions have been made to the Company's purification and pumping plant, and 0.83 mile of new mains has been laid, bringing the total length to 193.20 miles, Although situated in the centre of the area subjected for two months serial bombing and artillery fire, Tittle damage was caused to the Company's plant, and such minor injuries fs were caused to mains were pro mplly repaired, A considerable quantity of water ran to waste consequent to fires in the Eastern disfrlet in August,
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