Colony of North Borneo annual report.

  • British North Borneo
Date:
[1959]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Colony of North Borneo annual report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The supply of water in urban areas however is nowhere wholly satisfactory but considerable improvements to supply systems have been effected. Urban expansion and reconstruction (which have increased in tempo during recent years) continue to tax water supplies severely. The new Jesselton Water Supply which only came into opera¬ tion in 1958, originally designed to supply one million gallons per day was increased to one and a half million gallons per day before work was completed and already is almost working to capacity. Tne Departmental Bore Well Drilling Rig worked throughout the year at Sandakan. New bores were successfully proved but the yields were disappointingly low. Boring is continuing. Investiga¬ tions continued at Sandakan, Labuan and Tawau. With the kind permission of the City Analyst, Singapore, regular weekly samples from the Jesselton supply were sent to Singapore for chemical analysis throughout the year, in addition to sporadic samples from the various other supplies in the Colony. In the later part of the year, by arrangement with the Director of Agriculture, daily samples from Jesselton and a weekly sample from Sandakan were examined at the Veterinary Laboratory, Jesselton for presence of bacteria. Meanwhile, steps were taken during the year to establish a water laboratory in the Department. A building was converted to house the laboratory and sufficient chemicals and equipment were purchased to start the laboratory in operation. A Laboratory Technician is expected to arrive early in January, 1960. The town water supplies in the Colony are listed below: Average Daily Supply Gallons Approx. Capital Value $ Source of Supply T reatment Jesselton 1,120,000 2,968,000 Moyog River Rapid Gravity Filters. Tuaran 17,000 286,000 Tuaran River Pressure filters. Kota Belud 84,000 136,000 Shallow Wells None. Kudat 40,000 24,000 Shallow Wells None. Labuan 800,000 350,000 Bore Wells None. Sandakan ... 688,000 695,000 Bore Wells and None. Batu Lima River Rapid Gravity Filters. Tawau 480,000 951,000 Tawau River do. Lahad Datu 40.000 20,000 River Tabanac None. Semporna .. 5,000 Private Supply 140,000 Private Wells None. Keningau ... 65,000 Stream Intake None. Tenom 160,000 58,000 do. None. Beaufort ... 90,000 145,000 do. All supplies are chlorinated.
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