. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. PUMPING STATION. WESTERN PUMPING STATION. KHYBER PASS. ALtKLAM) MUNICIPAL II AS JJliOOK. The servitc reservoirs, seven in iiuiiil)er, are situ-ated at Arch Hill, 232 feet above ; Ponsoiihy,232 feet above ; Khyber Pass (two reservoirs),310 feet above ; Mount Eden (two i-eservoirs),498 feet above ; and .Moiml llohson, 4M feetabove , having a total capacity of 15 milliongallons. The giavitalion mains aie 2) miles in length,and consist of 7 miles of 27 inclics diametei, 1)[ miiesof 2
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. PUMPING STATION. WESTERN PUMPING STATION. KHYBER PASS. ALtKLAM) MUNICIPAL II AS JJliOOK. The servitc reservoirs, seven in iiuiiil)er, are situ-ated at Arch Hill, 232 feet above ; Ponsoiihy,232 feet above ; Khyber Pass (two reservoirs),310 feet above ; Mount Eden (two i-eservoirs),498 feet above ; and .Moiml llohson, 4M feetabove , having a total capacity of 15 milliongallons. The giavitalion mains aie 2) miles in length,and consist of 7 miles of 27 inclics diametei, 1)[ miiesof 24 inches, miles of 21 inches, 3 miles of 2() inchesand 3 miles of IS inches. The reticulation mains covei-158 miles and vary in diameter fiom 12 Indies to4 inches. The ca])ital in\csted in the undertaking is £ 7d, and the gross revenue £73,534 Is 3d. The aver-age ratio of management expenses to revenue is 16%.The capita consumption is 56 gallons, which comparesvery favourably with any city iri Austialasia. CHARGES. Ordinary domestic supply, up to £ I no rental valiu . . - .o There
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