AUCKLAND MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK
The service reservoirs, seven in number, are situated at Arch Hill, 232 feet above H.W.M.; Ponsonby, 232 feet above H.W.M.; Khyber Pass (two reservoirs), 310 feet above H.W.M.; Mount Eden (two reservoirs), 498 feet above H.W.M.; and Mount Hobson, 484 feet above H.W.M., having a total capacity of 15 million gallons. The gravitation mains are 25 miles in length, and consist of 7 miles of 27 inches diameter, 9½ miles of 24 inches, 2½ miles of 21 inches, 3 miles of 20 inches and 3 miles of 18 inches. The reticulation mains cover 158 miles and vary in diameter from 12 inches to 4 inches.
The capital invested in the undertaking is £715,211 12s 7d, and the gross revenue £73,534 1s 3d. The average ratio of management expenses to revenue is 16%. The capita consumption is 56 gallons, which compares very favourably with any city in Australasia.
CHARGES.
| Ordinary domestic supply, up to £100 rental value | 2½% |
| Thereafter | 2% |
| On non-residential properties. | 1% |
| Non-consumers rate | ¾% |
| W.C.'s.—In private house for the first two | 15/- per annum |
| For each additional closet alter first two | 7/6 per annum |
| Hotels or lodging houses | 30/- to 60/- per annum |
| Baths, in private houses | Free |
| {{{1}}}„ in hotels, lodging houses, and boarding houses | 15/- to 56/- per annum |
| Lavatories | 10/- to 20/- {{{1}}}„{{{1}}}„ |
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