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pressure all over the city, notwithstanding there was a loss of 

 3^ pounds owing to the lowness of the lakes. This in con- 

 junction with the fact of the pressure lower ing at night would 

 seem to prove conclusively that the waste from the mains bears 

 a very small proportion to that from negligent and wilful waste. 

 The following table of the data of the consumption of water 

 of eleven cities about the size of Halifax gathered from late 

 reports is here inserted to enable a comparison, to be made, and 

 also to show the effect meters have on the consumption of water. 

 It will be noticed that the average consumption of those cities 

 having over 50 per cent, of their services metered is 41 United 

 States gallons, and those under 50 per cent. 91 gallons, or 50 

 and 197 imperial gallons per capita respectively: 



Financial. 



The rates are levied from four sources, meter, fire protection, 

 domestic and special. 



The meter rates, vary from 15 cents to 7 cents per 1,000 

 gallons by a sliding scale, depending on the quantity of water 

 used per day. A meter rental is charged on all meters except 



