History
of the Huddersfield Water Supplies
By T. W. Woodhead
CHAPTER XI - STATISTICS AND FINANCE
GROWTH OF WATERWORKS UNDERTAKING AT INTERVALS OF
TEN YEARS
| Year |
Population Supplied |
Number of gallons per day |
Receipts (£) |
| 1878 |
88,245 |
1,600,000 |
21,098 |
| 1888 |
121,755 |
3,004,880 |
47,143 |
| 1898 |
128,682 |
3,445,000 |
51,632 |
| 1908 |
145,716 |
3,964,800 |
62,120 |
| 1918 |
156,510 |
6,525,260 |
112,057 |
| 1928 |
161,202 |
6,103,690 |
147,160 |
| 1938 |
166,127 |
6,620,976 |
171,105 |
In addition to the above quantities, 3,043,559 gallons
of water is paid out from the various reservoirs as compensation,
not including the Longwood Compensation Reservoir. This
amount is varied in times of drought, as in 1929 and 1934.
| Total Capacity expenditure down to
1918* |
£1,831,611 0s. 6d. |
| Total Capacity expenditure down to 1928 |
£1,890,935 10s 5d. |
| Total Capacity expenditure down to 1938 |
£1,959,317 0s. 8d. |
| Net outstanding debt 1938 |
£1,494,500 0s. 0d. |
| Annual Revenue |
£172,363 0s. 0d. |
| Surplus Profit |
£18,278 0s. 0d. |
| Reserve Fund Balance |
£109,031 0s. 0d. |
*of which £31.586 was
for Parliamentary expenses in connection with same.
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