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It will be hard to commence the other Plans
proposed in various places in the
City
for the storage of water, but not having the proper pipes to build into them for
and use, and there being
currently
scarcity in the lift water, the service
cannot be further proceeded with at present.
The want of Water in the
whole of the City during the dry
season
is
very great indeed and as the population increases and the drainage becomes more rapid and effective this deficient supply is
quite
apparent and severely felt,
I think that at no distant period it will be
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the Government to collect the
streams West of the city for
the
use
of the dense population in the lower Bazaar and Papingshan,
as in the
former district well water cannot
be used
for domestic
purposes, and
in the latter the tenants are unable
to
afford pecuniary
outlay
to
construct them so as to be generally useful
to the Community.
Some works, for the drainage
of parts of the Queen's Road, Western district, were carried into effect, and although the general intention was merely to provide for the discharge of rain water, the drains have been
used
for purposes
to which they were
only partially adapted.