Ordinance No 11 of 1872 entitled an Ordinance "to apply a sum not exceeding seven hundred and fifty thousand Dollars to the public service of the year 1873.
DESPATCH.
No. 1144
Governor
Kennedy
No. 143
(Nov 11 1872)
Defective state of the Water Supply - Last previous Paper.
Refers to & requests that an Engineer may be sent from England to report on improvements of the Water Supply.
1872 Sept- 26
I have been informed that Mr. Wodehouse has a competent Engineer on the list of candidates for Employment; it would be advisable to apply to the Crown Agents. - The question of remuneration is left to Lord Kimberley. Ask the agents at the same time to report what they consider would be a fair remuneration.
12./1
Pun
12/1
Is Major Mackhair returning to the Straits Settlements. He is said to be competent, having lately studied water supply engineering.
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