Memorandum on the subject of Water Supply to "Victoria" to accompany C.O. 129:308 of 1841/3 calling for information
After the completion of the Pokfulam Reservoir in May 1841, it was found that still there existed in Victoria a great lack of water and on August 6, 1872, the Surveyor General was called upon to furnish a report on the subject. This report is enclosed.
The principal facts to be noted are: 1st that for 180 days the present reservoir would fail to give the proper supply and 2nd that even if it could give the necessary supply, the present pipe could not transmit the quantity required.
It was submitted that if the pipe from the Reservoir were at once increased, for some months at least the whole of the required supply estimated at 1,500,000 gallons daily could be obtained from the existing Reservoir.
Accordingly
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