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As to Mamfall&
The heuouest ) hawe kumon sccorded in the shortest huvid,wer l. 25 inches in 24 hours - but of this quit & metus pes in to hours only
dongest puriect of drought about 2110 days. The stream flowmyy into the Reservoir. how quided at the decist period, 100100. Gutes per
daind. -
This is matter of Calentation - viz. urea of guttering ground 400 everes - defather of... fall . 5 metres i 10 hours.
This has not been noted
- nor could it
be cuisily owing to the raped ruch of inclination. of the sheams.
There has been no special not taken of this as the wake sins off the grand us fust as it fills oromgs to the bully nature of Mid Islands. -
There is no river source from soluch r weeter could be supplied by pomping) - but a sinald supply is oblamed from two sources at the eastern end of the town.
there is a good sck for unother impounding Reservou a lithe above, that which bus post been construchd ut Potefoolen bet ces the faill of the stream here is very rapid - the tankf would love to be very leigh withough it would be short the sides of the lealley being. prcipitous .
LH Moorsom/
Woolston. Jarry 22.79
1873
5708
Report on the Hater
Supply of Victoria Hongkong.
The Colony of Hong Hong
39
was cedect to
Egreat Britain in January 1841. the Cession was conferused by the Treaty of Hanken in August. 18442: and the Charter bears date April 6th 18/3: so that it has enjoyed the privilege of British rule for little more than thirty
years.
During that chort burse however much : work has been dove and the City of Victoria will bear favourable comparison with many of the Cities of Europe. –
@ At the time of the occupation, there were" only a few Chunicee hut on the shore where Victoria now stands having a mixed popu- lation of 90,000 Souls.
The Citylis on the North side of the Seland having a frontage.
I on the harbour of nearly four mites in an East and West, direction . It is completly shut off from