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remains so, unless as a consequence of the transfer of the War department lands in their vicinity to the Colonial Government - when the opening of the ground to the public by a road thus facilitating walking and bathing, and the division of the same into building lots or gardens will almost certainly affect injuriously the purity of the supply.
3. In fact the supply at both tanks will doubtless be prejudiced by the alienation of the gathering grounds and their utilization for various purposes, and it is submitted that every care should be taken to protect the water and its sources.