Minute by His Excellency The Governor.
297
and looking to the exhausted condition of the public hydrants the Government
to might not properly avail itself of the opportunity to assist the latter by declining to renew the permits. It is probable that if we had had water enough on Christmas
night the fire would not have spread.
as it did.
But of
sources.
course the
this is
more.
water
remedy for from fresh (signed) I. M. Priee,
Surveyor General.
all
30th April 1879.
The Surveyor General's clear and practical report shows how this deficient -water supply for fire brigade purposes
has occurred.
increase
I agree with him that we must water supply. Looking at
Oltr
..
present simply to the question of getting more water for extinguishing fires, should be glad if he would confer with
Mr
? Creagh the Acting Head of the Fire ... Brigade, and the Honourable P. Ryrie ~
time to time made
(who
has
from
valuable suggestions to the Government
on
this
subject) and consider the
possibility of utilizing
more than has
hitherto been done the ovater in the harbour,