In connexion with the general water supply of the Colony, His plan, whilst carrying out Sir Michael Hicks Beach's instructions, that the fire tank scheme should be amalgamated with the general water supply of the Colony, has the advantage of providing an additional supply of water per day during the dry season, at the comparatively small cost of £18,150.
Mr. Bowdler tells me that he did not see the Secretary's letter of 20th April, 1880, which conveyed the instructions of the Government to the Surveyor General, till Mr. Price had left the Colony.
Mr. Bowdler thinks he would also be able to bring this scheme into operation in shorter time than either of the larger and more costly schemes. (If instructions had been acted on in April 1880) the additional water supply would have been available in July 1881.
However, Your Lordships' despatch No. 31 of 18th March 1881, having reached me whilst Mr. Bowdler's scheme was before the Executive Council, I have not, as I had intended, begun the preliminary ...
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fire tanks in connexion with the general water supply of the Colony.
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becomesIn connexion with the general water supply of the Colony. His plan, whilst carrying out Sir Michael Hicks Beach's instructions, that the fire tank scheme should be amalgamated with the general water supply of the Colony, has the advantage of providing ... gallons of water per day during the dry season, at the comparatively small cost of £18,150.
Mr Bowdler tells me that he did not see Secretary's letter of the 20th April, 1880, which conveyed the instructions of the Government to the Surveyor General, till Mr Price had left the Colony.
Mr Bowdler thinks he would also be able to bring this scheme into operation in shorter time than either larger and far more costly schemes. If instructions had been acted on in April 1880, the additional water supply would have been available in July 1881.
However, Your Lordships' despatch No 31 of the 18th March 1881, having reached me whilst Mr Bowdler's scheme was before the Executive Council, I have not, as I had intended, begun the preliminary ...
is rewritten toIn connexion with the general water supply of the Colony. His plan, whilst carrying out Sir Michael Hicks Beach's instructions, that the fire tank scheme should be amalgamated with the general water supply of the Colony, has the advantage of providing ... gallons of water per day during the dry season, at the comparatively small cost of £18,150.
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Mr. Bowdler tells me that he did not see the Secretary's letter of the 20th April, 1880, which conveyed the instructions of the Government to the Surveyor General, till Mr. Price had left the Colony.
Mr. Bowdler thinks he would also be able to bring this scheme into operation in shorter time than either larger and far more costly schemes. If instructions had been acted on in April 1880, the additional water supply would have been available in July 1881.
However, Your Lordships' despatch No. 31 of the 18th March 1881, having reached me whilst Mr. Bowdler's scheme was before the Executive Council, I have not, as I had intended, begun the preliminary...
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However, the best response isIn connexion with the general water supply of the Colony. His plan, whilst carrying out Sir Michael Hicks Beach's instructions, that the fire tank scheme should be amalgamated with the general water supply of the Colony, has the advantage of providing ... gallons of water per day during the dry season, at the comparatively small cost of £18,150.
Mr. Bowdler tells me that he did not see the Secretary's letter of the 20th April, 1880, which conveyed the instructions of the Government to the Surveyor General, till Mr. Price had left the Colony: these instructions being acted upon has the advantage of providing an additional supply of water.
Mr. Bowdler thinks he would also be able to bring this scheme into operation in shorter time than either of the larger and more costly schemes. If instructions had been acted on in April 1880, the additional water supply would have been available in July 1881.
However, Your Lordships' despatch No. 31 of the 18th March 1881, having reached me whilst Mr. Bowdler's scheme was before the Executive Council, I have not, as I had intended, begun the preliminary...
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Mr. Bowdler tells me that he did not see the Secretary's letter of the 20th April, 1880, which conveyed the instructions of the Government to the Surveyor General, till Mr. Price had left the Colony.
Mr. Bowdler thinks he would also be able to bring this scheme into operation in shorter time than either of the larger and far more costly schemes. If instructions had been acted on in April 1880, the additional water supply would have been available in July 1881.
However, Your Lordships' despatch No. 31 of the 18th March 1881, having reached me whilst Mr. Bowdler's scheme was before the Executive Council, I have not, as I had intended, begun the preliminary...
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