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189. (RiginemfPro9ince: The Corporation halagffered some anxiety as a result of a near failure of water in the Nachingwea-Ruponda area in June of 1948. The Regional Manager then in charge of operations took an early and rather rapid decision, which resulted in the evacuation of most members of the European staff of the Corporation and of the Contractors to Lindi, which step held up all work for some three weeks or more. At the end of that time, although water shortage had not materially lessened, the staff returned to work and a water rationing scheme was somewhat belatedly. pat into operation. As a result of this alarm new boreholes were sunk, and by the end of the year there was sufficient water to meet requirements, and the geological and geophysical surveys showed that new boreholes coming into operation should be sufficient to supply the needs of the next two or three years. Despite this, detailed surveys were made of the possibilities of obtaining water from other sources, and one scheme, estimated to supply 400,000 gallons a day was being studied at the end of the year.
190. At first water supplies to Mkwaya were brought by tanker from a small stream several miles away, but this temporary arrangement ended, and a proper piped supply drawn from the Lukuledi river, sedimented, passed through a sand filter and chlorinated, is now in operation. Chlorina- tion was being done by hand pending the arrival of automatic equipment.
Building Construction
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191. (i) Kongwa: The provision of houses had first priority, but in addition much other work was undertaken.
192. Work completed during the year was:
(a) European Houses
Married Quarters, 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms Single Quarters
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(b) African Houses
Camp Structures, including latrines Married Quarters, kitchens, ablutions Single Quarters, dhobi houses, etc.
(c) Tented Accommodation
Concrete bases for tents
(d) Storage Accommodation
(e) Workshops Accommodation
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290
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460
628
400
60,480 sq. ft.
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27,321 sq. ft. 44,835 sq. ft.
193. In addition a new European shop and a 400-bed hospital were built. The hospital wards and administrative buildings are of pre-fabricated timber sections and the Operating Theatre, Pathological Laboratory, Kitchens, Laundry and Mortuary are of Landcrete block construction. The hospital replaced by the end of the year the original tented hospital, and was completed in six months.
194. A timber-built European day school of five classrooms opened on November 1, 1948.
195. (ii) Urambo: Urambo is more fortunate than Kongwa in the avail- ability of local building materials. Utilising the simplest form of construction known, i.e., mud and wattle with thatched roofs, the building programme achieved creditable and pleasing results.
196. Owing to the nature of the soil, mud bricks proved satisfactory, and some storage sheds were built from this material with roofs of corrugated sheeting on locally made Belfast trusses.