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approve of the Surveyor General's proposition to
temporarily impound the water, and use it in a Turbine for giving additional power to the Boring
operations in the Tunnel-
It is
my
PO"-
desire that the Dam should be carried up
the full contemplated height
so that the permanent -
lue wash
may
be available.
"E
The method of dealing with the springs opened
out in the side excavations is satisfactory.
More
The Tunnel operations appear to be proceeding
satisfactorily than heretofore. The Surveyor
General states in his report that "the progress has been
nearly doubled "since the adoption of the new ave
compressors and the larger Drills. It is not however
stated what the actual rate of progress is
progress is per week,
this should be clearly stated in the next report.
a condition of
The Surveyor General,
assunung
things