153
rainfall during the present
year,
and to the fact that some perennise streams flow through. this area, I started the work
about to
mouths
ago, but pending the completion of the survey which has only just been completed I was not ine. position to report definitig
on the project..
J.
Rup to date
length of
$5,500, and I hope
2938 feet have been completed
corb
of
that, under the cinem
Stis Excellency the Governor will бой
approve of the course adopted.
ft.
His, however, cimportant
that this cotchirates should be
extended for
further distanci
of
5200 feet, at an
an estimatio
L
Cost of $10,000; and in
www
tione should be
lost in pushing this work en,
opinion
}
so that we may derive from
this additional area
an increave
supply at the earliest date
possible.
5.
I estimate that withe
rainfall of 50 inches in.
the year (which is considerably below the average) the additional quantity of cater that wili be derived by this work will be 100,000,000 gallons per annum,
little
than the
storage capacity
increased storage
being provided at
Faisom and
which, owing
to the limited extent
Catchment area.
the
wable
to be utilised during the
6.
The
year.
foregoing work can
be carried out under
the
ini.
Contract for the work now
at Jaitem, and its
hand
Cont
is Chargeable to the vote
"Faisem