265 filled to their full capacity;
The vitiation further aggravated by the fact that the heavy rains ceased about the middle of August, whereas they usually extend deep to the beginning of October, and occasionally even later, and, as a consequence, the flow from the streams diminished by the time the dry weather really set in.
The following statement showing the rainfall during the latter months of the year compared with the average is as follows:
August September October November December 144.00 13.48 3.89 2.51 0.79 1.30 0.83 0.99 AverageAs the rainfall buried within which might be expected to drain because it was obvious that steps would have to be taken to conserve the supply of water available in order to make it last, it was therefore recommended that the intermittent supply should be introduced. Water was ... on 11th November.
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