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1933 - the work done consisted of building the Access Road, camp construction, water supply, sanitation, anti-malarial work, drilling for the site of the dam, quarry development, erection of plant and machinery; and towards the end of the year a start was made on the excavation for the dam founda-
tions and on the diversion tunnel. The expenditure up to the end of 1933 was approximately $1,450,000.
By March 1934 the plant was
construction of the dam commenced.
erected and the actual
Since that date construc-
tion work on dam and tunnels has proceeded very satisfactorily, in spite of delays caused by rains since June, and at the end of August about 20,000 cu. yds. of concrete and 24,000 cu. yds.
of rock fill had been placed in the dam; the driving of the
diversion tunnel was finished and driving of the overflow
tunnel nearly finished.
The estimated expenditure for 1934, made on the supposition that the weather from the end of October will enable full working time to be kept, is approximately $2,020,000
and it is expected that this will bring the dam up to about level 450, or nearly 100 feet above foundation level.
Of the above expenditure about $700,000 has been
spent on plant and machinery and about $300,000 on camp
buildings. About 1,300 to 1,400 men are at present working
and are comfortably housed in mosquito-proofed lines, with
filtered water supply and proper sanitation. The anti-
malarial works, which are very extensive and cover an area of 866 acres, have proved to be successful, and little