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10. As to the question of the distribution of the burden of expenditure on account of the scheme, the Council recommend that the incidence of the cost of con- struction of works common to the whole scheme, so far as it has been carried out or may hereafter be carried out, should be borne by the general revenue of the Colony, but that the annual charge for working expenses and the maintenance of works for the benefit of each district should be borne by the whole urban area of Port Louis.

11. In explanation of the recommendation contained in the second sentence of paragraph of the Finance Committee's report, I may state that the system adopted in regard to Section 3 included the repayment of advances in seven years. The system was approved by the Council of Government on resolutions adopted at a meeting held on the 24th of January, 1899, and transmitted by my despatch, No. 69, of the 13th February.*

12. The recommendations of the Council of Government are generally in accordance with the views expressed by Mr. O. Chadwick, C.M.G., in a memorandum, of which a copy was transmitted by your despatch, No. 110, of the 12th April, 1901. I beg leave to submit the report of the Council for your favourable con- sideration.

13. In order to give effect to them I propose that a loan of £24,000 be raised under the General Loans Inscribed Stock Ordinance, and that an Ordinance be introduced to secure the carrying out of the system on the general lines of the draft Sewerage Ordinance included in Mr. Chadwick's memorandum referred to above, subject to such modifications as may be decided on.

14. I will ask you to be good enough to consider this despatch in connection with my despatch, No. 353, of even date, I on the subject of the charges on account of the public debt of the Colony.

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To drain the portion of District 4 above mentioned involves laying a main sewer from Madame Street to the Pumping Station, a distance of 2,730 feet; this main sewer alone will cost Rs. 23,165.45.

When this sewer is constructed, however, the War Department will be enabled to connect the west side of the Line Barracks with the drainage system, which they are, I understand, anxious to drain, but are unable to do so at present owing to there being no sewer for the drainage of that portion of the barracks to drain into.

To drain the portion of District 2, as recommended, also involves main sewers from Royal and Chaussée Streets to the Crane Wharf and the construction of a receiving Well (No. 2) and intercepting Syphon.

Although I do not wish to go against the recommendation of the Commission, yet I would beg to draw His Excellency's attention to my report and Estimate, No. C./31, of 7th February, 1903, on the drainage of District 2 according to Mr. Chadwick's plan. It will be seen by referring to the tracing annexed to that report, that there are several streets between Royal Street and the wharf and also between Bourbon and Little Mountain Streets, not included in the Commission's recommendation, from which sewers could discharge into Well No. 2 and the sewage be carried away by the syphon to the Pumping Station.

By adopting the Commission's recommendation to drain only the portion of District 2 (shown by red colour), the amount which will have to be expended on the construction of the syphon and collecting well would not be taken full advantage of.

J. WILDING DAWSON,

Drainage Authority.

(No. C./118.)

Enclosure 1 in No. 107.

I have, &c.,

CHAS. BRUCE,

DRAINAGE AUTHORITY to COLONIAL Secretary.

Governor.

July 1, 1903.

The area to be drained by the water carriage system, as recommended by the Commission of Enquiry into the working of the Medical and Health Department, includes District No. 3 (completed, with the exception of 76 properties which are drained for liquid refuse only, latrine tubs still being retained in these properties for foecal matter) a small portion of District 4 and a portion of District 2.

This area will be distinctly seen on the tracing annexed enclosed by a border

of red colour. District 3 already drained is coloured green.

I estimate the cost of draining this area according to Mr. Chadwick's plan as follows:-

(1) Portion of District 4, i.e., the east side of Madame Street and the branch streets between Monsieur and Madame Streets, from Labourdonnais to D'Orleans Street, in- cluding a main sewer from the corner of Madame and D'Orleans Streets, along D'Orleans, Dechartres, Moka and Caudan Streets (as shown in brown lines on the tracing) to the Pumping Station at

2..

(2) Portion of District No. 2, bounded by Bourbon, Royal and Labourdonnais Streets, and District No. 3, including Well No. 2, near Crane Wharf, Syphon to Pumping Station, &c.

An additional sum of

should be allowed for the suppression or alteration of existing old drains and for subsoil drains where required.

Making a total of

required to carry out the area recommended by the Commission.

Enclosure 2 in No. 107.

PROCUREUR-GENERAL to COLONIAL SECRETARY.

July 10, 1903.

I am anxious to remove in writing the idea that there is a rival plan with regard to the extension of the drainage scheme as suggested by Mr. Dawson. The plan which is supposed to represent the views of the Commission on this subject has been drawn up under a misapprehension, and I am sorry the matter was not mentioned to me as I could have saved Mr. Dawson the trouble of preparing it. The limits of a certain area of the town which are given on page 39 of the report were given for the purpose of excluding that area from the strictures passed on the sanitary condition of the town.

It is true that when, on page 121, we dealt with the drainage question, we referred to this defined area; but that was more for convenience than anything else, in order to give a locate to our suggestion. But all our remarks on the extension of the drainage system are very general and, strictly speaking, only incidental to the report. We were not charged with the duty of reporting on it nor did we take evidence on the subject. The remarks which we thought it necessary to make are, I think, obviously only intended as a suggestion to be worked out in detail by the proper officer. They are certainly not sufficiently formal to be plotted out in a plan. Please, therefore, let the rival plan be considered as nul et non avenu. All the members of the Commission, I feel certain, would accept gladly the plan made by

F. T. PIGGOTT,

Procureur-General.

Mr. Dawson.

Rs. 39,963.55

37906

165,281.05 20,000.00

No. 108.

GOVERNOR SIR C. BRUCE to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

(Received October 15, 1903.)

[Answered by No. 111.]

Government House, Mauritius, September 12, 1903.

WITH reference to my despatch, No. 122, of the 14th April, 1898,* and to subsequent correspondence on the subject of works to be executed for the purification

(No. 355.)

SIR,

Rs. 225,244.60

+

7024,99 not printed.

† 9426/01: not printed.

‡ No. 106.

11074: not printed.

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