CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4] — Page 359

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the imperative necessity of communning at an early day thorough saaks supply to the Noww . In Englands this might bes left to prevaderentreprise, here

as water

it must be taken in hand

by the Government ovalbyther neghated and of fervently hope that there will be no great. Selay in the matter for the

(nummer of us long drought

contenua

now a

such as pccurred, within the

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last Heven years would if really believe threaten the very covistence of this fast prowing community.

have

We

ent town)

ave now as permanent

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population of nearly $10,0

Youls entirely dependant ond a few mountain it teams.

I would's very earnestly press

Overigens

this

hie danger up on your lacellency brauseets possibility presents tself to me each, su arreding

year aso su the houses in extending

now east and now.

west and yet nothing done to present the also increasing diminution of our water supply during the dry season . A famins of water

would destro

is destroy all the progress that has been made during

the last

five year papaperis

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