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during the whole of my experience, a frincipal

drain I will admit, but this was caused, not

by the volume of water, but by

the

passage of

many

hundred tons of stone and earth from landslips blocking up the drain. This

intercepting sewer is impracticable of

execution exccept in a

very

minor defree,

and until the bity, extends fur her seaward, there will be no undue pressure upon any

of

the drains.

circumstance I have referred to in

referred

my

statement at an

last meeting.

Par: 52.

The Central part of Victoria.

Cannot extend

further

as non-

any

Par: 30- All surface drainage

arranged flows directly into the servers,

and

by that means alone up to the present

time have they been kept clear and

flushed.

Par: 51

I am of opinion from the

peention natural formation of the site on which Victoria stands that the proposed

than at present in

direction, except as above, any intercepting

Sewers must run Westward and Eastward

are

from Pollinger Street: - Granted they

thin to be discharged? into

made, where are

the heart of the lower Bazaar on the West,

and at the Plaza on the Enat

levels will be

arrange

ал

The

to

excessively difficult-

Lewers they would have to

pass below all the main drains which