CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2] — Page 374

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The City.

11.

It is

desirable shat

an

very

opinion of the Kind should be obtained

from

omne

person

mconected with

the Government, or the original inception

and planning of the worth, so as to

freedom from prejudice and

foregone conclusions

on the subject.

W. Wilson committed the Government

on

an Estimate

to she undertaking originally of a total expenditure of $100,000, which as revised lately with M. Toowon, he now puts down nearly $200,000! . The elucidating how reckless incompetence always is, and dangerous to the public interest.

12.

_

and how

Eventually by dint of lavish

Expenditure I have

least

an

no

doubt that at

inadequate supply of water

will be frunished to the town. I regrit, however, that the works having been-planned and commenced before

an

my arrival, I allowed myself to be thereby deterred from tathing opinion long since on obtaining water by cheaper

ca more

she profitality of plentiful supply of

mlama

I still

think the nature of the ground would have rendered such a result practicable, I have therefore, not forgotten to refer that point amongst other to Lient. Colonel De Britts,

opinion

on.

as

eventually his

be useful

the point may

if any further extension of the Water

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