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Memorandum on the subject of Water Supply to "Victoria" to accompany C.O. 129:308 of 1841/3 calling for information

After the completion of the Pokfulam Reservoir in May 1841, it was found that still there existed in Victoria a great lack of water and on August 6, 1872, the Surveyor General was called upon to furnish a report on the subject. This report is enclosed.

The principal facts to be noted are: 1st that for 180 days the present reservoir would fail to give the proper supply and 2nd that even if it could give the necessary supply, the present pipe could not transmit the quantity required.

It was submitted that if the pipe from the Reservoir were at once increased, for some months at least the whole of the required supply estimated at 1,500,000 gallons daily could be obtained from the existing Reservoir.

Accordingly

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Memorandum on the subject of Water Supply to "Victoria" to accompany C.O. 129:308 of 1841/3 calling for information After the completion of the Pokfulam Reservoir in May 1841, it was found that still there existed in Victoria a great lack of water and on August 6, 1872, the Surveyor General was called upon to furnish a report on the subject. This report is enclosed. The principal facts to be noted are: 1st that for 180 days the present reservoir would fail to give the proper supply and 2nd that even if it could give the necessary supply, the present pipe could not transmit the quantity required. It was submitted that if the pipe from the Reservoir were at once increased, for some months at least the whole of the required supply estimated at 1,500,000 gallons daily could be obtained from the existing Reservoir. Accordingly Page 210 Page 211
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Memorandum on the subject of Water

Supply to "Victoria to accompany C. 5.0. h: 308 of 184/3 calling for information

After the completion of the Pokpolum

Reservoir

LM

May 1841,

it

was

found that

still there existed in

of water and on August 6. 1872, the Dur-

Victoria

A

great lack

-veyor General

was

called upon to furnish

1

a report on the subject. This report is enclosed

The principal facts to be noted are. _

pot that for 180 days the present reservoir would fail to give the proper supply and

if it could give the necessary

2nd that even.

supply, the present pipe could not trans -mit the quantity required.

G

was

submitted that if the pipe from

the Reservoir were at once increased, for

some months

at least the whole of the

required supply estimated at 1500000. gallows

daily could be obtained from the existing Reservoir.

EX

Accordingly

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