CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873 — Page 39

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prepare, as soon as possible, such, Estimates and that they will be 1, submitted to the Secretary of

State for consideration.

letter

The orginal incloured & your

herewith returned.

I have the honor to be,

Immort obedontservant,

Maymunt

Plan of Victoria showing Manis Levels (N°1) Plan of Line along hill side from Pokfoolium section on Line (N:3).·

(Non) Plan of Existing Reservoir (N: 4) section through present dam (N°5) Tables of Rainfall since 1867 (N°7). calculated oraflor at Pollforlena

Reservoir for year 1872 (N:8).

Also

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Mr. Monson's refent of 3 thril

1. Ilan to accompany Mr. Monson's 2. Map

Mr. Prices

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5 May.

Memorandum on the Report of

Ball

Robert Kuwlinson Esy: C. 13 with reference to the Weter Supply of Victoria.

trong trung

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The despatch of the Governor of Hory Henry

is some what ambiguously worded, it states - Hrut Hw Pokfoolium Reséwoer dois not speed and third of the Wutes which it was estimrahd to

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yurd The fact is that it was estimated m 47 to contam 100,100,000 (Gautars but whunt completed come to the bottom of the Reservou set being youvated – it was ascertamed to: contain 47.000,000 Gallons.-

By placing a small dam'm the New

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Waste Weir un additional quantity of ubout 7,000,000 gallons was retained - This dam was prished on April 72. To that the total quantity impounded in the Reservoir is about of th million gallons

With the yaption of this dum - the Works at Fokfoolum were comprcted m' Fine 1871 HW Embankment winch is about 70 feet high and contums about 150,000 cubic yards. tices proved to be well wecuted, and is quite f water light - The greatest cumount of Jinkagef not being more then exbout 48 of a foot:

The Aqueduct pipe is of ten inches diameter and was laid if I remember rightly - about the

· year 1852 and followed the live of the Carriage Houd pom Victoria up to Pokfoolum where it

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