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of the 450,000,000 Gallons required. But the Reservoir at Pot foolum does not provide

· pace for

more than 74,000,000 Gallons. It

way therefore very naturally be said that much

The

water runs

to wash and so it does-

question's therefore that arise en suite are.

af Cannot the Reservoer be enlarged? / I there not come other part of the Valley in which another Reservoir sould be formect.

af. It cannot be enlarged with safely-at

enlarged as to 45 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0

all events it could not be so unéreuse its capacity to contour Gallons. -

bf. There is a

gorge in the hills through which the stream flows down to the Reservoir situated near to, and a little

this.

above it. but as the Valley reses very abruptly through

gorge -ment or daur_ would have to be of an

zuorurotas

an embank.

height to foun

a

reservoir to

contour only a very small proportion of the quantity shle

chill required ._ Ohr Embankment

to be of great height must have a

correspon

dung

width of

base and this.

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gorge being

narrow would not admit of this._

for an Impounding Reservoir just below that already constructed - and between it and the ravine through which the Pokfoolum stream flows, close to the property known as Dents Bungalow but there are reasons why this would not.

The area

of it serve the purpose would be considerable but the depth

There is a considerable area.

of water incorrsiderables, and the evaporation ^ would therefore be

Long,

very

creat

although not high. Embankments would be necessary to four the Reservoir and also to protect the road from Victoria to Aberdeen which runs along the southerer side of it at a somewhat low level.

"The gathering ground would be but

than that of the Pokpoolum

little

anore

Reservoir and

of small ram

consequently

in' seasons

rain fall there would f

not be sufficient water to fill their both.

The outlet from it would be

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