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wile thenford proceed to deal with thef question of the Conveyance of the wakef to the lity.

It has been seen that the 10 undi Conduit, pepi prom Pokefortum is totally i'efficient both on account of des vizel and the irregularity of the coured - Thef Cather objection woned, shel temonn ever the founer were removed by lecurg af

pepe of larger duneusions by the sonne ronk - I Hereford consider, it most

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important that the rouk should be schud atsel

There

ane hoo

weups in which this

can be done _ the one being by tunnelling direct Herough He love - and the other by forming

a cticnnel sound it

In aithing to take Cast Iron perpes

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uito consideration us a mums of Conveyance I do so

for the folowing reusons ussume the dericton of the channel will be actred to a nearly level course by either of the

means just mentioned, there willf

not therefore be any pressure whatever and/

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therefore it wice be totally unnecessary meur the cost of pipes more expenally having mi new the price to which they have now!

been roused and wolnch is sudr us to preclude their use yapt in works where they commot actually be dispensed with

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To make a humel through the hellf may seem to be a bold edeci _ but it is by no means a new one in connection withe Wetter Works. It

by a septem of humnetting Hrat llr Bahuman excused, the waters of, Loch Rative to be conveyed to Glasgow - seturated, us that bety is in the centre of omf Fron District - where Cast Iron pipes could be procured at less cost, then furtups in other part of the world and it has also been shongly recommended by Captain (now etlajor) Tulloch Rr. &..m his recent and comprehensive

work on the tahr supply to Bombery ·

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The bottom of the Tunnel forns the water'

channel and I believe that certificial and in

rendering it seese by hining or the channelf wehr-light by cuventing or perdelling will not be reassary - It may also hour the adomslage

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