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8.

So for the examination of the substrata

having disclosed a

favourable to

formation infinitely

more

economy of cost than I could

in ordinary prudence have allowed myself to

hope for

in

framing preliminary estimates, I

with this new light before

have

hesitation in

adopted.

now

elating that com

in its

me,

tto

if it had been

original integritif the Zytai

twenty five mountain streams and

service reservoir.

10.

building

If therefore the Colonial Government

adheres to the opinion that a reduced allowance

water is better than

better than a continuance of the

of water

actual condition of things, I have no

Pro

Cost

of

-ject would not have evet the amount at which

it was

valued in the approximate figures of my

preliminary report.

9

If therefore to the reduced cost of the

original project we

now

apply the different.

deductions corresponding

curtailments

or amended

to the alternativo.

designs described

paragraphs 5, 6. and of we will be still

further casing

the total amount, by such sums as it 133,815 the price of

servoir or

a

a dam and re-

by 1⁄2 351004 the price of utilizing

Ao

my ability to bring

mis

downe the

such a reduced provision to proportions

within the resources of the Colony.

Itutit the detail

and estimated

surveyo

are placed before His Excellency the Governor

in Council it will be impossible to determine

which

of

of

the

the three expedients

original design,

or curtailments

design, it will be best to

The present sup-

adopt, by way of mireasing

ply, but in

the meantime, looking

to the great

delays

which

ard

arising from

the absence

of

adequate professional help, His Excellency.

the Governor

may perhaps deem it desirable