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make if he can see readier cheaper and equally safe means to effect the desired purposes - An Engineer should be apt and ready at expedients; never to run dangerous risks and yet not to be extravagant. The materials and labour in the Country and or the site, if economically available should be used to the greatest extent and the works should (as far as practicable) be of that character that Native supervision and labour may subsequently work and manage.

As it appears to be certain that the Colony at present cannot find the large of £260,000 at which the Colonial Engineer's Iztaur Scheme is estimated - I venture,

this resport, to

without going into details in

400.

offer a reduced Estimate amounting (say) to £17,000, for which sum

I hope the works

It may not

(as suggested) may be executed

more than

be found necessary to expend £10,000 on the £10.000 small dan and Outlet works and a sinall

Jorvice

reservoir. The Conduit, including Side-

cuttings and hunnels would certainly be made at much less than ten pounds per yard run in England.

in

I have read and studied the Colonial Engineer's Reports with much interest and

in

vontury to offering the present modified scheme to his notice I feel that I have to deal with a thoroughly practical man,

who

in devising and

has only done his duty presenty to the Colonial Government & well 'devised plan and Estimate for

a

fall and

complete

a

supply of water laid out after the best known European arrangements and which might have been recommended for adoption

could be supplied.

necessary money

if the

There are several suggestions

the Local

Newspaper Reports which are considered in the Appendice ove the honor to be

I have

Gentlemen,

Your most obedient Servant

(agt) Robert Rawlinson.