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to the Colony either

CLA

a road

or as a

means of

of opening new sites for building purposes

12

It is the construction of this new road, so often and so warmly urged by preceding Commanding Royal Engineers, and the circumstance that in order to avoid further

022

discussion on the subject out here, the Colonial Government is for the second time in the history of these transactions, requesting

mou

the concurrence of the War Office to the transfer of 1869, which has given rise to the objections

now advanced by Colonel Moggridge, and in reply to which the following remarks are respectfully submitted.

13.

Water supply

are as

(A) Cession of Gathering grounds The sources of supply to Military Buildings

stated by the Commanding Royal Engineer two in number, that is, the Albany Nullah which represents the Main supply, and the Magazine Nullah subsidiary supply further to the West.

a

j

Both these

ahe

perennial Streams

their

owing

origin

to the constant condensation of clouds by the Mountain tops above Victoria. The water is led into War Department tanks made of brick and covered over so as to render their contents inaccessible. Both tanks are situated above the level of the new road. By far the largest portions of the drainage

constituting the sources are on Colonial lands situated, as before stated, high up on the Mountain

Areas

CA

sides above the 500-foot Contour and consequently

beyond the reach of Military supervision and Control. As regards the question of Gathering grounds, it cannot be too distinctly understood that the transfer

entails

no

sacrifice whatsoever

on the part of the Military Authorities, inasmuch as

the capacity of those small portions below the 500-foot Contour may

be taken, in the dry season when water is most scarce, absolutely nil, while in the rainy season the

same are

equally valueless from the fact that the Streams come down from the Mountain tops

already filled to overflowing.

(B)

Risk of Pollution from Military Cultivation

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428 to the Colony either CLA a road or as a means of of opening new sites for building purposes 12 It is the construction of this new road, so often and so warmly urged by preceding Commanding Royal Engineers, and the circumstance that in order to avoid further 022 discussion on the subject out here, the Colonial Government is for the second time in the history of these transactions, requesting mou the concurrence of the War Office to the transfer of 1869, which has given rise to the objections now advanced by Colonel Moggridge, and in reply to which the following remarks are respectfully submitted. 13. Water supply are as (A) Cession of Gathering grounds The sources of supply to Military Buildings stated by the Commanding Royal Engineer two in number, that is, the Albany Nullah which represents the Main supply, and the Magazine Nullah subsidiary supply further to the West. a j Both these ahe perennial Streams their owing origin to the constant condensation of clouds by the Mountain tops above Victoria. The water is led into War Department tanks made of brick and covered over so as to render their contents inaccessible. Both tanks are situated above the level of the new road. By far the largest portions of the drainage constituting the sources are on Colonial lands situated, as before stated, high up on the Mountain Areas CA sides above the 500-foot Contour and consequently beyond the reach of Military supervision and Control. As regards the question of Gathering grounds, it cannot be too distinctly understood that the transfer entails no sacrifice whatsoever on the part of the Military Authorities, inasmuch as the capacity of those small portions below the 500-foot Contour may be taken, in the dry season when water is most scarce, absolutely nil, while in the rainy season the same are equally valueless from the fact that the Streams come down from the Mountain tops already filled to overflowing. (B) Risk of Pollution from Military Cultivation
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1 428 to the Colony either CLA a road or as a means of of opening new-sites for building purposes 12 It is the Construction of this new road so often and so warmly urged by preceding Commanding Royal Engineers, and the circumstance that in order to avoid further 022 discussion the subject out here, the Colonial Government is for the second time in the history of these transactions, requesting mou the concurrence of the War office to the transfer of 1869, which has given : pise to the objections now advanced by Colonel Moggridge, and in reply to which the following remarks are respectfully submitted. 13. Water supply are as (A) Cession of Gathering grounds The sources of supply to Military Buildings stated by the Commanding Royal Engineer two in number, that is, the Albany Nutlah which pepresents the Main supply, and the Magazine Nullah subsidiary supply further to the West. a j Both these ahe perennial Streams their owing origin to the Constant condensation of clouds by thi Mountain tops above Victoria. The water is led into War Department Tant's made of brick and covered over so as to render their Contents unaccessible. Both tanks are situated above the level of the New road. By far the largest portions of the drainage constituting the sources are on Colonial lands situated, before stated, high upr on the Mountain Areas } CA sides above the 500 foot Conteur and consequently beyond the reach of Military supervision and Control. As regards the question of Gothiring grounds this foret it cannot be too distinctly understood that the transfer entails no sacrifice whatsoever Military Authorities, incomuch as capacity of those small portions below the 500 foot Contour, may the part of the the water yielding of the hill side to the be taken, in the dry season when water is most scarce, absolutity nil, while in the rainy season the same are equally valueless from the fact that the Streams come down from the Mountain tops already fitted to overflowing. (B) Rist of Pollution from Momurial Pultivation
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to the Colony either

CLA

a road

or as a

means of

of opening new-sites for building purposes

12

It is the Construction of this new road so often and so warmly urged by preceding Commanding Royal Engineers, and the circumstance that in order to avoid further

022

discussion the subject out here, the Colonial Government is for the second time in the history of these transactions, requesting

mou

the concurrence of the War office to the transfer of 1869, which has

given

: pise to the objections

now advanced by Colonel Moggridge, and in reply to which the following remarks are respectfully submitted.

13.

Water supply

are as

(A) Cession of Gathering grounds The sources of supply to Military Buildings

stated by the Commanding Royal Engineer two in number, that is, the Albany Nutlah which pepresents the Main supply, and the Magazine Nullah subsidiary supply further to the West.

a

j

Both these

ahe

perennial Streams

their

owing

origin

to the Constant condensation of clouds by thi Mountain tops above Victoria. The water is led into War Department Tant's made of brick and covered over so as to render their Contents unaccessible. Both tanks are situated above the level of the New road. By far the largest portions of the drainage

constituting the sources are on Colonial lands situated, before stated, high upr on the Mountain

Areas

}

CA

sides above the 500 foot Conteur and consequently

beyond the reach of Military supervision and Control. As regards the question of Gothiring grounds this foret it cannot be too distinctly understood that the transfer

entails

no

sacrifice whatsoever

Military Authorities, incomuch as

capacity of those small portions below the 500 foot Contour, may

the part of the the water yielding of the hill side

to the

be taken, in the dry season when water is most scarce, absolutity nil, while in the rainy season the

same are

equally valueless from the fact that the Streams come down from the Mountain tops

already fitted to overflowing.

(B)

Rist of Pollution from Momurial Pultivation

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