CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 576

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As to my work, and no further steps will be taken by the Survey Department in the colony, until I learn the result of the recent communication between Mr Rawlinson and Miss Price.

3. I acknowledge your letter on the subject. I venture however to suggest that you let me know the results by telegraph, so that as little further delay as possible may take place in getting plenty of water for extinguishing fires and for providing an ample supply for domestic consumption. Whilst the majority of the European houses have the benefit of direct connection with the mains, by far the greater number of the residences of the Chinese are dependant on the street hydrants in the city of Victoria for water.

Though the water-rate Ordinance does not, of course, provide that each ratepayer is to be supplied at his own house with water by Government, but only makes provision that a constant supply of pure water should be maintained for the city of Victoria, as far as the Chinese districts are concerned, is done almost entirely by public hydrants, — yet in a town...

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4. 565 As to my work, and no further steps will be taken by the Survey Department in the colony, until I learn the result of the recent communication between Mr Rawlinson and Miss Price. 3. I acknowledge your letter on the subject. I venture however to suggest that you let me know the results by telegraph, so that as little further delay as possible may take place in getting plenty of water for extinguishing fires and for providing an ample supply for domestic consumption. Whilst the majority of the European houses have the benefit of direct connection with the mains, by far the greater number of the residences of the Chinese are dependant on the street hydrants in the city of Victoria for water. Though the water-rate Ordinance does not, of course, provide that each ratepayer is to be supplied at his own house with water by Government, but only makes provision that a constant supply of pure water should be maintained for the city of Victoria, as far as the Chinese districts are concerned, is done almost entirely by public hydrants, yet in a town...
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4.

565

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work, and no

further steps will be taken by the Survey Department

in the folony, until I learn the

result

of

the recent communication.

between Mt Rawlinson and Mis

Price

3.

ack

J

Your

the subject.

I venture however to

Loreship to let

know the results by telegraph, so

that as little further delay possible may take place in

plenty of

water

ad

place in getting for extinguishing

fires and for providing

am

ample

supply for domestic consumption. Whilst the majority of the European houses have the benefit of direct

connection with the mains, by far

the

greater

mimber

of

the residences.

of

the Chinese

are

dependant

the

street hydrants in the fity of Victoria

for

water.

Though the water-rate

Ordinance does not, of course, provide

that each ratepayer is to be supplied

the

at his own house with water by Government but only makes provisions

that a

constant supply of pure

the fity of

water should be maintained for

which as Victoria,

far

are

as the Chinese districts

concerned is done almost entirely by

public hydrants, — yet

in

a town

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