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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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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.
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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
み
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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