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instant, in reply to

to the water supply.

2.

am

The

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a

question, as

question gave

me

opportunity of briefly reviewing

what had taken place in the

Legislative Council formerly subject, and of removing misconceptions.

3

some

the

As to the latter, it had

been asserted more than once in

the local papers that certain sums voted by the founcil for the

improvement of

the water

supply and the sewerage of the Town of tectoria

the

had not been expended by Government, but had been wees by

me to swell the balance in the

Treasury Chest. On this point I read

to the founcil the Ativite. Generall returns from which it appeared that out of poopoe voter for the Improvement of

the brater Supply,

the local Government had

expended $47,000 and had completed

the work;

and out

of

the sum

of $20000 for sewerage, I hat Spent $19,962. I als read Sir Michael Hicks Beach's despatch

that he considered

Any

W 195 of 31st July 1879, to the effect

statement, a

as

to

this expenditure on

water

Supply,

al

satisfactory