CO129-217 - Governor Sir Bowen Administrator Marsh - 1884 [7-10] — Page 17

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tusel, it will not be possible to avail of the impounded water until the completion of the turruel as there is

way of passing the Sytam

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other

water over to the Victoria side accept through this underground channel. Pending

the completion of the tunnel the water could certainly be raised over the cucountain by steam pumping machinery but it would scarcely be desirable to incur the expense of temporary pumping works.

13.

- Fully eighteen seconths, however, before the completion of the tunnel the present deficient watereupply of the

lown

way

be increased to

sovne

extent by means of the proposed. Conduit from Wong -

Drei-

cheng to

the

the Albany, / in the upper part of the City of Victoria).

which will be wade

to take in the contects

met on the

way

of the mullahs

and the aggregate

yield of which is extirucated at 80.000. gallons a day during the dry and wearly

double this account during

ROCOROn-

the tivo short intermediate seasons

following the close of the heavier rains and immediately preceding the latter. In this subsidiary supply

are included as tributaries some

of the willahs at present flowing down the opposite valley of Deep Water Bay ; but

which it is intended to divert into

the Wong-nee - Chung system by

TAN

open catch - water and short time

under the de

at the

dividing ridge at

Stanley

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