CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 235

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that when the works are completed the Surveyor General should have the control. It seemed, however, to be generally admitted that until the works are finished it would be desirable for the powers conferred on the Water authority to be exercised by the Resident Engineer. In this conclusion I entirely concur, but when the works reach completion the question as to who shall be invested with the powers which for the time being the Resident Engineer possesses, will have to be decided. It is premature yet to express an opinion on this point, but there is no doubt that the Sanitary Board has taken much trouble in regard to this measure, and that it is one which will very materially

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that when the works are completed the Surveyor General should have the control. It seemed, however, to be generally admitted that until the works are finished it would be desirable for the powers conferred on the Water authority to be exercised by the Resident Engineer. In this conclusion I entirely concur, but when the works reach completion the question as to who shall be invested with the powers which for the time being the Resident Engineer possesses, will have to be decided. It is premature yet to express an opinion on this point, but there is no doubt that the Sanitary Board has taken much trouble in regard to this measure, and that it is one which will very materially
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that when the works are completed the Surveyor General should have the control. It seemed, however, to be generally admitted that until the works are finished it would be desirable for the powers conferred on the Water authority to be exervised by the Resident Engineer. In this conclusion I entirely coneuy ur, but when the works reach completion the the question 233 as to who shall be invested with the powers which for the time being the Resident Engineer possesses, will have to be decided. ture as It is premature yet to express on this an opinion point, but there is no doubt that the Sanitary Board has taken much trouble in regard to this measure, and that it is one which will very materielly
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that when the works are

completed the Surveyor General should have the control. It seemed, however, to be generally admitted

that until the works are finished it would be desirable for the powers conferred

on the Water

authority to be exervised

by the Resident Engineer. In this conclusion I

entirely

coneuy

ur,

but when

the works reach completion

the

the question

233

as to who shall

be invested with the

powers which for the time being the Resident Engineer possesses, will have to be

decided.

ture as

It is premature

yet to express

on this

an

opinion

point, but there is no doubt that the Sanitary

Board has taken much

trouble in regard to this

measure,

and that it is

one which will

very

materielly

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