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General and Resident Exquicer

of the Water and Drain

Sraviage

Department, and I not

only

fully competent

believe that he is

to do so brit I

Attr

of opcision

that by placing the two Departments

one head the friction which

unde

is almost inevitable between the

two Departments while under

out woula

separate uranagement

be avoided, and the progress of Public Works including

many

the Water Distribution and

Dearriage Works very materially

accelerated

accelerated.

To give mly

one instance,

it is obvious, I think, that where one department is responsible for the maintenana of the structs and Fonds,

and another is

charged with laying and maintaining Water and drain pipes

under thone street and

roads.

that allangements

for carrying

ent works

in connection with both hould be much facilitated

if the two departments

were