CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 555

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Cowest possible level.

Owing to the instability

of 350 feet from the well where it had

dowver

the

valley.

free discharge This course prevented the water again

9.

a

of

the

ground

d it was ne

necessary

ty

keep the water down in the exca-

vation consequently pumping had

to be resorted to

day

and night.

However by temporarily diversing the water near the point A some

pumping

on

was saved.

Sumping

commenced

the 27th of November and was

continuous night and

March except for

of three d

day

sill 4th

a short interval.

на

days. After the 4th of March all excavations. being completed the

water was allowed to rise in the

finding

its

way

11.

into the well.

On the 3rd of December a

meter was fixed on the discharge pipe

the actual quantity

for measuring the actual pumped. Owing

fine sand

of

being

to a quantity of -

met with on

the 17

December which blocked the meter.

it had to be removed sill the completion

of

the

pipe laying

was accomplished on the 27th of January.

12.

A dan has been construckd

of live concrete across the valley at

the

point C, 220 feet below the well to arrest the underground flow of water Mr. Chadwick, section

well at night

and was

pumped out

ao

during the followery discharged

The water.

10.

from

the

puny

was conveyed through

with 7 inch cast iron pipe with water- tight joints to the point B at a distance

suggested by

10 of his report.

13.

The

quantity of

water to

be derived from this well and works

in connection therewith.

Ori

of

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