CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 556

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On the 3rd

whole

of

of

December the

the water available was

conducted into the well and after

being pumped up passed through

meter. The

The reading

12 A. M.

от

the

at 36. m. on the 8

a

of the meter at

was 2,254,800 and

the 8th 3,157,300 giving a

flow of 902,500 in 123 hours or at the

rate of 7,357 gallons per hour or 176,000

gallons per diem.

Jumping

was continued till 6 p. m. on the 28th instant and the water passed through the meter from 2.45p.

m. on the 12th (the meter reading 3.740,000) to 5.30p.m. on the 16th ( the meter reading 4391,800) was 651,800 gallons giving a flow of 158,000 gallons per diem.

From the 28th of December to

no water was

the 1t of January

pumped. The engine

cirgire and pump again

were however started

at noon

Ole Ni 1.

on the 14 of January

and pumping

continued till the 16th of March.

On the 27th

pipes for collecting

of January the

the underground

water were completed.

The flow of water from that

date to the ord

of February

was at

the rate of 186,000 gallons per diem, when the meter was taken out for

the purpose of cleaning but pumping

was still continued.

cont

In the 12.

meter was

flow of

# of February the

again fixed and the

that date to the

water from

16th of March is shown in the table

No 1 attached

In considering the foregoing

ques it must be borne in mind

figures it

that at the

promping

commenceureut

of

very the valky

was cut into and.

the water rept down for the propose

of laying

the

pipes

thus

draining it

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