CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 561

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large increase in the population exceptional measures appear necessary for providing a public water supply.

From the observations made

of

of the yield of the Pokfulam draniage area I am

of opinion 60 per cent rain falling

over a catchment area

in this district could be collected in

a reservoir.

A catchment area of 100 acres

would therefore provide if adequate

impounding

reservoirs

a

daily supply of

were constructed.

over 300,000

gallows,

the yearly ravinfall being taken at

90

inches. Suitable sites for such

reservoirs exist un va.

valleys

Jos 1 and

2.

It is u

the

unnecessary for

and 4 are reserved for water works purposes it would appear that ample provision for the extension of the water. works should future occasion arise - exists in these proposed reserved areas.

Quantity of Water Required.

29.

As shown in sections.

20 and 21 the requirements at the

end of 1891 were not less than 132,000

gallous per diem.

30.

There has however.

recently been quartered at Jainoha.

reguiment of Indian troops

кий

numbering

about

1,200 strong and

it is I believe uitended to erect per.

manent barracks for

Libr

of

these

koops

the

accommoda.

on the site kuoron

as the Whitfield Barrack site.

me at

31.

present moment to go into further

details of this alternative

in

my object

having dealt thus for with it is to

show that

if

the valleys numbers 1, 2, 3,

and

From the consumption

Cautorunents

of water at present obtaining within the Military in the City of Victoria I am afraid

a

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