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ment

for consideration.

The

or has accord-

Governor

ingly againn carefully convidered the question in all its bearings,

but much as he desires to meet the

wishes of His Exellency the General Afficer Commanding in all mothers -affecting Military interests, Aises - cellency greatly regrets that as in this instance those interests conflict with the interests of the public ge- nerally, he is unable to ncur the I responsibility of sacrificing

the latter.

to the former, and must therefore with some reluctance adhere to the decision which has led to a reference being made to the Stoure Authorities.

His Excellency desires that

his reasons for maintaining

affitude v

may

bec

they do not imply,

clearly

this

understood:

as Colonel Mulloy

suggests, a want of confidence in the Military Authorities to exercise an

effective

effective control over the consumption of water: they rest solely upon public grounds, upon the obvious necessity of securing undivided control over the Public Water Supply to the officer responsible by law, necewity

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was

which

recognised at home and which evidently forween by the Legisla_ ture when in passing the Water Works Ordinance it made the provisions

of the law equally applicable to the services of the Crown - Imperial and Colonial _ and to the public generally, A further objection to the con

cession desired by the Military Ar- local conditions, expor

thorities is based

which necessitate the pumping up

of the water supply to the highest levels. The capacity of the pumps used for that purpose is limited

nearly

been reached', and

and has

the consumption of wakes in the chill district must be reduced according

fo