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rainfall during the present

year,

and to the fact that some perennise streams flow through. this area, I started the work

about to

mouths

ago, but pending the completion of the survey which has only just been completed I was not ine. position to report definitig

on the project..

J.

Rup to date

length of

$5,500, and I hope

2938 feet have been completed

corb

of

that, under the cinem

Stis Excellency the Governor will бой

approve of the course adopted.

ft.

His, however, cimportant

that this cotchirates should be

extended for

further distanci

of

5200 feet, at an

an estimatio

L

Cost of $10,000; and in

www

tione should be

lost in pushing this work en,

opinion

}

so that we may derive from

this additional area

an increave

supply at the earliest date

possible.

5.

I estimate that withe

rainfall of 50 inches in.

the year (which is considerably below the average) the additional quantity of cater that wili be derived by this work will be 100,000,000 gallons per annum,

little

than the

storage capacity

increased storage

being provided at

Faisom and

which, owing

to the limited extent

Catchment area.

the

wable

to be utilised during the

6.

The

year.

foregoing work can

be carried out under

the

ini.

Contract for the work now

at Jaitem, and its

hand

Cont

is Chargeable to the vote

"Faisem