CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4] — Page 282

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a committee, consisting of the Honourable Mr. de Harbour, the Honourable the Registrar General and others, with full power to take whatever steps were considered necessary for the purpose. In anticipation of the event, they had inspected the Territory and decided that a stream in the mainland in the vicinity of the bay would be a suitable source of water. The stream was located at a considerable distance from the bay and varied seasonally.

They had come to the conclusion that the most favourable site for a waterworks was at a location about 4 miles distant in a north-westerly direction. Samples of the water collected from two points, which were submitted to the Government Analyst, showed that it was suitable for potable purposes. The present yield of the stream was roughly calculated at ... gallons per day of 24 hours.

The following arrangements were made for transporting the water and rendering it available for the inhabitants of the colony, which extended about ... along the harbour front from the Central Market between ... and ...

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appointed 278 a committee, consisting of the Honourable Mr. de Harbour, the Honourable the Registrar General and others, with full power to take whatever steps were considered necessary for the purpose. In anticipation of the event, they had inspected the Territory and decided that a stream in the mainland in the vicinity of the bay would be a suitable source of water. The stream was located at a considerable distance from the bay and varied seasonally. They had come to the conclusion that the most favourable site for a waterworks was at a location about 4 miles distant in a north-westerly direction. Samples of the water collected from two points, which were submitted to the Government Analyst, showed that it was suitable for potable purposes. The present yield of the stream was roughly calculated at ... gallons per day of 24 hours. The following arrangements were made for transporting the water and rendering it available for the inhabitants of the colony, which extended about ... along the harbour front from the Central Market between ... and ... 6.
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appojected

278

a bommittee, consiste of the Honourable de Harbour tas the honourable the Registrar

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General and ungolf, with full focus to lake whatever slepo, were

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Territory

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gallons per day of 24t

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district

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the Central Market

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6.

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