CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4] — Page 99

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are urgently required, many of them being of importance from a sanitary point of view, and strongly urging the Government to take immediate steps to place the staff of the Public Works Department on a scale commensurate with the demands made upon it, the necessity for which was pointed out by the Unofficial Members of Council in 1899 and has since been reiterated by them.

And, further, that this Committee is of opinion that, in consequence of steps having been taken to increase the staff, works for augmenting the water supply and making other absolutely necessary provision for the great expansion which has occurred in the Colony have fallen into arrear with the result that the city, containing 211,900 inhabitants, is now confronted by a serious water famine and important enterprises are seriously retarded.

2. Housing of Subordinate Officers of the Sanitary Inspector (GR1178/1922/32(III)).

The Committee was of opinion that, in view of the request made by the Secretary of State for a large reduction of expenditure and in fact that no provision...

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95 are urgently required, many of them being of importance from a sanitary point of view, and strongly urging the Government to take immediate steps to place the staff of the Public Works Department on a scale commensurate with the demands made upon it, the necessity for which was pointed out by the Unofficial Members of Council in 1899 and has since been reiterated by them. And, further, that this Committee is of opinion that, in consequence of steps having been taken to increase the staff, works for augmenting the water supply and making other absolutely necessary provision for the great expansion which has occurred in the Colony have fallen into arrear with the result that the city, containing 211,900 inhabitants, is now confronted by a serious water famine and important enterprises are seriously retarded. 2. Housing of Subordinate Officers of the Sanitary Inspector (GR1178/1922/32(III)). The Committee was of opinion that, in view of the request made by the Secretary of State for a large reduction of expenditure and in fact that no provision...

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are urgently requires, many of chem being is importance from a sanitary point of view, and strandy urgio the Coventuent to take immediate steps to place the staff of the Public works Department du'a socline commenoutate with the Femants make upon it the necessity for which was pointer out by the Unquicial Members o banneil in 1899 and has since diam reiterated by them.

and, further, that this bommittee is of opinion that, in consequence of

Stips

having been taken to jųekaa the staff, works for augmenting the water supply and making other i abiscutely necessary provision for the great expansion swhich has occutied in the bolony have sollen into arrear with the result that the bity, contaú - ing 211, 900 inhabitaub, is now confront

211,900 -est by

œrious water bamine abr important enterprises are ariously

retarder.

2. Housing of Subordinate Officers of the

Sanitary bustietor.

blass (2.9.9.183).

au's out

The bammitter was of opinion that, in view of the request indre in ou Secretary of statt for a large retuction

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