CO129-312 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [7-9] — Page 351

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to realise that this

despatch.

2. the two Chimère MLC. dissented from

the Bill.

3.

The Chiese home-owners

Caur "their "

ara

-pregioved

proper proportions of " the ixpense of

rider-mains. (par 19)

laying rider

4. "That

opimin that

no

your petitioners

expens

ava

humbly of should be spared or brine

wasted in enlarging the present moufficient

reservoir capacity of " to meet its "preound ragonrements" por 24.

دو

the

Coliny and

A

to.

Engraisly able " probable future

repers no

Jumon

The point

rigued by the petition that the present

can be impered rufficitly. We

water supply

must monit Mr. Chadwické views. But I

conder that when the great majority of the revident taxpayers of a Colony probert

• amer

This considered)

of

a gamit

MULAANE

#

umally

in

of a very renochiming nature, and expers willingness to bear the

to meet their views

and

sxepente necestary

they should if possible

murf

be mut halfway with guest consideration.

Arm

against pass 14 20

Sir W

certainly

not impressed

of the petitin

1 Gaswjne's despatch. 40595.

ба

a.G.

appear

question of water supply is, abor, all others,

which the views

me

commmity

account

Mi

I

the local

should be taken fully into

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world therefore anggest telegraphing

In reply

your

despatches 393

L

of

3 Sypt and 404 of 6 Sept (41676) impressed by arguments of petition and influential nature of ripustures. Sagend action till I can obtain Chastwicks opinion.

Meanwhile consider and

compromise

h

report affected

whether

any

and ask C. cpts to request m

Chadwick to let us

Avor

ira

have his views

AG

possible, sending way of this

telegram for commumentiin, to him, and embodying substance of desh. Rok him to consult 01). Scripson

before sending in his report.

Para

Couson

4.J. Ing.

35/10

"ahun Su30

telegram to war of Haughing:

Sent. 0.25 fm. 30 Oct 1902

be heated

Lift for

the arguments

par 11

and the

Juv

With ref. to your desps. No. 393

eft and No. 404 of 4 Seft.

of

new

of. influential nation of signatum, to

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