CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11] — Page 49

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b.

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now

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forward you and are markeds?

which I 1.2 and 3 respectively.

The following

is an account of the Iria?

works undertaken and the result's ascertained.

All Jepths mentioned are below Cronance L'itum, which is practically

the level of the bid of the

bay it Site M2 1.

Operations were at first confined to ade N'I which, upon inspection, appeared in every way favourable for a dam. On both sides of the bay, rock was abundantly evident, the depth of water was very shallow, the distance across the but was a minimum and a dom at this point would have a very large impounding capasity.

After several borings had been laken, which were reported to show rook at a depth of about 44 feet, the sinking of Well Not was beann. This well got so seriously out of plumb that it had to be abandoned after being sunk to

Sepch of-384 feet.

Well No 2 was next undertaken one, after great difficulty, principally on account of skin friction,

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successfully sunk to a difusch of 46 feet, at which dipen work was reported. The trouble arising from skin friction

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was over

by increasing the load on the well mutil it ultimately reached about ecc tono. Pumping

operations

2.

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