CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11] — Page 51

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Whilst the operations above-described in progress, a large number of prickings with Norton tubes (1971) in all) were made all over the site of the dam, the result of which was

to confirm the information obtained from N° 2 Well and the borings formerly taken. They showed he presince of a hard layer presumed to be rock,

archage depth of about 40 feet

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The information obtained from No. 7 Well creates serious doubts as to the reliability of that derived from Ne 2 and operations are now in progress to verify the latter as completely possible. It is of course possible that Me 3 Wilk has penetrated some hole in the rock, which, if it resembles that appearing in the bed of the stream higher up the valley, must be of a very rugged and irregular character.

Attention has been turned to the worth a sites, marked N 2 and 3 on the accompanying plan, and operations are in progress at both of these, but it will be some time before they be reported upon.

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the trial works that a lengthened period must exxpse before a scheme for the low- -level dam could be definitely prepared, submitte and carried out, it became neces

necessary to consider what could be done by way of a scheme which.

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