CO129-509-15 Water supply- development scheme 30-1-1928 - 17-1-1929 — Page 153

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the area wh in the last resort is to to defended

against enemy

A

ttack, is there military or 157

naval obyction to making the island of Haykay Abd Kortion dependent for a large part tot of thin water supply

the Shing Men valley

If the first question egative, if

7

is

reservoir

answered in

in

are

both the other questions in the negative, then I agree must proceed with the Shing

also auswreed

that

WE

Man valley

Scheme

can be made available

as

rapidly

Junds

In that case

what is the

chif problen will be,

of piping pesh water

wetterd

mainland to the island ?

from

сам

the

tast

he

On this point Mr. Hinderson has propond

ретре

of the

live laid upon the bed The Consulting Enginess recommend a

buried in the bid

J

scheme is cheaper

Schame is

the harbour.

pipe line

the harbone. The former

I do not know which

considered safar : but I shed like

to have full information

when necessa

necessary,

to how repairs,

maintenance will be effected.

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