COPY.
SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY
(WATER SUPPLY FROM JOHORE)
CHIEF RESIDENT ENGINEER'S OFFICE,
SINGAPORE.
4th February, 1932.
SINGAPORE WATER WORKS.
Mr. H. M. Finlay joined these works on the 15th of November, 1927, and leaves on February the 7th, 1932, upon their completion.
He has been engaged as follows: First as Assistant Engineer on the construction of Pulai Dam, a masonry structure 120 feet high, 600 feet long. When this work was finished he was transferred to Pontian and was first in charge of the construction of the South Dam, an earth dam 50 feet high and 3,000 feet long, with concrete core wall and with a cut-off below the core wall consisting of "Universal" steel piling driven 40 feet deep. The water face of the dam is faced with granite blocks, 3 to 5 tons in weight.
Upon the completion of this work Mr. Finlay was placed in charge of the construction of the Pumping Station and intake culvert. This is a concrete building 160 feet long, 100 feet wide with a wet wall 40 feet deep, and houses eight pumping units of 340 h.p. each.
The cost of this scheme has been nearly £3,000,000, and the work has been carried out by direct administration, the works upon which Mr. Finlay has been engaged having cost about half a million pounds. Towards the end of the scheme Mr. Finlay was promoted Resident Engineer for the whole works, and was responsible for the finishing off of other works such as pipe line, main dam tunnel, aerating tanks, engine and pump efficiency tests, etc.
Mr. Finlay has proved himself to be a good engineer and a good organiser of construction work; and I have the greatest confidence in recommending him for a position of similar responsibility to the position he has held here.
(Signed) G. B. GIFFORD HULL, M. INST. C.E.,
Chief Resident Engineer.
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