High Pressure Water.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 June 1913, Page 2

High Pressure Water.

I'OK OH AL : AND MANAKAU

Mr li. J{. Gardener, flavor of Levin. spoke at Manakau 011 Friday 11 iff lit concerning the proposal to extend tlie Levin high-pressnre water .supply system to Ohau and MatiaIvan. He said that the Levin pipes had a capacity that was able to Siring some 100.000,000 galleys of water into the town oacli year, if

needed, and he also slated that so

I in- as the purity oT the water w,:is concerned, no better could be obtained in the whole of the domin-

The works had cost £20.000

and the total maintenance had not cost .£25 per year for the last three years, which showed the efficiency oi the works. JJe thofi) (from the information received from Mr Climie) gave the estimated cost in several diflcrent schemes in connection with extending the water mains from Levin to Manakau. The first was an amalgamated scheme between Ohau and Manakau for i\ (5-inch pipe which would supply both townships

>vith a domestic supply, fire pur-

poses. and also electric light, for a •sum of about £4,000. The second scheme (in which water for doiliestic uses, etc., could be obtained) was estimated to cost about £2200, which would supply M.anakau' and Ohau. lhe third scheme was to supply Manakau with a 9-inch pipe, at an

estimated cost of about £2000. Mr Gardener pointed out, by taking tho £2000 scheme (and if in Manakau

ud along the route fifty dwellings

" ere connected) it would average £o per house. This, he calculated, taking interest at 0 per centum, would mean £120 per annum. Estimating that three and a half millions of gallons of water were used, at Gel per thousand gallons, it would

ring the cost per annum to some-

where about £220. This was calculating upon a very low estimate of consumers. Therefore it could be seen that .the question of financial difficulties would not be hard to get over. At the close of the address a committee to forward the move-

ment was formed, consisting of Messrs Hurley. Xees. Haulon and Ta-

turn, "W. Bcvan and Horn, with power to odd. It was agreed that >a sub-committee of these should conier with the committee appointed from Ohau and go into further do-

tails i'n connection with the proposals. Mr Gardener promising to do all in his power to further the movement. He .said he thought the

'ospects of Manakau and Ohau oP

obtaining high pressure water w«re very good indeed. A vyy hearty, vote of thanks to Mr Gardener for

is interesting address .concluded tho looting. •