AUCKLAND WATER SUPPLY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 11 May 1907, Page 2

AUCKLAND WATER SUPPLY.

I Per Press Association. ~., ~ Auckland, May II). t . I lie .Mayor of Aueklaiul, Mr. A. 11 . M.U'rs, to-day turned on the Waitukeroi .1 ,"' uol ' s "!'i>l.v at the I'onsonbv i{„., ( | ; "'we: was a large gathering. Mr. livers , •■ongratulaU-d the citizens '„f Auckland e >n tap tact Hint the water from Waila- ) kcrei had n„w been brought to their v (l««i.>. Hie niiuiiniifn How of riinnni" water ,n the Waitakcrei Stream during nie dry weather was 1,500,000 gallons m --! hours, aim by the constructing of two dams at Waitakcrei, which were now ni progress, about 250 million galions of water would be impounded, which !'•'• »'> days during, the dry weather would provide not far short of three mil «:■» gallons per day in addition, a while ihe present Nihotupu supply would - "ring the total quantity up to over s'/, "id mn gallons per day. That was csti- " milled to provide for eleven or twelve >• .\''-'-rs. alter which it miyiit become ne a ce-sary cither to pump a small rpiantitv .*■ during the summer months from the v\esl.-ru ,Spn,ig S; 0 r to proceed with the 'j -y.l:<mipu-]]iua extension, which was es- '-' ti mated to yield four million gallons per -i' 'lay. Hie Waitakcrei portion of the ■c s, hen:" was estimated to cost £150,000. d and licit sum was borrowed. The total i- amount spent on the .Waitakcrei cdenic sion scheme to 31st March last was '• UM.Ciiii. The engineer's estimate of the y ,amou»i. required to complete the scheme. >• "i"l"d'i!.,' outstanding liabilities on ovistII m.',' ecu tracts, is £30,900. The amount ". required lor purchase of land is £4182. il leaving a balance of about £14,000 foi

e ■•oiiliiijrrnnes and riparian rights claims, i Hie Mayor then turned on the water i amid cheers. Various toasts was lion-