IRRIGATION IN EGYPT.
A I'IWVINCE SAVED FROM DROUGHT. Cairo, February I). The Khedive opened the lsma Barrage, saving the province of lvoueh from drought. The gnat Assiout barrage, Assouan dam, and the. Zifteh barrage are works connected with the irrigation of Egypt. Lord Cromer's rejiort for 1905 stated that the province of Keneh has benefited less than tlio others, and it had been decided to erect a barrage at Esueh at an estimated cost of £ 1,000,000. On March 21, 1907, tint Council ol' Ministers sanctioned aunt Iter great development—the raising of the height of the Assouan dam so that the water level will be 23ft higher. The eo>t was estimated at £1,500,000, including land compensation, but with it water storage 2 1 /, tons greater, bringing about an estimated increase >a the cotton crop worth £3,000,00.) to £4.000,000 annually.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 15, 11 February 1909, Page 2
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138IRRIGATION IN EGYPT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 15, 11 February 1909, Page 2
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