THAMES WATER SUPPLY.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 89, 22 January 1872, Page 3

THAMES WATER SUPPLY.

Tun following gentlemen met by appointment. at the Government offices, Grahemstown, on Saturday afternoon : The lion. Mr Oi.nond, Mr Carruthers, Mr G. O'Neill, Mr Millett, Mr J. J. O’Neill, and Messrs Sims, Walker, ITiggii.s, liiclmrds, Dewar, and Brodic. An objec tion was raised to tlie Press being represented, and we are therefore unable to give a full report of what took place, but one of the gentlemen present has kindly given us an outline of what occurred. Mr Ormond and Mr Canuthers were desirous to obtain the expression of the opinions of the mine managi rs present as to the water supply, and their opinion was greatly in favour of the high level scheme, it being pointed out that tire low Irwel would be comparatively useless, whereas by the adoption of the high level scheme, numbers of claims where it would not now pay to crush would become remunerative —very many of them, in all probability, veiy lucrative indeed. At the close of this conference the miningmanagers went into the 'natter amongst themselves, and made calculations as to the revenue to be derived from crushing. Taking the minimum of the amount of quail,; clashed at the existing batteries, and allowing, even then, a liberal margin, it was calculated that the profit would greatly exceed the expenses of the undertaking. It is manifest that the expenditure of £IOO,QUO on the high level scheme would be good economy in the end. It is said that his Honor the Superintendent is not in favour of the high level scheme, but whether this be the fact or not, we hope to see it carried out, and if facts and statistics carefully prepared and founded on reliable data, and actual facts are laid befoie the General Government we trust they will be induced to carry out the high level scheme, even if opposition be offered in high places, which is said to bo the case, although we do not vouch for the fact. We have, in former articles, pointed out the desirability of carrying out the high level water supply, believing, as we do, that nothing would give a greater impulse to the pi evince, and indeed to tiio whole colony than an adequate supply of water to the Thames GoldhcTds.