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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1667, 13 March 1883, Page 2

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&r ERRixc/r#s' I Ve'poM fi 'dn 'ihe water meeting^ 'the* Cambridge^ Tfl\#i/>BoSrd lleldat the evening, "he following is a copy of tue report t— To th&*2hairrtian a\idi>meThber^nbih^te>' > (Cambridge , Town ,, Board. -^GenUemen.rfl have Um&u* Ws'GbmiWPl'ifiy report on the proposed water supply to qfeitiUMflgK' 'From J thfeT report' 'of Mi? » i 'qo. Gwynneth, 0.^.^,^(1 also that of Mr G.^F.^jlan^jlM^eugmeerttoithe town 116 s everal schemes .jwhjch,, have been submitted for your consideration. On my Wins, M^^MfVH Wfcjf jvater issuing in eacli instance was quite inadenuate. so that the idea of obtaining purees may be Stoney creek, which Lgnaged at an altitude of fcfTfge'tifnd 7smilßB>(appro*imal»Mnnn«« Jambi-idge, andyjelduig S77s#QO gallons per day, and capable of giving a supply to alppfluktyon of l^OOflt, and consumption of *5 gallons per head jbzf „ (lay aftej?, giyiug- an- ample supper tor domestic and other purposes, besides being thoroughly! effeoUhie for* fire exlinguishing purposes, a very considerable revenue could 'be Obtained for water is a motive power. The 9 inch mains A-oiild have ( a discharging . capacity! for" fire purposes of^tfirowing streams T)f| Wate^; pvei^ tjhe rppfs of, the,, , highest buil'dings'tlu'dugn 6iie lii'ch 'nozssles,'delivery H tons a^uiiittte / (froni actual practice any" lesser volume 'than .than this is not thoroughly effective. ) The cost of this supply 1 , terminating a£ th r # Eriglisli Church, would be' £l3,6B7* HMangakaw** btrgaaisd-by^being .jspi)ecteg nsW.,*^ pourcc, ana an linpouiuling reservoiiv constructed dista'iit o^ * nVife's, 1 and at an 'elevation of 290 feet; the streams (collectively) guaged,, y^elde/Ul^aqO^gallons per clay, or 4o gallons per head for a population of 3000 : or 27^gallons perdas , fdr a population of 5000, with 'a 7 incft mam tlie sanre^^vlts-wou^d v be abtatilctf/ as that given 'in' the 'tlie proposed schcirijT prdcedin^this,' less 10 per' oentiiJthe-cosV* of this undertalviug would be £7015. The Karapiro stream, ' guaged at an'altitude of 210feeti and at a' distance! of ' 9 > miles, I found to be 226,210 gallons jper day, 'or a little more than 4"V gallons p3r7 day for a population of 5000. iTnis r soiu-ce of* supply,* to' serve 1 all the 1 conditions as in tlie ,two former instances, would cost £14,321., The springs from the base 1 of the second terrace from the Waikato river, and having an overlying- 'p'erviousr 'stratum, I gciaged-J aEd| found the quantity to bo 604,8D0'' "alloii3. jl "Ilavih'^' cavefwlly"' cdiisWerecl the whole . s^bjept, ( > , I ; .respfictfully submit my opinion, and taking the latter proposed ,schemc , first, I. am pi ,opinion that the springs issuing as they do from a source so near [\\e surface,; on maybe reasonably .anticipated, will be-| come thickly populated | or/ utilized for manufacturing purposes, and the absorbent nature ot the eaith at that} locality, that being sp, together with the inadequate supply 'ot 10 galls, per head per '.lay for a population of' 3000, '"after the quantity which would be acquired as a motive, power, in" raising. the water 2 10 ft, or a' little above the street level}* although the sbhemeilnay be quiteu practicable, I cannot < re'ooihmehd it as one [suitable to the, requirements, of, ,Qambridge. The Karapiro stream I consider ddes'>not' yield' a sufficient "volume M water commensurate to its cost.j The sev¥rallfeeders near* <its> source are' of i a very dhnjnu^ve character,,) and, the distance to' obtain sufficieat head is also objectionable; the 1 quantity' above would defer me from recommending this project for the consideration of the board and rate.payeijs. Thej ;Manngaka\ya streams as particularised above will no doub|, have the mature consideration of the board, but as a matter ot economy, and looking to progiessive Cambridge, and its future requirements, and; ( a ' plentiful supply of water, I consider that this proposition fails in showin «• how the M.autigakawa stream would give you an ampule \y<Ltcr bupply. Stoney Cice'k I consider tlie 'best soiwce from which you could obtain a peimanent water supply, as I guaged this stream at •an exceptionally dry season (so 1 was infojrmeit^the quantity , of water is as I have' seated', and the ■ quality tu^u'estipii* able, and I may here quote from statistics compiled' by 'Mr Will, "Hunter, 'Asi D lust. C.K., London, fov.comparison as to cost of gravitation woiUs ; " The^nvcrag^ for'6o to.wns in the ' United Kingdom cos^ £,[ 12s per head.," My estimate' shows' the cos^ would be" ISs .'3d f per 'head" of population. ' 'I therefore recoinmeh'd ibis scheme as ( the best, , "iniusi' here acknowledge my indebtedness to the chairman for the data a,ntt plans and sections' placed' at" my disposal ; to the board for their assistance in makingi my survey and accompanying me ,in guagmg the various s^re^ams } and Mr Hosking, 'tl)e board's engineer, for hia assistance ,and attention.— l, have' the Honour' to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Wm. 'Ekrt^gton,' C.E., ,M. Ihst.; C.TS , London:" '

, , ' [ I '«, • i < " • A' notice of much interest ,to owners oj ' unregistered, dogs in the county oi; Waikatq, wilj be 'found in another column. < _ ; Said ,the Colorado, , man : "Eastern 1 peopje,c'ajl,£he, Atlantic, Qcqan ' thedrink.' ' They know what's right, they do ; thej understand Avbatthe size of a drink ought to be?" •' " ' '■ ' ' ;-;, , Mrs. Smith told her new |C hubby tba? , She' would like' a likeness' of herself t*, hang on the wall,' that she conld takt' pleasure in looking at.' He bVoueht K^r i ! k^Wr'or, '" (i ' ', „'"■■■ ,' A' 'Eady writes a story about " Mjf Huabafrifl's Secret. *" He must have been a' young husband to have admitted he had one.. The old married wan knows better thari to do so. ■■ • • The, pej v ,raay s be than the sword/bui? when a* religious editor a rivet fitted ;to couple of sword's l he fean beat, a dozen pens' in I getting up original matter.. , , f > •/ , " J ao tft bi-iog culture to a continent*" qajd. IVJr.Ctecar! Wilde, when,, enveloped in.fnra, he left England' for the United Spates., JIo returns, 'he; siys.i much dis» apppjated' iHe,l-hda worn, iiv.il vet aud knee-breeches. He has spoken aboitfr arfc,.and'crifciojs^d Niagara, bnt instead 9ft l,eaving/ the country, amid 'enthusiasm^ he has come a\Vay neglected. America will not accept his iosm of culture. f^tUl is he disappp^^l^ c ( p^/|tas,niade something lik^e .^IO,OOO by his journey. The A.merioans did not accept his culture, but they gave him their dollars, aad he is probably mor^ deposed to ,)^ |thai>Jffql for v what he has received than io, 'Kb gloomy for the gifta wta'ch he offered^ but w^ii9h , Yfre -]pej|eciied. lfc is, underBtooct'th"a^liQ"i^wls to lecture upon whAt Jae'haase'en in America. jfcjiiwtf