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Table No. 6. IRRIGATION AND WATER-SUPPLY. Schedule of Schemes completed or under Construction.

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Scheme. Source of Supply. River Discharg (Minimum). Main Canal Discharge (Maximum). a , Average for E ' lm ,f: c As per During Five Years. Design. 1920-21. Area commanded (Gross). Works Authorized. Area I [ Irrigated iat Present. Main DistribuCanals. taries. Works completed ended 1920-21. ., ... Expenditure to 31st Main Distribu- March, 1921. Canals. taries. Estimate to complete. Remarks. As per Design. Steward Settlement Otekaike Waitaki River Otekaike River .. Cusecs. 9 Cusecs. 110 15 Cusecs. Inches. Inches. 18-4 20-0 221 22-8 (Duntroon) Acres. 18,000 1,500 Acres. M. ch. 14 60 800 14 37 M. ch. 50 31 3 47 M. ch. 14 60 14 37 M. ch. 50 31 3 47 £ 12,115 3,631 £ Completed. Completed scheme. Mostly on east side of river. 1|- heads to west side for stock-race. Further work consists of German Hill race extension. i Ida Valley Poolburn, Manor- • burn, and Moa Creek. (Storage Manorburn Dam) Manorburn Dam .. 109 42 25-5 190 (Manorburn Dam) 31,600 4,400 30 60 34 0 27 30 34 0 124,504 23,661 Galloway 15 8-3 14-0 10-37 (Clyde) 14-5 13-19 (Clyde and Ophir) 17-5 16-01 16-5 10-37 (Clyde) 1,300 1,100 7 30 4 0 12,923 Completed. 7 30 4 0 Manuherikia - Alex-andra-Clyde No. 1 Manuherikia River 65 100 11,000 21 58 41 0 21 58 106,718 43,788 Expected to be completed within year. Ardgour Fraser River, Earnsoleugh Lindis River Eraser River and storage dam 50 8 . 14 10 io 2,000 4,000 (Main), and 1,580 (Temp.) 1,600 | 13 0 Nil 1,678* 11,801 1,422 Under construction. Main scheme from dam; temporary scheme from Sandy Point Mining Rights under construction. Olrig Terrace Manorburn Dam .. ! l I ,.„, I t t i ! 140 1601 I (Ophir) * Includes £1,500 paid for Sandy Point mining rights. f Included in Ida Valley scheme. Schedules of Schemes under Investigation. Scheme. Source of Supply. | Main Canals River j Discharge Discharge j (Maximum), ! (Minimum), j as per Design. Rainfall (Average for Five Years). Rainfall Area Length of Length of Expenditure Estimate i 19->0 ' commanded Main Distribu- to 31st to (Gross). Canals. taries. March, 1921.! complete. Remarks. Last Chance Water-race Maniototo Shingle Creek Gorge, Chasm Creek Taieri River and storage dam Roaring Meg Stream .. Cusecs. 10 Cusecs. Not fixed 500 Inches. Inches. Acres. Miles. No records No record 4,300 8 J 18-95 17-02 100,000 60 (Eweburn) 22-36 14-53 8,250 8 (Luggate) Miles. £ 1,139 £ Whole scheme depends on storage. Cromwell Flat 25 30 About 4,000 acres irrigable. Private company now developing area by pumping water from Kawarau Stream. ■• Manuherikia - AlexandraClyde No. 2 Manuherikia - AlexandraClyde No. 3 Manuherikia River and storage dam Dunstan River, Manuherikia River, &c. 65 185 14-5 13-19 27,750 (Clyde and Ophir) 22-38 19-95 15,800 (Blackstone Hills) ! 79 Total area, 37,850 acres Water available for 15,800 acres.