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TABLE No. 6— continued. IRRIGATION AND WATER-SUPPLY— continued. Schedule of Schemes completed or under Construction— continued.

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DiS r e charge (Maximum, Average RainfalI I Area Works authored. Works completed. , e Scheme. Source of Supply. /mm I from I iqqb commanded Irrigation i < | , ™ Remarks. rm.mi As P er : During Records available. • (Gross). Water is Main I Distribu- ! Main i Distribu- L*,,» ' Design. ! 1936-37. I available. Canals, j taries. ! Canals, j taries. • . - . •Otago Central —ctd. Cusecs. Cusecs. Cuseos. Inches. Inches. Acres. Acres. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. £ Last Chance (Fruit- Shingle, Coal Gorge, 8 20 16-5 16-69 19-72 4,300 2,118 22 0 5 70 20 78 5 70 64,445 Butcher's Creek Dam now lands and Earns- Butcher's Creek, (Earnscleugh and completed will augment cleugh Tops) and Conroy's Creek Roxburgh East) existing supply and serve an additional area. Manuherikia-Alex- Manuherikia River 77 100 88 14-99 14-91 7,000 4,795 23 0 46 20 23 0 46 20 251,767 Completed. Portion of andra - Clyde . (Alexandra, Ophir, present race is being reNo. 1 and Clyde) placed by a tunnel approximately one mile in length. Omakau .. River ~j 3g 6g 4g p 20 . 31 20-42 10,800 13,400 42 0 50 0 44 10 49 36 297,553 Completed. Additional ThomtWs Creek f ( C1 y de > °P hir > and (irrigable) supply being obtained and Dunstan Creek J 7 7 11 L Blackstone Hill) from Dunstan Creek, now under construction. Tarras .. .. Lindis River .. 35 70 33 19-64 19-93 6,000 2,675 21 70 17 55 21 70 17 55 136,804 Completed. (Tarras) Teviot River .. Teviot River and 40 80 50 17-85 21-44 5,300 3,870 20 48 14 57 20 48 14 57 79,843 Completed and serving all Lake Onslow Dam (Roxburgh East) land requiring water. General investiga- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,386 tions, and surveys, &c. Total: Schemes completed or under construction .. .. .. .. 332,129 72,937 410 50 526 23 371 22 451 21 1,624,334