USE OF WATER
Consumption Excessive • / With over one million gallons supplied each day for the past few days, water consumption at present is excessive, stated the engi* neer '..Mr G. A. MacFarlane) in his report, to the meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council last evening. The figure represented 166 gallons a day to each person. Inspections had relieved that position somewhat. 4 ‘Although the tower level has been maintained, the Restrictions on hosing must he enforced to keep sufficient water m the mains, particularly at the extremities of the system, to enable the Fire Brigade to deal with fires,” added Mr MacFarlane.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 119, 1 March 1949, Page 2
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