When the Morton Dam, of 102,000,000 gallons capacity, was built In the Wainui Valley, a little absve the first Watnui Reservoir, in 1908, Wellington congratulated itself upon having water enough for very many years, but the city forged ahead beyond the safety margin given by this supply, and a new supply, from Orongorongo, wil called for. The Morton Dam, the smaller Wainui Reservoir, and the two reservoirs in the Karori Valley wilt remain in full commission, the Karori Reservoirs, in fact, being essential features of the Orongorongo supply system, aetfng as storage basins, of almost 200,000,000 gallons capacity, for Orongorongo water at the city end of the new main.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 151, 23 December 1926, Page 11
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109When the Morton Dam, of 102,000,000 gallons capacity, was built In the Wainui Valley, a little absve the first Watnui Reservoir, in 1908, Wellington congratulated itself upon having water enough for very many years, but the city forged ahead beyond the safety margin given by this supply, and a new supply, from Orongorongo, wil called for. The Morton Dam, the smaller Wainui Reservoir, and the two reservoirs in the Karori Valley wilt remain in full commission, the Karori Reservoirs, in fact, being essential features of the Orongorongo supply system, aetfng as storage basins, of almost 200,000,000 gallons capacity, for Orongorongo water at the city end of the new main. Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 151, 23 December 1926, Page 11
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