WATER DRAW-OFF
LAST MONTH’S TOTALS LEAKS IN PIPE LINE ENGINEER’S REPORT A renew of the draw-off from Ihe borough water mams and of leaks attended to in the mam pipe line was placed before the Gisborne Borough Council last night. The borough engineer, Mr. E. It. Thomas, stated that the quantity of water that pasesd through the meter during the four weeks ended January was as follows: —
Week ended Gallons. December 11 8,130,000 December 18 8,770.000 December 25 8.150,000
January 1 7,040,000 Mr. Thomas added that during the past few' daySflinuch extra work had been necessary to repair leaks in the 15in. diameter supply line. Four leaks developed in two days on the Maka-raka-Matawhero length of main, and a similar number in the vicinity of Waingake were receiving immediate attention. The Taumata Hill service reservoir was being relied upon to keep the town supplied with water during repairs. “If rain does not fall before the end of this week,” Mr. Thomas said, “there is every probability that restrictions will have to be placed on the use of water to keep the demand below the stream How.”
The rainfall at Waingake during December totalled 3.42 in., while for the year the total was 38.61 in.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20141, 10 January 1940, Page 10
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