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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 141, 17 June 1913, Page 8

[to the editor.]

Sir,—Mr Sfcucrock, in his letter in last night's issue of your paper, has evidently been drawing to a great eptent on his imagination, a-si what lie states to be facts are nothing Ot the lrind. ! I propose to deal briefly with the matter, ajid will answer tlie statements as they'are numbered, <md it may necessitate reference to liis letter. i ... L Re Fires.—-1 drew conclusions from his report^ and from my opinion of what was required for fires. 2. Re Typhoid.—l never stated that typhoid was. increased by sanitary arrangements. He must have been thinking of the . lessons that some towns had in the North Island. 3. Re Water.—Nobody ever said that the -water at tfhe station was same far drinking. All that., was said was that it is the same water. 4. Re Air- Electors.— l believe /those who have had experience before an engineer. ■ ~ ■ 5. Re Leakage into Sewers.—This-ia proved to be the case in otiher places also (with specifications). 6. Re Intermittent Pumping.—We liave yet to find out whether it is intermittent or continuous.

7. Re.Crude OU.Engines.—Sfee,Engineer's own report. 8. Re 'Batty's Greek and Intake.—l never said so; see Jny4etter. ■ . ; '-9. Re Water in Batty's Oreek.—See my letter explaining reason;. 10. Re 12-Lnch Maiii.—l awer stated what it would carry. 11. Re Quantify of Water Pumped. —Mr Birch stated that a 30-h.p. engjuaG would be used to pump 800 gallons per minuate at «i- ICOlb pressure. -This would require. > 76-li.p. engine to do so.

12. Re Water Pipes "along Streets.— 1 cannot see what district the Gin. pipe in South. Street supplies, oi" also a number of others.

13. Re Wells at Gas wo rks,—See. Engineer Dobsoh's report. Other towns liave proved satisfactory. 14. Re Pumping Plant.—Nobody ever thought so, but it would do with less attendance than if scattered all over the district.

15. Re 18 Miles of Pipes.—Talk of Islington and Riversdale!

16. Re Gravitation.—-Water will always run down-hill.

17. Re Taking Water from Batty's Creek.—l say, SWAMP!

W. CARR