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

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nffwJ Average Rainfall I Mnfal , Area i forwMch Works 31lthorized - Work ? completed. Scheme. Source of Supply. Sir? from commanded Irrigation I <n c +Remarks. rn«rn\ As per During Records available. (Gross). Water is Main Distribu- Main Distribu- | ' '' Design. 1937-38. available. Canals. taries. Canals. taries. iyo». . - . t r ■ _ ' Canterbury — Cusecs. i Cusecs. Cusecs. Inches. Inches. Acres. x4cres. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. £ Ashburton .. Rangitata River .. 1,300 ; 1,000 .. .. | 315,000t •• 42 0 .. 10 0 .. 32,347 Under construction. Diversion race only for supplying main races of schemes marked * and also supply of electric energy. Ashburton - Lynd- Rangitata River .. 1,300. 450 .. 23-00 24-77 68,000* .. 55 0 80 0 10 31 51 27 96,643 Under construction. hurst Levels .. .. Opihi River .. 180 180 120 22-00 32-87 20,000 11,500 6 61 50 60 6 61 50 60 83,531 Completed. Mayfield-Hinds .. Rangitata River .. 1,300 450 .. 23-00 29-10 110,000* .. .. .. .. .. 3,565 Work commenced. Redcliff .. Waitaki River .. 3,000 55 55 21-00 26-47 7,000 4,603 3 69 13 76 3 69 13 76 25,821 Completed. Otago North — Otekaike .. Otekaike River .. 9 15 .. 20-96 21-20 1,500 800 14 37 3 47 14 37 3 47 3,631 Completed. Used only on (Duntroon) west side of river. Steward Settlement Waitaki River .. .. 110 •• 20-00 14-93 18,000 .. 14 60 50 31 14 60 50 31 12,115 Completed. (Steward Settlement) Otago Central — Ardgour .. Lindis River .. 35 20 20 19-46 16-87 2,000 1,364 13 0 2 40 13 0 2 40 33,700 Completed. (Tarras) Arrow River .. Arrow River .. 40 50 35 27-64 24-18 6,536 2,936 .. .. 9 18 27 60 143,028 Completed. (Arrowtown and Frankton) Bengerburn .. Bengerburn .. 1 4 4 .. .. 1,000 144 2 6 .. 2 6 .. 755 Completed. Earnscleugh (Fraser Fraser River and 10 47 62 15-58 16-35 2,743 2,247 11 30 17 60 11 30 17 60 65,454 Completed. River) storage dam (all races) (Earnscleugh) Hawkdun (formerly Tributaries of Manu- .. 60 36 23-94 21-70 10,000 8,818 66 0 101 0 66 0 90 12 71,871 Completed. Mount Ida) herikia River and (Naseby and Naseby Eweburn Reservoir Plantation) Idaburn .. Idaburn Dam .. 3 8 6 23-21 24-26 2,500 565 10 0 0 40 7 26 0 40 6,739 Main scheme completed. (Moa Creek, Black - I stone Hill) t Includes schemes marked *.