. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. iii)ping to be supi)liedthen gallons per head would bo a safer estimate, andlooking at the peculiarly favourable position of Auck-land and to the j)rol)ability of its becoming a great 1-22. All-K I) MlMi-irAL HA2sDB00K. centre of commerce, there seems every reason to anti-cipate that within the next ten to fifteen years thepoiuihition will be doubled, and the demand for waterproportionally increased. Mr. Moriartys opinion of the future of Auckland,both as regards population and commerce, has beenfully proved. His
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. iii)ping to be supi)liedthen gallons per head would bo a safer estimate, andlooking at the peculiarly favourable position of Auck-land and to the j)rol)ability of its becoming a great 1-22. All-K I) MlMi-irAL HA2sDB00K. centre of commerce, there seems every reason to anti-cipate that within the next ten to fifteen years thepoiuihition will be doubled, and the demand for waterproportionally increased. Mr. Moriartys opinion of the future of Auckland,both as regards population and commerce, has beenfully proved. His report on the Western Springs wasadopted by Council, which purchased Motions propertyfoi £20,000, and work was commenced in 1875, ct S. Morrin being the successful tenderers for thesupply of pipes, machinery, and the whole of the workof reticulation. The undertaking, which was supervisedby Mr. \V. Errington, , was completed in July,1877, when the wate) was turned into the City reser-voirs. .Mr. Mfjriartys estimate that the Western Springssupply would serve the City for years from the dateof his report, was also shown to be correct, as in 1899it became evident that an auxiliary supply must bef btained for summer consumption, to meet the rc
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