. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. 220million gallons of water, and two years later theCouncil engaged the services of Mr. Mestayer, ,of Wellington, to report on Messis. Wilson and Car-laws scheme and the question of further endorsed the report of the latter and, in addition,recommended the erection of a dam on the XihotupuRiver, now under construction, and, when necessary,a fuither extension to the Huia. The water from Wai-takere was turned into the City mains in 1906, and this,together with the running water from Xihotujju. isnow supplyin
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. 220million gallons of water, and two years later theCouncil engaged the services of Mr. Mestayer, ,of Wellington, to report on Messis. Wilson and Car-laws scheme and the question of further endorsed the report of the latter and, in addition,recommended the erection of a dam on the XihotupuRiver, now under construction, and, when necessary,a fuither extension to the Huia. The water from Wai-takere was turned into the City mains in 1906, and this,together with the running water from Xihotujju. isnow supplying 107,000 people with 56 gallons per headper day. When the dam on the Nihotupu River is com-pleted the available storage will be 840 million order to preserve the purity of the water, the CityCouncil controls ovei- 10,000 acres of land in theranges, embracing the watersheds of Waitakere. Xiho-tupu, and Huia. A portion of this laiul was purchased,but the greater iiart was obtained from the C^ivcrn-ment, which vested it as a domain in the City Council. ). PTJ .1;*! J JJ J,X^^ J J J VIJ li
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