IRRIGATION FINANCIAL PROBLEMS IN THE BREEDE 



VALLEY. 



By Thomas Earle Scaife, M.I.C.E. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



Financial problems connected J^^ :^:^,':^^ 

 are intricate and complicated In few other sp ^^^^^^^ 



do so many unknown ^''^'''f^l^Z^^^l^"^^^^^^ over- 



present themselves as are found by men engag^^ ^ ^y.^^^ 



coming natural forces. ^^^5^^?" .,, i ^ ^ow the sources of 

 only constant, practical apphcation ^f ^^/^^^^^^ ^f mankind, 

 power in Nature can best be uuhsed ^^'^^^^^^^^^^^ of the 



The art of irrigation ^emg closely ak-J^ ^ ^^^ ^^^.^ 



s^-e^Sp:=^:^^ 



Xmtntr r^arrb^me fbf untrS^c? who will step into 

 their domain. 



FINANCIAL INFLUENCE IN IRRIGATION MATTERS. 



NO Civil Engineer can ^^e ^0^^,---^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

 connected with irrigation m fouth Africa be • ^^^^^^^ This 



predominating factor in all ^^^^^"^^^ ;^'J,?1^^A"^^^^ its inception, and 

 Snancial influence Perm^^^^^^^^J^ /^^^^ Jdon o any Lccessful 

 is the main feature t^^^;-?? ^^^^^^^^^^ i^" o her countries subject 

 scheme of irrigation in this country, in ^ ^^^^^ of 



to drought, schemes are ""^^ertaken to m igate ^^^^ 



famine Caused by the A-^^-^-^^.tms ar^n^^^^^^ in South 



vested in the project? 



SUITABILITY OF SOILS FOR IRRIGATION. 



si:?.;s".""="."STd.;., ■„ 1.., .»..* -~, 



""^"^These losses are often incurred by faulty workmanship, in 



