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On the Supply of Water 



like, reckless of consequences, seeing that the numerous subur- 

 ban towns and villages springing up around Melbourne, many 

 of which will ultimately be amalgamated with the city itself, 

 must, as matter of necessity, and that at no distate date, be 

 supplied, whilst their out-lying neighbours, such as Geelong, 

 might be famishing for that which Yan Yean had not the 

 means of bestowing. That my views will coincide with the 

 majority of observers I doubt not, when I enumerate a few 

 of the places dependent on Melbourne for their supply, such 

 as — 



Parkside, 



Flemington, 



Moonee Ponds, 



Essendon, 



Keilor, 



Williamstown, 



Footscray, 



Brighton, 



Sandridge, 



A goodly list of off-shoots ; and from 

 the enumeration, who can say what would remain for Geelong, 

 after all had been supplied ? particularly if a succession of 

 dry seasons set in, which has happened before, and unques- 

 tionably may occur again. 



Seeing that I quite disagree with the mere modicum of 

 twenty-five gallons per head per diem allowed to Melbourne, 

 I append a table showing the quantities allowed by the London 

 and other Companies, in climates scarcely requiring one-half 

 as much as ours : — 



Table No. II. 



SUPPLY ALLOWED BY VARIOUS COMPANIES IN EUEOPE 

 AND AMERICA. 



Preston 

 Northcote, 

 Pentridge, 

 Brunswick, 

 Collingwood, 

 North Melbourne, 

 South Melbourne, 

 East Melbourne, 

 Richmond, 



and a host of others. 



St. Kilcla, 



Emerald Hill, 



Prahran, 



South Yarra, 



Windsor, 



Upper Hawthorne, 



Lower Hawthorne, 



Kew, 



Heidelberg:, 



London.' 



Grand Junction . 



• 72i 



Southwark 



. 34 



New River 



. 48 



West Middlesex . 



. 361 



Chelsea 



. 33i 



East London 



. 24 



Croydon 



.. 100 



Nottingham 



.. 40 



Whitehaven 



. 50 



Glasgow 



50 



Ancient Rome 



.. 310 



New York 



.. 300 



gallons" 



average ' of 



forty 



gallons 



per head 



per diem. 



