XXVI. T. W. KEELE. 
extent of about 130,000 gallons per day. This, however, 
merely took the place of the water usually received through 
Busby’s bore, where a serious falling off in the supply 
occurred owing to the drought. In order to relieve the 
pumps at Botany, which were now being taxed to their 
utmost capacity, arrangements had to be made to increase 
the supply through Busby’s bore, by lifting the water from 
the lower levels of the Lachlan Swamp into the tunnel. 
Shortly after the completion of Messrs. Hudson’s tem- 
porary scheme, it was realized by the civic authorities, 
that notwithstanding the additional supply of 3 millions 
per day, it would have to be lifted by mechanical means 
for some considerable time, before the gravitation supply 
to Crown Street by the permanent works would be avail- 
able, and it was decided to provide additional boilers and 
an auxiliary pump at Botany, in order to be able to raise 
another million gallons per day to Paddington. 
Renewed Agitation for Kenny Hill Scheme,—Taking 
advantage of all the circumstances existing at the time 
the temporary water scheme was under construction, and 
especially of the delay in completing the permanent works 
and the fact that the estimate was being exceeded, the 
supporters of the Kenny Hill scheme commenced a very 
strong agitation again in August 1885. The scheme then 
proposed was to drop the large storage reservoir out of con- 
sideration and rely upon the upper reservoir with a dam 50 
feet high, to impound 600 million gallons, and to lay a 36 
inch wrought iron pipe to the Paddington reservoir, which 
would deliver 9 million gallons per day at a cost of £320,000. 
Ata public meeting at the Town Hall, at which the mayor 
presided, the following resolutions were carried :— 
‘“‘]. That the Government be petitioned to institute a searching 
and impartial investigation into the Prospect scheme now in 
progress. 
