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by a weir forty feet in height, which willl divert the whole of the 

 summer supply into two canals for irrigation. The western canal, 

 which is partly constructed, is designed to carry 103,000 cubic 

 feet per minute, and the eastern channel, the head works of which 

 have been completed, will carry 21,000 cubic feet per minute. 

 That is, the total quantity which will be diverted when both 

 channels are in full operation, will be 1 24,000 cubic feet per minute. 



In the case of the Campaspe River, works have been carried 

 out at a cost of .£53,000, the effect of which is to intercept and 

 divert the whole of the ordinary discharge. This discharge would 

 not be sufficient for the irrigation of the area proposed to be dealt 

 with, so that it may fairly be assumed that except in extraordinary 

 floods no water will be allowed to reach the Murray. 



The case of the Loddon is similar to that of the Campaspe. 

 Works for intercepting the whole of the ordinary supply have 

 been constructed at a cost of £174,000, and, as in the case of the 

 Campaspe, the whole flow of the Loddon would be quite insufficient 

 for the irrigation intended to be carried out. 



Of the Victorian tributaries of the Murray, there remain only 

 the Ovens and the Broken Rivers, and proposals have been made 

 for the diversion of the waters of both of these. 



Particulars of Government works which draw their water supply 

 direct from the south side of the river Murray are not available, 

 but the areas which the works were designed to irrigate have 

 been published. From the returns of these, it appears that works 

 have been constructed for the irrigation of 97,000 acres in the 

 Cohuna Trust, 6,500 acres in the Koondrook Trust, 4,000 acres 

 in the Myall Trust, 13,500 acres in the Swan Hill Trust, 10,800 

 acres in the East Boort Trust, 10,000 acres in the Benjeroop and 

 Murrabit Trust, 9,000 acres in the Twelve Mile Trust, and 16,000 

 acres in the Kerang East Trust. Works for the diversion of 

 water from the river Murray have thus been constructed by 

 Government aid, which will irrigate 166,800 acres. Taking as a 

 basis an estimate in an official report of the Victorian Government, 



