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PROCEEDINGS OP THE VICTORIA INSTITUTE. 
Mr. Wrightson if he had considered the question of supplying the 
various villages with- water by means of artesian wells as was 
done in Mauritius. He had had some years experience in that 
colony having been at the head of a similar department to this 
over which he presided here, and his experience was that owing 
to the distribution of purer water among the villagers by means 
of these artesian wells the death rate was considerably diminished. 
Port Louis had rfow become a very healthy town owing in a 
great measure to the quality of the water supplied to that town. 
Seeing what good it had effected by the adoption of those wells, 
had been the reason why he would ask Mr. Wrightson if he had 
considered this question. He firmly believed that if these wells 
were introduced here it would be far better for the villagers 
than their having to obtain their water supply from polluted 
rivers or springs. It was a subject worthy of consideration to 
see that the villagers got a pure supply of water as much as the 
town folks. As he knew that there were others who would like 
to take part in the discussion of this interesting question he 
would not detain them any longer. 
Mr. Randolph Rust., who on ascending the platform took 
a glass of water which created some laughter, said he did not 
no.i w 13- it was that he was called upon to address the meeting, 
but it was no doubt owing to his having taken for a length of 
time considerable interest in this question. Of course, he had 
always objected to meters. Now he did not mean to take up 
their time by making reference to what they had heard about 
the mode adopted by the ancients for securing a goodly supply 
?; ater l * K '- v had heard all about that in the very interesting 
lecture delivered by Mr. Wrightson. He was bound to confess 
but the r Wate, 'T Wheu 1,6 heard of thllfc splendid supply 
tribnHn :°\ ein . ment ieie > Hke those of old, had levied a con- 
tabutwn from the people, but they had not got the water works 
nlentv 1 of “ n , V ! US , a ( l uestlon of want of water, We had 
They had Tr >UL • t * le 'lotion was how to conserve it, 
Sir aud e ° m t,me t0 ' ime What *0 be done for im- 
buih “cfos S ,h fi M rV,ng i°“ r “"PP^- A bridge was to be 
but thev^iad n ; T n T er and this and that to be done 
alwavl Ven T ' ,h(!Se W!xter ^orfa yet. It had 
extensive " epidemic* t0 . I 10 "" they escaped from more 
drank was oont.-uninatedHfro.ntts viu-y' sou rc^ 
told them in Ids lecture that the r , The lecturer had 
found it necessary to s J l! ? m ” ent in England had 
to trace the cause which led To the *° Kin ."’ s L >’ nn 
ill that place in IS!) ’ Tim T out breuk of typhoid fever 
but no stops were take,, to ““ d re P° r , ted) 
.euitoy the evil that existed. 
