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that sufficient water could be got from Oropuche to supply the 
rants of the whole island. , This had struck him ol some J 
past, and the question, therefore, was why had the Government 
not availed themselves of this abundant supply long ago. 
true they had been told that to utilize it they would have to 
incur an outlay of some £500,000, but why not have borrowed 
that sum W ago and paid th« interest upon it The people had 
paid a great ileal more in insurance rates since the lire in li>9; 
than the interest upon that sum could have amounted to. He 
saw no difficulty in the Government s raising the amount. They 
- .i,., n 4 ?on 000 a year upon insurance rates, 
were paying far more than ±.-.u,uuu y p , • 
which as everyone was aware, had risen from J to 1 J per cent, since 
the fim Noting was more likely to cause Insurance offices m 
England to lower their rates than the knowledge of °ui ha^n„ 
au abundant supply of water. ^The h»g ^ i|lsm>able property 
in°the inland 1 16 At'preeent the people in England were told that 
me island . 1 a( l which was not true. He felt 
lere was no w <_ Qropucbe water was utilized not only 
again the water might be used for irrigating purposes. 
Mr. Hamel Smith suggested that water be taken from the 
lulls above Mobo instead of going to Oropuche. 
Dr. Laurence spoke of the 
pure supply of water, if they ev |, ning that he had been 
of the community. It was on y ■ f tvnhoid fever which was at- 
iuformed of an undoubted case .of typhmd tme^ 
tribu table to the drinking of \iatei 
, Up with regard to the sug- 
Mr. Wrightson it was doubtful whether 
gestion to introduce artesian wens > . 0 f the substratums 
they would succeed. Levels and ~nd*« tw0 parts of this 
had to be carefully considered. . And beyond the lulls 
island where the conditions were * 1 be me t with as was 
of Montserrat the same contaroinat Go = ernraent (licl no t pro- 
uow complained of at Maraval. _„ tc h the underground 
Pose going to Moko but intent . water With regard to 
springs in order to get a pure supp } 1 scarcely follow him 
"’hat had fallen from Mr. Kn f’ n „ htfu i remarks, but with 
through his well reasoned and ^ reservoirs for 
regard to wliat 1m had' said about e o ’ asthat some time 
storing their surplus water what ne . that a concrete 
*5° he found it Suggested m a { a :?0 days’ supply 
reservoir Should bo built capable of containing 
