go TlMEHRl. 
Works in Georgetown calling for an augmented supply, 
the Lamaha Canal was examined and found, after its 
41 years' service, to be silted up to a considerable ex- 
tent, — in fact it stood in want of a thorough digging. A 
good deal of discussion took place, and at last it was de- 
cided to dig a branch canal, known as the "New Cut," 
to tap the Anira, a branch of the Lama some 4 miles fur- 
ther down stream than the junction of the original Canal 
with its Creek. The work was executed and it is un- 
necessary to refer to the result ; — water as usual ran 
down hill. With the Lamaha Canal gradually getting 
from bad to worse, and the City having experienced a 
water famine (during which water was brought from the 
upper reaches of the Demerary for the use of the City 
and the Villages along the East Coast), Sir JOHN SCOTT 
began to think it time to do something if only to quiet 
clamour, and in 1873 he issued a Commission to inquire 
into the Water question. It is unnecessary to follow this 
vexed question beyond this stage, as the history of it 
must be fresh in the memory of all those taking any in- 
terest in its solution. Doctors have differed to such an 
extent that men of small means are afraid even to think 
of helping themselves. 
Third : — As to the importance of a plentiful Water- 
Supply, one has only to drive overland from George- 
town to Skeldon, first in the wet season when the pasture 
lands have the appearance of velvet. Perhaps no finer 
stretch of grazing ground is to be seen in any country 
than the fine rolling sward with just sufficient clumps of 
trees to form shelter, to be seen stretching to the south 
of, for instance, "Glazier's Lust" and "Prospect," in 
