Report of a committee on a plan for cleansing the drains of Black Town.

Date:
1856
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Credit: Report of a committee on a plan for cleansing the drains of Black Town. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The cost of working two mills during the official years 1851 and 1852, for human and animal labor exclusive of superintendence, amounted to Rupees 16,018-3-10 ; were Water Power introduced, 1 feel confident that the same work might have hecn performed, and I helieve with greater efficiency, at a cost of Rupees 9,000, making a saving of Rupees 7,618-3-10. APPENDIX I. TO THE SECRETARY MARINE BOARD. Sie,—A project being under the consideration of the Military Board con- nected with the supply of water for Madras, I have the honor to request you will furnish the Military Board with information as to the expense of watering the Shipping of the port, and the conveniences or difficulties in respect to supplying water, with any observations as to its quality. The actual annual expense of supplying water under the supervision of the Marine Board will he a valuable data, and probahly an estimate may be made of the quantity of water required annually by the shipping and the annual cost of placing it on board. It would then be necessary to separate the charge for boat-lure from the cost for Ming the water-casks and supplying the water—the difference being then the value of the water. The Board are also requested to state whether any considerable in- crease in the demand for water would arise, if an abundant supply of water of a good quality could be furnished at a low rate; and in order to enable the Board to judge thereof, I am desired to state that if only the Interest on the Capital expended on the works to bring the water close to the sea being alone charged, water could be supplied to fill water- casks in the boats on the Beach at about one pice the 3,000 gallons of water and the difference between this rate and the existing cost oi water (estimated at present at about 14 Rupees for the same quantity) wdl afford the means of levying any additional sum requisite for repairs, estabhshments without considerably increasing the cost of water to the Shipping above 2 pie per 3,000 gallons. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, (Signed) A. H. HOPE, Acting Secretary. 5lh November loo/.
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