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TABLE No. 7— continued. IRRIGATION AND WATER-SUPPLY— continued. Schedule of Schemes completed or under Construction— continued.

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I p. L i n ,l U Average I | I Works authorized, i Works completed. n; i [... cilar 8 e (Maximum). Rainfall j f ni] | Area j Area | | . Expenditure Estimate Scheme. ! Source of Supply. i from j 1Q1) - 1 I commanded irrigated i I | to 31st to j Remarks. ; As per | During Records I ' I (Gross). at Present. Main j Distribu- i Main ! Distribu- March, 1926. complete. I | mum>. Design. ! 1925-26. available, j j \ Canals. | taries. j Canals. ! taries. _ _ . Cuseos. Cusecs. ; Cusecs. Inches. Inches. Acres. Acres. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. £ £ Earnscleugh (Fraser Fraser River .. 10 20 20 14-21 14-89 2,743 1,845 11 30 17 30 11 30 17 30 12,984 1,700 Extension has been comRiver) (Earns- pleted, and whole scheme cleugh) is in working order and supplying all land requiring water. Last Chance (Fruit- Shingle, Gorge, and 14 20 10 14-08 14-98 4,300 2,293 22 0 5 70 20 78 5 70 24,843 2,972 The extension is practically lands and Earns- Coal Creeks (Earns- complete, and the scheme cleugh Tops) cleugh and is serving all occupied Roxburgh land. East) Tarras .. .. Lindis River .. ; 40 70 26 18-55 17-82 7,000 1,144 13 16 15 60 21 70 17 55 128,214 2,220 Completed, and has had (Tarras) (Tarras) one year of operation. Area served will be greatly increased next season. Bengerburn .. Bengerburn ..1 4 4 .. .. 1,000 144 2 06 .. 2 06 .. 764 92 Completed. Supplying do mestic and irrigation requirements. Teviot River .. Teviot River and: 40 80 40 i 13-95 15-10 3,300 ; 2,758 16 51 10 00 16 51 10 55 39,216 1,035 Completed aed serving all Lake Onslow dam ; (estim.) (Roxburgh land requiring water. I I ' East) '