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

1? . „ i Works authorized. Works completed. Chge ( Maximum) - j Average Rainfall R Area Area Expenditure Scheme. Source of Supply. fviv from q 02" commanded irrigated to 31st Remarks. (Mini- As per Duiioa Records available. * (Gross). at Present. Main Distribu- Main Distribu- March, 1928. ninny. | Oesign. 1927-2S. | Canals. taries. Canals. taries. Cusecs. Cusecs. Cusecs. Inches. Inches. Acres. Acres. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. £ Steward Settlement Waitaki River .. .. 110 .. 20*78 22*88 18,000 .. 14 60 50 31 14 60 50 31 12,115 Completed. (Steward Settlement) Otekaike .. Otekaike River .. 9 15 .. 22*26 20*11 1,500 800 14 37 3 47 14 37 3 47 3,631 Completed. Used only on (Duntroon) west side of river. Ida Valley .. Manorburn, Pool- .. 110 105 16-07 15*92 28,918 11,248 73 0 54 0 73 0 29 50 170,701 Completed. burn, and Moa (Moa Creek) Creek. (Storage Manorburn Dam) Galloway .. Manorburn Dam .. .. 30 26 13*99 12*11 3,450 2,396 10 50 10 7 10 50 10 7 23,351 Completed. (Galloway) Manuherikia - Alex- Manuherikia River 77 100 84 15*54 13*27 11,000 5,635 23 0 46 20 23 0 46 20 223,366 Completed. andra-Clyde No. 1 (Alexandra, Ophir, and Clyde) Ardgour .. .. Lindis River .. 35 20 .. 18-99 17-67 2,000 1,494 13 0 2 40 13 0 2 40 34,371 Completed. (Tarras) Arrow River .. Arrow River 40 50 .. 23*50 21*40 6,536 .. .. .. 7 51 18 77 55,809 Construction is nearing com(Arrowtown and j pletion. Frankton) • - Hawkdun (formerly Tributaries of Manu .. 60 .. 24*37 21*99 10,000 .. 66 0 101 0 66 0 30 30 41,802 Construction is well in hand. Mount Ida) herikia River and (Naseby and Nasebv Eweburn Reservoir Plantation) Earnscleugh (Fraser Fraser River .. 10 j 47 47 14*26 12*32 2,743 1,900 11 30 17 60 11 30 17 60 12,670 Extension has been comRiver) (allraces) (Earnscleugh) pleted, and whole scheme is in working order. Last Chance (Fruit- Shingle, Coal, Gorge, 8 20 14 14-42 13*89 4,300 2,960 22 0 5 70 20 78 5 70 28,872 Completed. lands and Earns and Butcher's (Earnscleugh and cleugh Tops) Creek Roxburgh East) Tarras .. .. Lindis River .. 35 70 .. 18*99 17*67 7,000 4,373 21 70 17 55 21 70 17 55 133,099 Completed. (Tarras) Bengerburn .. Bengerburn ..1 4 4 .. .. 1,000 144 2 6 .. 2 6 .. 770 Completed. Teviot River .. Teviot River and 40 80 45 14*58 15*47 3,300 2,799 16 51 10 55 16 51 10 55 f Completed and serving all Lake Onslow dam (Roxburgh East) 1 j land requiring water. Teviot River Exten- Ditto .. .. 40 80 45 14*58 15*47 2,000 .. .. .. 3 76 2 5 j ' \ Construction is well in hand, sion I (Roxburgh East) ! ' J