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TABLE No. 6. IRRIGATION AND WATER-SUPPLY. Schedule of Schemes completed or under Construction.

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T? - „ Are a I "Works authorized. Works completed. ! River charge (Maximum). Ayerage RainfaU Area for which ! | I \ Scheme. Source of Supply. /Mini from io?« commanded Irrigation: ! qi , ij a . Remarks. As per During Records available. " (Gross). Water is Main Distribu- Main Distribu- ; ,qqq mum;. D esign> 1938-39. ! available. Canals. taries. Canals. taries. , iydy ' I i I i I , I i I i : I 1 • - Canterbury — I Cusecs. Cusecs. Cusecs. Inches. Inches. Acres. Acres. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. £ Ashburton .. Rangitata River .. 1,300 1,000 .. .. J 315,0001" 1 .. 42 0 .. 17 0 .. 106,659 Under construction. Diversion race only for supplying main races of schemes marked * and also supply of electric energy. * Ashburton - Lynd- Rangitata River .. 1,300 450 .. 23-00 50-41 68,000* .. 55 0 80 0 15 65 60 72 134,466 Under construction. hurst Levels.. .. Opihi River .. 180 180 120 22-00 40-72 20,000 11,500 6 61 50 60 6 61 50 60 78,853 Completed. *Mayfield-Hinds .. Rangitata River .. 1,300 450 .. 23-00 39-54 110,000* .. 20 0 210 00 7 00 21 00 j 35,720 Under construction. Redcliff .. Waitaki River .. 3,000 55 55 21-00 38-68 7,000 4,603 3 69 13 76 3 69 13 76 ! 27,640 Completed. j Otago North — Otekaike .. Otekaike River .. 9 15 .. 21-63 35-77 1,500 j 800 14 37 3 47 14 37 3 47 3,631 Completed. Used only on (Duntroon) west side of river. Steward Settlement Waitaki River .. .. 110 .. 20-63 33-85 18,000 .. 14 60 50 31 14 60 50 31 12,115 Completed. (Steward Settlement) Otago Central — Ardgour .. Lindis River .. 35 20 19 19-53 20-66 2,000 1,364 13 0 2 40 13 0 2 40 33,700 Completed. (Tarras) Arrow River .. Arrow River .. 40 50 36 27*64 21'11 6,536 2,936 .. .. 9 18 27 60 143,028 Completed, (Arrowtown and Frankton) Bengerburn .. Bengerburn ..1 4 4 .. .. 1,000 144 2 6 .. 2 6 .. 801 Completed. Earnscleugh (Fraser Fraser River and 10 47 62 15-88 21-61 2,743 2,247 11 30 17 60 11 30 1760 65,773 Completed. River) storage dam (all races) (Earnscleugh) Hawkdun (formerly Tributaries of Manu- .. ; 60 35 24-12 27-61 10,000 8,818 66 0 101 0 66 0 90 12 71,871 Completed. Mount Ida) herikia River and (Naseby and Naseby Eweburn Reservoir Plantation) Idaburn .. Idaburn Dam .. 3 8 6 23-17 22-34 2,500 565 10 0 0 40 7 26 0 40 6,739 Main scheme completed. (M. a Creek, Blackstone Hill) I j t Includes schemes marked *.