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WILLIAM THWAITES
To the editor of the Argus
Sir, _As an humble admirer of the great man, from an association official and other-
wise since the inception o the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, I ven- ture to submit a suggestion to the citizens
of the metropolitan area that special recog- nition should be made of the great ser- vices rendered by him in connection with the stupendous work of the sewerage of Melbourne and suburbs, now almost com-
pleted. Had he been spared for about two years longer his triumph would have been complete and he would have been able to rest on his well-earned laurels. As it is, all the main sewers have been laid, and what remain incomplete can be finished by his able lieutenants, Messrs. Oliver and Kuss- maul. That the board has suffered a severe loss must be admitted, but the loss of such a brilliant man, in the prime of life, to the Commonwealth is irreparable. To those ac- quainted with his habits, it is well known that he shortened hos life by incessant labour in the service of the public, and a monument to his fame and marvellous suc- cess as an Australian engineer should be erected in close proximity to that of his late
chief, E. G. Fitzgibbon. - Yours, &c.,
EDWARD DILLON.
Camberwell, Nov. 23.