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Goulburn-Waranga
Water Supply
ROCHESTER, Monday.— At a
meeting of Rochester District Ir
rigators' League it was reported
that a register of lands outside
the irrigation district had been
made — not to give these lands
water rights, but to prevent fur
ther extensions of supply until
further storages were completed.
The register covered 12,000
acres. The Rochester irrigation
revenue not being sufficient, the
district was now classed as "non-
paying," and the Government
would now help with mainten
ance. The irrigation district
population had decreased from
2958 in 1940 to 29.40 this year.
The divisional engineer of the
Goulburn-Waranga water supply'
(Mr. Kendall) said the Commis
sion had not come with any scare
policy. A serious leakage had
occurred in the Waranga-Goul-
burn channel, and a, lot of water
was lost. The draw from War-
anga was so great that cuts had
to be made, but storages were
being built up. Eildon Weir was
overflowing, and a big volume was
going over the Goulburn Weir.
They recommended August 15 as
the sta'rting. date for supply this
year.
Mr.. Kendall assured the meet
ing that the Goulburn-Waranga
extra storage proposition was on
No. 1 priority. (Cheers.)
The meeting decided to accept
the recommended date, but re
quested that stock and domestic
supply should be given on Au
gust 1.
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