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Port Moresby
Water Supply
From Our Own Correspondent
Port Moresby, June 1.
THE survey of the water plan for Port Moresby, including the town reticulation, which has been car ried out by the Commonwealth surveyor, Mr. Stoddart, is nearing completion, and tenders for the supply of pipes, for the pipe-line, have been called by the De partment of the Interior at Canberra.
Tenders for the supply and erection of a water-purification plant also have been called, and closed on May 28.
It is understood that the entire water supply system will be supervised and constructed by the Commonwealth De partment of the Interior, under the direction of Mr. H. G. Hannam, Com monwealth Works Director stationed in Port Moresby.
The Department of the Interior is undertaking works in Port Moresby, including the water scheme, which are estimated to amount to approximately £150,000.