asked the Minister for Finance the total acreage to be drained in the Boyle/Bonet drainage scheme on each of the two major tributaries; the total length of major tributaries that will be drained in this scheme; the length and details of minor tributaries to be drained; the number employed on the drainage scheme at 1 August 1987; and the number envisaged to be employed by 1 August 1988.
Written Answers. - Boyle/Bonet Rivers Drainage.
46.
The information sought in relation to benefiting acreage and length of channels to be drained in the Boyle and Bonet catchment drainage schemes is as follows:
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Boyle |
Bonet |
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Major Channels |
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(i) Length |
39 miles |
36 miles |
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(ii) acreage drained |
2,960 acres |
1,875 acres |
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Minor Channels |
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(i) Length |
190 miles |
24 miles |
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(ii) acreage drained |
12,230 acres |
1,425 acres |
On 1 August 1987, a total of 188 men were employed on the Boyle/Bonet schemes. It is hoped to employ about 90 men on these schemes throughout 1988.