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... ( a ) Excavating the Berbice - Canje Irrigation Canal ( b ) River defences for the Bartica Drainage and Irrigation Scheme ( c ) Part of the Torani Canal VIII ( a ) Street market , Rose Hall , Courantyne ( b ) Cricket practice at No.
... ( a ) Excavating the Berbice - Canje Irrigation Canal ( b ) River defences for the Bartica Drainage and Irrigation Scheme ( c ) Part of the Torani Canal VIII ( a ) Street market , Rose Hall , Courantyne ( b ) Cricket practice at No.
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Then , as now , the land was over four feet below sea - level at high tide , and the canals were essential for drainage and water control . Four years after the town was planned it was still no more than two rows of houses , each a mile ...
Then , as now , the land was over four feet below sea - level at high tide , and the canals were essential for drainage and water control . Four years after the town was planned it was still no more than two rows of houses , each a mile ...
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As with all cultivation on the coastal belt , an elaborate system of irrigation and drainage had to be constructed before the planting could begin . Today it is difficult to imagine that all has been achieved in a mere seventy - five ...
As with all cultivation on the coastal belt , an elaborate system of irrigation and drainage had to be constructed before the planting could begin . Today it is difficult to imagine that all has been achieved in a mere seventy - five ...
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It is only fair to point out that in all these years the development expenditure under the heading ' Agriculture , Drainage and Irrigation ' has been greatly in excess of that on housing ( £ 436,713 in 1953 ) , but nevertheless the ...
It is only fair to point out that in all these years the development expenditure under the heading ' Agriculture , Drainage and Irrigation ' has been greatly in excess of that on housing ( £ 436,713 in 1953 ) , but nevertheless the ...
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IRRIGATION ( Above , left ) Work on the Courantyne drainage and irrigation scheme : excavating the Berbice - Canje Irrigation Canal . ( Above , right ) River defences for Bartica Drainage and Irrigation Scheme .
IRRIGATION ( Above , left ) Work on the Courantyne drainage and irrigation scheme : excavating the Berbice - Canje Irrigation Canal . ( Above , right ) River defences for Bartica Drainage and Irrigation Scheme .
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