* * * * Water Supplies Mr. Shakespeare, the Parliamentary
Secretary to the Ministry of Health, would have inspired more confidence about the prospects of the water supplies this year if he had been less satisfied about the condi- tions last summer. It is gratifying to know that the reservoirs are now full; though Mr. Shakespeare stopped short of suggesting that they had been filled by the Minister or the Parliamentary Secretary ; the luck of heavy rainfalls has had something to do with it. What is more to the point is the assurance that schemes for ensuring permanent supplies are being worked out in 1,600 out of the 2,000 needy parishes, and that the Ministry is taking the matter seriously. But it must be borne in mind that the demand for water is increasing and ought to increase, and that it is not 'enough to ensure a supply in accordance with old standards.
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