Show Irrigation In South Africa The biggest Irrigation works In South Africa and second only In the whole of Africa to the dam on the Nile has Just been completed The works known as the Lake Mentz conservation conservation con con- on- on works are located in the Sundays Sunday's River valley near Port Tort Elizabeth Eliza Eliza- beth The union government financed the undertaking to the extent of over In the Interest of land settlement settlement settlement set set- and to further the development development develop develop- ment of ot the agricultural resources of the union The he dam Impounds 2 gallons of ot water and the area submerged Is acres Subsidiary ry works lower down the Sundays Sunday's river constructed by private enterprise at n cost of ot consist of ot three d diversion di dl- version weirs and canals extending over miles The scheme alms aims at at Intensive cultivation under a permanent perma nent neat water supply of an area of ot over acres |