["News and Notes", The West Australian, Wednesday 24 April 1912, page 6]
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The Dry Agricultural Areas.--The Minister for Works (Mr. Johnson), who left for the northern parts of the State on Sunday, left in the hands of the Premier the matter of providing water supplies in the dry agricultural areas, and the Premier states that he intended to go fully into the question to see what could be done to meet the requirements of the people.
