Jacob Daniel Du Toit
Jacob Daniel Du Toit (1894- )
1922 B.Sc., Civil Engineer (especially Hydraulic), " Rus in Urbe," Long Street, Montagu, Cape Province, South Africa. b. 1894. Ed. Matriculated at Montagu High School; Diploma in Civil Engineering at South African College, Cape Town; B.Sc. in Civil Engineering at University of Cape Town. Junior Assistant to T. Stewart, M.Inst.C.E., Cape Town, for eighteen months from December 1, 1916; Junior Assistant to J. Powell, City Engineer, East London, for six months; then Engineer in charge of the Kruis Water Scheme, for an additional water supply for the village of Montagu, for 21 months. Now Resident Engineer, Leeuw-Gamka Irrigation Board, Fraserburg Road. Chief Works: Kruis Water Scheme for the augmentation of the water supply of Montagu. Pipe line, five miles in length; earthen dam, 10 million gallons capacity; cost of scheme, about 13,4poo. LeeuwGamka Irrigation Works for irrigating about 5,000 acres of land. About 24 miles of main canals and 7 miles distributing canals.