In 1954, the Government of Somaliland protectorate requested the Tanganyika Government to loan the services of an Engineer in water development in order to advise on matter of a water supply to the capital town of Hargeisa. The author of this report accordingly arrived in Hargeisa for this purpose on 23 September 1954 and after studying the problem, departed again on 6 October 1954. Specific recomendations were made before departure in terms of letter no 5/40/37 of 5 october 1954 to the Hon. the chief secretary to the Government and these recomendations are now embodied in detail in this report