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THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 



The rainfall for May and June, for ihis and last year, is recorded thus : 



1894 . May . 1-58 inch. June . . 176 inch, 



1893 • „ . ro2 „ „ . . 0-31 „ 



The volume of water passing this year was in May 39,753,000 gallons for 

 twenty-four hours, and in June 29,520,000 gallons in the same time. 



The watershed area above Fieldes Weir is 460 square miles, and the average 

 daily flow for three consecutive drj' years was 81,000,000 gallons. The Royal 

 Commissioners take the daily total available quantity for this area at 85^ million 

 gallons. The whole watershed of the Lea is 600 square miles. 



r.Rror.E OVER THE Le^ NEAR RvE HoUSE. 



Leaving Fieldes Weir we passed along a charming reach ol the river, the 

 dome of Haileybury College being a prominent object on the horizon to the 

 right, and soon came to " The Crown," at Broxbourne Bridge, where we went 

 ashore, quite ready for a capital cold luncheon provided by the hostess, Mrs. 

 Beningfield, to which the Club did ample justice, and then went to the pretty 

 gardens attached to this famous hostelry, where the Ordinary Meeting (the 

 149th) was held, Mr. Chancellor, President, in the chair. 



The following Avere elected members of the Club : Mr. Claude E. Egerton- 

 Green, Mr. Frank Hughes, F.C.S., and Miss Florance Stephenson. 



Mr. J. E. Harting read a paper on Izaak Walton's connection wiih the River 

 Lea, illustrating his remarks with proof pictures from his fine Tercentenary 

 Edition of "The Complete Angler." This paper is printed in present number. 



A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Harting for his very interesting paper, 

 and, on the proposal of the President, Major Flower was cordially thanked for his 



