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1885 by the Woodford Local Board [Jour. Proc. E.F.C. iv., 

 pp. cxxxvi — vii.) ; so that not counting such small additions as 

 the plot at Harrow Green and elsewhere, 5,5983. Or. i6p. 

 represents the present area of the " free and open " grounds 

 of Epping Forest.' 



[We are indebted to the City Press for the report of the meeting of the 

 Common Council, and also to the courtesy of the editor for the loan of the 

 block of the plan printed above. The view of Yardley Hill was contributed 

 by Mr. H. A. Cole to the Daily Graphic, but the present block is a new one 

 made from the original drawing, which was purchased from the Daily Graphic 

 by our member, Mr. Avery, and is now reproduced by his favour. — Ed.] 



THE AFTER-EFFECTS OF THE HIGH-TIDE OF 

 NOVEMBER 29th, 1897. 



"REPORT ON THE INJURY TO AGRICULTURAL LAND ON 

 THE COAST OF ESSEX BY THE INUNDATION OF SEA 

 WATER ON NOVEMBER 29th, 1897 " BY T S. DYMOND, 

 F.I.C., F.C.S., and F. HUGHES, F.C.S. SEPTEMBER, 1898. 



IN the account of the High Tide given in the Essex 

 Naturalist (vol. x., pp. 277--283), we alluded to the 

 interesting observations made by our members, Mr. T. S. 

 Dymond and Mr. F. Hughes, on the effect of the floods on 

 the fertility of the land (1. c, pp. 282—3) These gentlemen con- 

 tinued the investigation in the Technical Laboratory at Chelms- 

 ford, and they have recently published a more complete and 

 extended report on the subject. 



It is unnecessary to repeat the details of the calamity 

 already given in our pages. The authors approximately esti- 

 mate the areas of agricultiual land flooded in Essex as follows : 



Tendring Hundred 

 Winstree Hundred 

 Thurstable Hundred 

 Dengie Hundred. . 

 Rochford Hundred 

 Barstable Hundred 

 Chafford Hundred 



5,570 acres. 



3.350 ,, 



1,420 ,, 



5,260 ,, 



10,620 ,, 



2,370 .. 



950 .. 



Total . . . . . . . . . 29,5 jD ,, 



The authors remark that in some districts the water drained 

 off the land in a few hours, in others several days passed l)efore 



I For estimate of the ancient area of Epping Forest, compared with the present, see 

 W. Co\e, Journal of Proc. E.F.C, vol iv. p. ciii. 



