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If we are disposed to make an attempt at correlation, we 

 might say that No. i, or the High wood Sands, corresponds in 

 part to E. of the tabular column. No. 2, or the West Holme 

 Clay series, may then correspond to the Pipeclay series, D. of 

 the tabular column ; and possibly in the sandy series of West 

 Holme (No. 3) we may see the base of the Second Bagshot Sand 

 series, C. of the tabular column. There are very few people 

 who would so far trust the Bagshots as to believe that in so 

 variable a series any correlation of beds was possible. The 

 general idea is lenticular masses of clays in the midst of sands, 

 and this no doubt is true to a certain extent. Nevertheless, 

 since the Pipeclay beds have in some places proved of so much 

 value in times past there seems to be an economic, as well as a 

 scientific, interest in making such determinations as are possible 

 with the means at our disposal. 



I cannot conclude this communication without expressing my 

 obligations to Mr. J. A. Drew, of Wareham, and Mr. A. H. 

 Bloomfield, of West Holme, for material assistance and much 

 valuable information. The following is Mr. Drew's latest con- 

 tribution to the subject : 



" Eecent pumping has raised a copious supply of clear water fit for public 

 use. The engineer has instructed the Town Council to engage a man to take 

 charge of the works, the reservoirs have been filled, and it is expected that the 

 town supply will be shortly turned on. 



One theory of the cause which has produced this satisfactory result, is that an 

 accumulation of fine sand in the bottom of the Well was drawn down into the 

 borehole when the pipes were taken out, and the Well being thus cleansed and 

 deepened slightly, has since yielded a clear supply. I hope this may prove a 

 permanent remedy." 



Postscript, ^th September, 1906. 



It is gratifying to learn from Mr. Geo. Clavell Filliter, Town 

 Clerk of Wareham, that the water supply from Worgret had been 

 turned on about a fortnight, and so far seemed satisfactory. 

 The water is clear and soft, and apparently there is plenty of 

 it, and this seems to be the general opinion. 



