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accrning to tlie State and community generally by enabling stock to 

 travel, and facilitating the carriage of stores and wool t'o the rail 

 centres and thence to the Metropolitan markels and (lie seaboiinl, 

 cannot be over-estimated. 



Return re (Government Bores, Ifew South Wales. 



Number of flowing wells (throe in progress) 

 Number of inunpiiig wells ... 

 Number of failures ... 

 Number of bores in progress 

 Number let, but not j^et commenced 



Less, included twice 

 Total 



84 

 3 



81 



Total depth bored to date 



Total cost of forty-three bores completed ... 



Average cost per foot Do 



Average depth Do 



Total cost of twenty-six flowing wells 



Total depth bored Do do 



Average cost per foot Do do 



Average depth Do do 



Total cost of twelve pumping wells ... 



Total depth bored Do 



Average depth Do 



Average cost per foot Do 



Estimated supply from thirty flowing wells 



Estimated suppdy from twelve pumping wells 



Estimated supply from forty-two wells 



79,890 ft. 1 1 in. 



£111,397 Os. Hd. 



£1 IGs. fid. 



1,4-20 ft. Sin. 



£09,299 17s. 



36,941 ft. 3 in. 



£1 17s. 6d. 



1,420 ft. 9 in. 



£.30,531 10s. Gd. 



15,882 feet 



1,323 ft. 6 in. 



£1 18s. lid. 



15,807,505 gals, per diem. 



517,000 gals, per diem. 



10,324,505 gals, per diem. 



Note. — The cost of aljove Bores covers casing and all other cliargcs. 



