Altrincham. 



the banks or fenders of the lagoons and allowing 

 the sewage to escape unpurified. Crude sewage is 

 occasionally poured on the land from holes made 

 in the main outfall sewer. Cropping. — There are 

 12 acres of osier beds, and these are sewaged alter- 



however, is only used during very heavy storms when 

 the sewage cannot be kept back. The principal 

 crops are mangolds and cabbages, the mangolds 

 being sown on ridges and the sewage run between 

 them. 



nately, as a general rule by night only. The roots 

 penetrate to a great depth, are apt to choke or 

 displace the drains, consolidate the ground, render- 

 ing it difficult for the sewage to pass through, 



The sewage is not screened 

 Analyses- ^^^ suffers but little settlement 

 . J. in the tank. The chief Chemi- 



cal results are : — 



and Stream, 



and appear to encourage a dense growth of weeds, 

 necessitating constant cleaning. The remainder 

 of the irrigable land is arable, with the exception 

 of a small piece of meadow near the brook, which, 



The " effluents contained varying amounts of red- 

 brown flocculent matter, no doubt mainly ferric 

 hydroxide or basic carbonate, which gave to many 

 of them a turbid appearance and a deep brown 



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