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Plate 1, of fetching the water from a higher 

 part of the stream, In this plate, I have 

 endeavoured to exhibit one feeder in the 

 act of distributing the water. . By means 

 of the wear, or dam, which, it will here be 

 seen is made so complete as not to suffer any 

 water to flow down its usual channel, the 

 whole stream is diverted and made to. pass 

 through the conductor, and through the 

 uplifted hatch, into the feeder F. 1 , where 

 meeting w^th the obstruction of the stops, 

 it is forced into the floating-gutters, and 

 over the left side of the feeder, or through 

 notches or small apertures, which I have 

 represented as spreading the water, not 

 only from the feeder, but likewise from 

 the floating-gutters. It will here likewise 

 be seen, in what manner the drains unite 

 in conveying the water into the master- 

 drain, which reconducts it into its wonted 

 course. The bed of the rivej below the 



wear. 



