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Finlas area, belonging to Ayr ; and for afforestation purposes 

 both might be united in one scheme. 



Stranraer obtains its water supply from the Dindinnie 

 reservoir, with a gathering ground of 550 acres, between 

 150 and 160 feet elevation, none of which is owned by the 

 town. The area, which has one farmstead on it, comprises 

 70 acres of arable land and 480 acres of hill pasture. 

 The water is filtered, and contamination of the gathering 

 ground is guarded against by piping and fencing. 



Kirkcudbright obtains its water supply from High, Low, 

 and Mid Boreland farms, which aggregate 334 acres, at 

 140 to 300 feet elevation, all owned by the Town Council. 

 There are farm-steadings and habitations on the area ; but 

 as the supply comes from springs and not from surface 

 water, the risk of pollution is not very great. 



Dumfries and Maxwelltown obtain their supply from 

 Loch Eutton, in Kirkcudbrightshire, which has a catch- 

 ment area of 3500 acres, between 320 and 600 feet 

 elevation, consisting partly of arable land and partly of 

 pasture. There are approximately 16 farm-steadings and 

 50 houses on the area, which has a population of 500 

 persons, but the greater number dwell in the village of 

 Lochfoot, the sewage of which is drained clear of the lake. 

 Certain agreements were entered into, about 4 years ago, 

 with the proprietors and tenants of three farms near the 

 loch, by which measures were taken to prevent the sewage 

 finding its way into the loch. The other farms do not 

 seem to have been dealt with. No part of the catchment 

 area is owned by the Dumfries and Maxwelltown Water 

 Commissioners. The average annual rainfall for 1907-1916 

 was 47*78 inches. 



Annan obtains its water supply from an impounding 

 reservoir at Purdomstown in Middlebie parish, with a 

 gathering ground of 1350 acres, situated between 440 

 feet and 1000 feet elevation. It is mainly hill pasture, 

 without any plantations or arable land. There are no 



