103 EEPORT— 1876. 



Name of Member of Committee asking for information, Mr. T. Mellard 

 Eeade. 



Name of Individual or Company applied to : — 



Messrs. Mather and Piatt. 



1. Seedley, near Manclaester. 3. 102' X 87"; 382' X 18", 354' x 18", 167' X IS", 

 5. 750,000 galls, from the three holes*. 9. Red Sandstone with bands of raddle. 



1. Chester Street, Oxford Street, Manchester. 3. 70' X 4'; 536' x 15". 5.570,000 

 galls. 



1, Messrs. Bayley and Craven, Manchester. 3. 18 in. diameter, 454 ft. in depth. 

 5. 648,000 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1. Messrs. Aitkeu Brothers, Manchester. 3. 18-in. bore, depth 378ft. 5. 800,000 

 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1. Messrs. William Sumner, Manchester. 3. Bore 12 in. diameter, 189 ft. in 

 depth. 5, 4G,0S0 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1. Messrs. Rylands and Sons, Manchester. 3. 12-in. bore, 312 ft. in depth. 

 5. 90,720 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1. Messrs. B. I). Brookes, Manchester, 3. 12-inch bore, 259 ft. in depth. 

 5. 86,400 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1. Loudon and Manchester Plate Glass Company, St. Helen's. 3. 9-inch bore, 

 depth 348 ft. 5. 48,000 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1. Messrs. A. and J. Stott, Flixton, Manchester. 3. 12-iuch bore, 284 ft. in 

 depth. 5, 317,520 galls. 9, New Red Sandstone. 



1 . Messrs. Chadwick and Taylor, Higher Bronghton, Manchester. 3. 75' X 10' ; 

 671' X 15". 5.800,000. 9. See Section. 



1, The ConTalescent Hospital, Cheadle. 3. 12 in. diameter, 145 ft. in depth. 

 5. 55,200 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1, Messrs. Ermen and Robj', Patricroft. 3, 18 in. diameter, 315 ft. deep. 

 5, 100,800 galls. 9, New Red Sandstone. 



1. Salford Ironworks, Manchester. 3. IS in. diameter, 212 ft. deep. 5. 50,000 

 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1, Messrs. Thoms, Chadwick, Salford. 3. 12-inch bore, 432 ft. deep. 5. 50,000 

 galls. 9, New Red Sandstone. 



1. Messrs. J. J. M. Worrall, Salford. 3. 18 in. diameter, depth 400 ft. 5. 480,000 

 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1. Messrs. Roberts, Dale & Co., Cornbrook. 3. 9-inch bore, 178 ft. deep, 

 5. 30,000 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



Name of Member of Committee asking for information, George H, Morton. 

 Name of Individual or Company applied to : — 



Birkenhead Conmiissi oners, per ISIr. W. T. Callow, Water Engineer. 

 1. Elaybrick well, Birkenhead. 2. 176 ft. 3. Shaft 205 ft., 16 ft.x8 ft.; 

 the bore-hole 322 ft., 18 in. wide ; the bore-hole 773 ft., 18 in., Aug. 11, 1876t. 

 4. 156 ft. from the surface. 5. Usually 1^ million galls, in 13 hours; 2 or 3 mil- 

 lions have sometimes been obtained by continuous pumping for 24 hours. 6. No. 

 7. A little additional in wet seasons. 8. Residt of analvsis expressed in parts per 

 100,000:— ■'I 



* The three bore-holes are all in the same well, and the water rises into well, and is 

 pumped up to the surface. 



t in progress and will probably be 800 ft. ; the deepest in the neighbourhood of 

 Liverpool. 



