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REPOKT — 1875. 



The following form has been circulated amongst scientific and practical 

 men, to obtain information as to the position of wells and borings . 



BKITISH ASSOCIATION FOli THE ADVANCEMEJfT OF SCIENCE. 



TJNDERGKOUND WATBE COMMITTEE. 



" Scientific Club, 7 Savile Eow, 

 London, W. 



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" Deak Sir, — As it is of great importance to obtain, as far as possible, all 

 the information in reference to wells, borings, and waterworks in, or 

 obtaining their water supplies from, the New Red Sandstone and Permian 

 formations of England, I write to ask you to kindly till in this sheet with 

 the names and addresses of Individuals, Firms, or Companies likely to afford 

 information, mentioning, under the name, the well or waterworks with 

 which they are connected, and return it to me. 



" Should you have yourself sent the circular form of inquiry to any of the 

 names in your list, please put ' S' against them in the sent column, and ' R ' 

 in the returned column to those who have sent you back the form filled up. 



"I am, dear Sir, 



" Yours faithfully, 



" Chaeles E. De Eance, F.G.S., 

 Secretary of the Committee." 



No. 



Name. 



Address. 



Sent. Eeturned. 



Should the Committee be reappointed, it is projiosed next year to report 

 on the water-bearing properties of the New Red Sandstone and Permian of 

 the whole of England. 2. The nature and chemical character of the water 

 met -with, including the results obtained by the analysis made for the River 

 Pollution Commissioners not yet published. 3. The effect of these waters 

 on the sanitary condition of the people using them. 4. The depth at which 

 these waters occur in various districts Avhere wells are now carried out, and 

 the probable depth at which such waters will occur in districts not yet 

 availing themselves of these waters for a supply. 



In the present preliminary Report information from Devonshire, Leices- 

 tershire, Lancashire, and parts of other counties are described. 



Devonshire. 



Torquay. — Dr. Colt, of Maidencombe, describes a well at his house, 250 

 feet above the level of the sea, which yields a very constant and good 

 supply of water from the Red Sandstone at a depth of 91 feet, the top water 

 being on an average 13 feet 6 inches from the bottom, falling to 9 ft. 6 in. 

 during the dry seasons of 1868, 1869, and 1870, after very severe pumping 

 for the use of neighbours and their cattle. 



A fault occurs 300 yards, near which a shaft was sunk 130 feet deep to 

 obtain water, without success. 



Teignmouth. — Dr. Lake, writing to Mr. PengeUy, states that a brook rising 



