ON THE CIRCULATION OF UNDERGROUND WATERS. 391 



Name of Member of Committee asking for information, W. Whitaker. 

 Name of Individual or Company applied to : — 



Birkenhead. 

 1. Old Engine, Spring Hill. 6. 92 ft. from surface when not at work ; when 

 level decreased to 130 ft. from surface, yield is 3,014,922 gallons per 48 hours; 

 when 4 ft. lower, two millions in 24 hours ; or 285 ft., water in great quantity. 



9. New Engine. 



Feet. 



Shaft 105 



And bore 405 from surface. 



Messrs. Docwra & Sons. 

 1. Cook's Brewery, Birkenhead. 3. Cell and shaft 58 ft. ; not hored. 



Feet. 



Made around 12 



Clay 7. 20 



Yellow rock 67 



Clay 8 



Redrock 13 



120 



Aspinall's, Birkenhead. 



Feet. 



Shaft and cylinder 58; not hored. 



Surface soil 7 



Sand with water 78 



Sand and pebbles 15 



Hard clay 10 



Red sandstone 34 



144 



Messrs. Docwra & Sons. 



1. Canada Works, Birkenhead. 3. Shaft, 45 ft., half filled with concrete ; not 

 bored. 6. Water level, overflows. 



Feet. 



9. Surface earth 45 



Sand and burrs 8 



Blue clay 3 



Sand and water 4£ 



Stony clay 6 



Dead sand 7£ 



Clay 1£ 



Stony clay 4 



Pebble 2 



Red sandstone 20 



101 



2 



Lancashire. — A boring of great interest has just been carried to the 

 depth of 1000 ft. at Bootle, near Liverpool, by Messrs. Mather & Piatt, 

 for the Corporation of that town. 



