284 report — 1859. 



Per Maudsley's foreman, Condenser, 25^ in. ; but 26 starboard and 26-]r port 

 engines, by our engineers. 41. Four. 42. Tubular. 43. 8 ft. 2 in. by 

 10 ft. 6 in.; 13 ft." 6 in. high. 44. 75 tons without, 120 with. 45. 1125 

 steam room, 1620 water room. 46. Eight. 47. 178 ft. grate surface, 4400 

 tube surface, 1007 other surface. 48. 528 cubic feet. 49. 1 ft. 2 in. at 

 front, 2 ft. 6 in. at back. 50. 2 ft. 2 in. at front. 51. 30 square feet. 53. 

 864 brass tubes, 3 in. diameter, 6 ft. 6 in. long. 54. Two chimneys, 4 ft. 

 diameter. 55. 20 lbs. 56. Not tried. — (Signed) H. V. Strutt, Examiner 

 R.M.S.P. Co. 



Return of Particulars respecting the Steam-ship ' Paramatta' whilst under 



Trial. 



1. 7th of June, 1859. 2. Variable; moderate. 3. Unknown. 6. 2940. 



7. Paddle wheels. 8. 14*008 knots. 9.13-907. 10.13-957. 11. Length, 

 329-5 ; breadth, 43-75. 12. 606*2 square feet. 14.3862. 15. Centre of 

 gravity of displacement, 3 ft. abaft middle of load line, and 8-41 ft. below. 

 21. Diameter, 38 ft. 6 in. over floats; ditto, 34 ft. 3| in. at axis; floats, 12 

 ft. by 4 ft. 6 in. by 5 in.; fifteen floats on each wheel. 22. Feathering. 

 23. 69 tons. 24. 6 ft. 8 in. 25. Not tried. 26. Double cylinder. 27. 

 Diameter, 68| in. 28. No. 29. Four. 30. Ordinary. 31. Ordinary. 32. 

 Conical valves. 33. 291 tons. 34. 17 revolutions per minute. 35. Not tried. 

 37.764. 38.2940. 39. 17^ lbs. gauge on boiler. 40. 26 in. vac. 41. 

 Four. 42. Tubular. 43. Length, 24 ft. 9 in. ; height, 21 ft. 1 1 in. 44. 

 Boilers, 220 tons ; water, 184. 45. Steam-room, 5292 cubic ft.; water- 

 room, 6440. 46. Twenty-four. 47. Grate, 7 ft. by 3 ft. Q in.; by 24 in. 

 tubes, 14696 square ft. ; furnaces, &c, 2564 square ft. 48. 2636 ft. in four 

 boilers. 49. 2 ft. 50. 2 ft. 6 in. 51. 127 square feet in the four boilers. 



53. 2496 brass tubes ; internal diameter, 3^ in. ; external diameter, 3^ in. 



54. Two, 42 ft. long, 6 ft. 8 in. diameter. 55. 17 lbs. " 56. Unknown. — 

 H. V. Strutt, Examiner R.M.S.P. Co. 



Return of Particulars respecting the Steam ship 'Lima' whilst under Trial. 



1. From Liverpool to Kingstown and back, May 20th, 1859. 2. Fresh 

 breeze, northerly. 3. 3 tons. 4. 11 tons, 5 cwt. 5. 270,000 lbs. 6. 1160. 



8. 13|. 9. \1\. 10. 12. 11. Length on deck, 257 ft.; length between 

 perpen. 251 ft.; breadth, 30 ft.; depth of hold, 17 ft.; depth to spar deck, 

 25 ft. 4 in. 12. 302. 13. Forward, 11 ft. ; aft, 12 feet. 14. 1345. 21. Dia- 

 meter, 26 ft. over all ; do. 25 ft. 2 in. over floats ; floats, 8 ft. 2 in. long, 3 

 ft. broad, f in. thick. 22. Feathering. 23. 20 tons. 24. 4 ft. 26. Ran- 

 dolph and Elder's Patent Double Cylinder engines. 27. High-pressure cylin- 

 der, 52 in. ; low-pressure do. 90 in. 28. Yes. 29. Four. 30. Common. 

 31. 17 ft. 32. Short slide, 24 in. by 6 in. 33. 200 tons. 34. 240 ft. 35. 

 100°. 37.320. 38.1150. 39. 24 lbs. 40. 28 lbs. 41. Two. 42. Tu- 

 bular, superheated, 400° Fahr. 43. 12 ft. by 10 ft. 44. Boilers, 50 tons ; 

 with water, 68 tons. 45. 1000 cub. ft. 46. Six. 47. Grate, 136 ; steam^ 

 1700; heating, including uptakes, 1500. 48. 480 ft. 49. 2 ft. 50. 2 ft. 

 6 in. 51. About 50 ft. 53. 258 iron tubes, 4 in. internal, 4j- in. external. 

 54. One, 5 ft. diameter. 55. 27 cwt. 56. 25. 



Return of Particulars respecting the Steam-ship '■Admiral'' whilst under Trial. 



1. Between the Cloch and Cumbrae Lighthouses, Frith of Clyde, distance 

 13-66 knots, 11th of June, 1858. 2. Tide, quarter ebb, favourable for, 13-66 

 knots ; half ebb, adverse for, 13*66 knots. 4. 2206 lbs. per hour for 3£ 



