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(D) a second and similar screen is fixed im- 

 mediately against the side wall of the shed at 

 the upper end of the stew. 



The shed E — 20ft. long by 12ft. 6in. wide — 

 is a substantial brick structure with tiled roof, 

 and the water from the inlet channel runs into it 

 under the flooring of the shed itself. In the 

 flooring of the shed two large trap-doors are 

 fitted to give access to the tank or water space 

 under the shed. The bottom of this tank is 

 bricked and the sides rendered with cement. 

 The water, turning at right angles to the inlet 

 channel, then passes out of the house, under the 

 plank bridge marked F ; into the open air, and 

 proceeds in a direction parallel to the supply 

 carrier down the stew itself. The stew itself 

 (G) is rectangular in shape, constructed of brick 

 throughout, with upright side walls. At the 

 point H a solid oak frame, with central post,. is 

 grooved to receive two perforated zinc screens 

 in oak frames. The outlet hatch, also of solid 

 oak, is fitted at I. 



From the outer wall of the shed at F to the 

 fence at H, the stew is 85ft. long, and its width 

 is 9ft. 6in. inside from wall to wall. The bed of 

 the stew throughout is covered with a thick 

 layer of good hard gravel, rammed down solid. 

 At the inlet hatch there is a fall of about 2ft., 

 and in the length of the stew a fall of about ift. 



