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The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries desire to draw attention 

 to the publication of a memoir of the geological survey on the 

 water supply of Hampshire (including the 

 The Water Supply Isl e of Wight). The memoir is the eighth 

 of Hampshire. °^ a ser "i es dealing with the water supply 



derived from underground sources. The intro- 

 duction contains particulars of the geological formations of the 

 county, with especial reference to the water-bearing strata. Wells, 

 borings, and springs, with supplies therefrom, intermittent streams, 

 contamination of water, and analyses of various waters are 

 also dealt with in the succeeding chapters. In addition the memoir 

 is accompanied by a rainfall map of the county with explana- 

 tory report and statistics, and also a map of the valleys of the Test 

 and Itchen, showing the position of wells and the contour lines in 

 the surface of the underground water. A bibliography of works 

 relating to the water supply of the county is included. Copies may 

 be obtained from any agents for the sale of Ordnance Survey maps, 

 or directly, or through any bookseller, from the Ordnance Survey Office, 

 Southampton, price $s. 



Until the end of September the Meteorological Office will, as in 

 past years, supply forecasts of weather by telegraph to persons desirous 

 of receiving them, upon payment of the cost 

 Harvest Weather of the telegrams. The forecasts are drawn up 

 Forecasts. each week-day at 2.30 p.m., and refer to the 



probable weather during the fifteen hours from 

 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the next day. A note as to the further outlook is 

 given when possible. Forecasts are also prepared at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., 

 and can be sent in lieu of the afternoon telegrams on payment of is. 6d. 

 per week in addition to the cost of the telegrams. 



Applications for the forecasts should be sent to the Director, Meteoro- 

 logical Office, 63 Victoria Street, London, S.W., with a cheque or 

 postal order to cover the cost of the telegrams for the period, which 

 should be not less than six consecutive days, during which the forecasts 

 are to be sent. The telegrams are estimated to consist of sixteen words, 

 exclusive of the address, but- if the cost is less than this estimate the 

 balance will be refunded. 



The office is also prepared to send notification by telegram when 

 the conditions appear favourable for a spell of settled fine weather. The 

 notification will take the form of a forecast covering a period of not less 

 than two days following date of issue. Those who wish this notification 

 must deposit a fee of 2s. 6d., which includes cost of telegram. 



Foot and mouth disease reappeared in this country on July 21st 

 on a farm at Kirkby Malzeard, near Ripon, in the West Riding of 

 Yorkshire. Measures were at once taken to 

 Foot and Mouth prevent the spread of the disease to other 

 Disease in Yorkshire. P remises ' the movement of cattle, sheep, goats, 

 and swine being prohibited in a wide area 

 around the seat of the outbreak. 

 All the available evidence goes to show that the disease existed at 



