1H4 



rrol>(t!)lr liijlavurv of I'^rajxnuif.ioii on Ihr 



I'liiiltlc il.s iiidiicnco on llic :Mi;j;m(Mil,;iii()ii <»(* llu^ avmIot supply 

 to he (Icliiiilivcly (liMcrmiiUMl ; :in(l as I would wish to }4'iv(5 ;i 

 ii<tfr isliniah\ ai any rale, (or K-ss I'atlior t.lum more, than tlic 

 l>r()I)aMc siipply ), I lia\ (' now (ixcludcd any scparalc allowance' 

 lor dr\v IVoni iJu' (Mlcnlalion. * 



Stfj //>///. 



Aviiilulilc niinliiil, iissiimumI to ('((iiivjilont 



HH ulivmly rxpljiincd, to Tfli iiiclios, over/ 



total surlhro i l,0(H) ucrcs, wIioho dniinn-cV 



fitlicr IU)WH into tlu- IMriity ahovi' tlu' fut,l 



(»r t'lwo lldws tliiTft- into tlu' ri-scrvoir. ... J 

 llninI'Mll (Ml Nurracc o\' i'c^cv\o\i\ 'M\ iin-lw^} 



on l,.';0(ta('rcM ... ... ... ^ 



/ )tin<!ii(l. 



1,227,2-10,000 

 1,1)^58,020,013 



1^.872,008.0(17 



(i,2;J4,a27,r>28 



* Dr. ITnlos, in liis \'t-;;v(aM.' Staf iniiofl, atatoa, from cxium-IuumiI, lluil " tlio 

 molHtiT ilio t'lirth is (luMimrtMltnv tiiUs npun it in tin* nif;-lit. ; mid uunv thuM 

 doidiU* till' (iimnlitv dl* <lo\v tidlH upon n surt'iu'o ol' wator (liiin t.luM'O doon on an 

 s\u'tiUM> (tf aioist (Mirtli." 'I'Ik* author ot' the n^ctMit Itoport- to tho Bomul 

 of Iloidlh. on tlui Knpiilv of wuitM* dtM'lvid>I(> from llio Karnliinn TtM-tinrv for- 

 niiit ion, hoUls tho Hinnoopinion. Proft^Hsor Voun^\ ituirt-ii'lo I)t*\v, in Kin-id Kncv- 

 t'lttpaulia, Hlntt^s ttmt. n. wtitin- surfiuv condonst'H »nori> dow tlnin nny otlu'r 

 Hurfiit't^ AVIiiti^ (*onsidtM'(>d fhal tlio ptM-maiuad. flmnu'tor of tho ])(mds ocrn- 

 »ionidl;\' uu>t. with on tho crost- of tlu> Sonth Downs wns to ln> idtrihntod to tlio 

 lnv^'t> lunonid- of dt*w t'ondonsod on tli(> surfact^ of sui'h ponds. Tho iissiM'tlon 

 <»f Mr. Slirrnt.. in n^fortMuu* to tho inlliuMiot* of tU-w o\\ tho hirj^o nwrvoirs on 

 liis hli'tiohin^- ;^-ro(nids. has tdroiidv hoon jdUali»d to. It lias luvn su}>iiost'd by 

 s(nnt> writors, that wator has a capaoit v l(t assiniilatt' io itsolf \\w vapour in tht^ 

 aOnospluM-o. nudor oortain ronditions, ovon thou^'ii tlio tinupia-alun' itf tlu* sur- 

 faot> ot tlu> wator slioidd t^xoiHut (lud. of tlu> air ahovt* it. I'uU'ss tliis oMpaoif^v 

 oxisttMl, tho surfaot* of wator (if its rolativo t tMupta'at uro to that of tho air ho 

 only oonsid(M-i'd) could sohhMU olfoi't tlu> ooadtMisat ion of dow. In (troat. llritain 

 ovory ono umst luivo notiivd. on ui^ylds othorwiso ^'loar and BtJl'tillt)^ loilg sm'pon- 



5,17r>,l)50,2()8 



i,(>r.s,;i77,n20 



(,)iiantit y roipiirod to maintain an adiMiuati' llo\v \ 

 in tlu' 1 ,o\vor l1onI\ .., ... ... ) 



hlvupoi iitioii, im lu'S iVoni I ,;U)(") acroM of 1 



wairr Hiu'liico ... ... ... ... j 



Contin^ont allouaoco (or l(»ss of tlood-w ntcr, 1 

 (hiring- oxt'OHsivt* rains, absorption^ tS;c,, (! I 

 itudios oviT I ,,*t()0 ucros ... ... ... J 



Halaiico, o(inivalont tn the snpply, at- tho ratt'-'v 

 t»f twonty fivo {^allonH per hoall, por thiy, nf# 

 a popnhit ion .'t 1 ;t.88() porsons, or a popnhit ioii . 

 (»fah(>nt. IlM;,t)0()if tlio hn-|^or rati- of forlvi 

 galh)ns por hoail, por da^-, ho assuiuod ... * ,/ 



