1844.] 



of a Pier at Madras. 



71 



men, but beyond this depth, two hours of hard hammering failed to pro- 

 duce any effect — the pile by reason of bad workmanship at the scarfing' 

 was broken on the second day during a moderate swell, and the upper 

 half washed away ; on adopting a more secure mode of scarfing, and again 

 driving it to a depth of five feet, it was left to itself for a few days, with a 

 view to see, if the action of the swell would loosen it, and thereby render 

 a further driving necessary, but a rather rough night put an end to these 

 experiments by breaking the pile off at 2 or 3 feet from the ground, -the 

 scaffolding however which depended on the pile alone for support, might 

 have been reached by the waves, in which case this second fracture is not 

 at all to be wondered at. I should have mentioned that the pile was 34 feet 

 long by 10 inches diameter, and armed at its lower end by a sharp well 

 made shoe. 



The above comprises the little all that I have to communicate to you, 

 and with the wish that it was better worth sending. 



True copy I remain, 



(Signed) T. A. JENKINS. Yours very faithfully, 



2\$t November 1843. (Signed) T. G. TAYLOR, 



No. 4. — On the Soundings. 



To 



J. OUCHTERLONY, ESQ. 



Secretary to the Pier Committee, 



Sir, 



1. I have the honor to forward you for the information of the Pier 

 Committee, the following detailed report of soundings, shelving of the 

 beach to the extent of 200 feet from the bulwark, the rise and fall of the 

 sea together with such further notice of the locality of the sea line, as 

 seems essential to a due consideration of that important project, which 

 the Committee have in contemplation. 



and with so much care 

 Dry sand. 



H foori 



6| feet | 



9 do. f loose sand ' 



10 do. 



15 do.J 



2. The soundings were taken at low water, 

 and precision, that they may be relied upon. 

 100 feet from the coping stone. 



150 do. do. 



200 do. do. 



300 do. do. 



500 do. do. 



600 do. do. 



720 do. do. 



