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the newly-erected baths; and, second, to run the overflow into a shallow 
lake, covering an area of about 90 acres. The surface at this site is 
27J feet above sea-level, and when Mr. Kitson examined it the depth of 
the bore was 334 feet, and the flow about 2,000,000 gallons per diem. 
The water at first brought up a certain amount of sand and silt, but later 
became quite clear. As the flow of water was more than enough to meet 
all demands, Mr. Kitson advised that the supply should not be interfered 
with. Other counsels prevailed, and a 5-in. bore was continued to a depth 
of 520 feet. At about 400 feet the supplv of water was lost, and sub¬ 
sequently 50 feet of 10-in. tubing was broken off, and remains in the 
ground; the bottom end is 277 feet from the surface. At this depth a 
flow of water- equal to 1,800,000 gallons per twenty-four hours was met 
with just below a bed of compact lignite. This water was clear and 
constant in flow. The 10-in. tubes are down to 167 feet; then there is 
a gap of 60 feet to the length of 10-in. tubing broken off. It is proved 
that over this area artesian water in abundance is procurable, and at this 
site a sufficient supply can be secured at about 277 feet from the surface. 
There are two ways by which the water might be obtained. First, an 
8-in. tube might be inserted in the 10-in. tube, and worked down to a 
depth of 277 feet, where the former supply was obtained. Then by 
washing the sand out and stirring it up, the flow might be recovered. 
This would be the less expensive plan, and, if successful, operations in 
the way of boring could stop. 
If this plan failed a fresh bore-hole might be drilled a little further 
away from the baths and the water-tower to about the same depth (277 
feet), and the supply formerly cut would probably be found. 
No. 2 Bore .—The surface here is 30 feet above sea-level, and the site 
is at the corner of Raymond and Macalister streets. The position is not 
suitable,, for if a supply were obtained it would have to be conveyed in 
pipes for a considerable distance to No. 1 site on Market-square; and, 
moreover, asi the supply of artesian water is distributed over the whole 
area, a bore may just as well be put down where the water is required 
as at a distance from that point. The depth of this bore is 238 feet, 50 
feet being through sand and lignite. The 10-in. tubes extend to a depth 
of 107 feet. Inside the 10-in. tubes 8-in. tubes are inserted, and they 
extend to a depth of 238 feet. The end of the 8-in. tubes has been 
contracted so> that the orifice is only 3 inches across. The present flow 
of water—which is at times clear, at other times charged with sand and 
silt—varies from 150,000 gallons per twenty-four hours down to a mere 
trickle, when the lower end of the pipe is choked with lignite. The con¬ 
traction at the orifice of the 8-in.- pipe greatly impedes the flow of water, 
and facilitates stoppage by the fragments of lignite. 
The site of a bore put down in 1884 is close by, and this small bore¬ 
hole was apparently re-started by the drilling operations at the No. 2 
bore, and caused some alarm when the water from it spouted up around 
the edges of the pavement by which it is now covered. 
Since this hole has been drilled it might be kept flowing for a while, 
and the water will help fill the lake, but further operations at this site 
are not desirable. 
The sand brought up indicates river origin—it is certainlv not sea-sand. 
The borings at Sale go> to show that over the whole of the Cainozoic area 
lying between the hills and the coast line artesian water is obtainable at 
moderate depths. 
At Dutson is a copious supply of excellent fresh water at an elevation 
of over 100 feet above Sale. The spring is about 8 miles S.E. from 
Sale, and it very probably is of artesian origin, rising as it does in 
