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31. Do you know where that material is coming from?—l have not the remotest idea where ,l is coming from. , T , ... , 32. Do you think it comes from the tailings of the plants at the lhames?—l do not think so. 33. Do 'you think it comes from the mullock of the tips.' No. 34. You judge that. I presume, by the colour ~f the material?- Yes. 35 The bank has not been analysed or separated ill any way (—No. 30 The Chairman.] How far does this bank run out/—A chain to a chain and a haltgradually tapering. Ii lies alongshore much more than that. It is underneath the wharf, and crawling round the end. , . ~ .... 37. What depth of water have you at the wharf?— About Bft., high water ordinary tides. That is where the steamer lies. . ~,. m i 38 lias i, been dredged at all. „r is that natural depth?— That is natural. -,<) And outside of that in a straight line does the water deepen quickly/—No ; the water recedes from the wharf at spring tides nearly 1,500 ft. That is left bare. 4-0. Is that hard or soft?—ll is hard now for a few chains oh the wharf, but outside that it 8 m f\ Tt Mr 7 Bruce.] Previously, used it to be very soft there/-Yes; you could go up to your UeCk 42 Do yolfconsider tha, the foreshore has raised more rapidly during the last ten or twelve years than formerly / -Yes: 1 think it has considerably, inshore, from my own observation. '' 43 What are the prevailing winds at the Thames? From north-west to south-west. . ,„w m a auy Hslling-boats are licensed at ,1,,- Thame.? There are about e,gh.y-.wo on the register, but they are not all fishing. S, f then, have been sold. I here are forty-two o. opanj to Tmru Point within harbour limits? 1 should think, roughly, four or live miles. 0. How inaiiv creeks have you discharging tailings, ami In,* and sand mto that five miles? TlJie are Tararu Creek, Shellback Creek, Moanataiari Creek, Waiotahi Aqueduct and Creek, Karaka Creek, Nokenoke Creek, and Kauaeranga Creek. 47 All these creeks are discharging mining tailings, more or lessf—ies. , -. i-u ■ t £ The Chairman.] Are they discharging anything but tailings--mullock and debris from the mines? —Yes. 49 And everything that can be brought down from the hills/—les. 50: And drainage from the district / Yes: all the drainage from the town and creeks goes "" These creeks rise very rapidly in rainfall, owing to the situation of the hills at the back ?—Yes. 52 And bring the water down very rapidly I —les. U! Now, between Kauaeranga and. we will say Tararu, what IS he average depth of things and deposit on .he foreshore for a distance of half a mile from the beach/-lhat IS dim cult to say. 54 Will it lie inches? —Yes. 50: or line in this district?_From Albert Street to Shortland tney * Ye of a north-westerly wind is to disturb these banks on .he foreshore?-Yes, I should think so. R8 Particularly a hoavv blow Iron, the north-west (—Yes. 59 In fact can you contradict the statement that a north-westerly blow takes a lot of tadings and sand to Turua up the river?-! cannot contradict the statement, but I do not believe it, 1,11 instance is i, possible for you o, anybody else to say whether ,ha, sample you have placed Ih'/u.v .1,: Commissi!,,, is composed, of up-country tailings or local tailings/-! do not ti ' i " , ; ; ; t Bu P t °voul e -own impression is that it is local?-No; I think it has ~„ lown the river. '"" T£Z !;:,s, ,i;;"',i.:;:r;^'r:; , ,he >e ~„„. -.» ,„ ,«.._■*» since the dredges have been at work. distributed over the foreshore?-I have no idea. 65. Can you say what percentage of that is .stub, <|T *» h tfe of the river? 60. What is the distance of your fairway buoj from Upani roim, —Roughly, two miles and a half. ohannel between Opani .Point and the fairnow than it was?—l do not think it »• 68 Is it narrower now than il was?—l do not think so. It would lie to a loaded vessel.