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Incidentally I would mention that the area of ordinary Crown land and land-for-scttlement land comprising hills and swamp country of some 11.732 acres, situated at Waitakaruru, was completely roaded and bridged, and afterwards balloted for. All the work was done by the staff employed in connection with Hauraki Plains works. This outside area will do much to consolidate the various Crown interests in the district. _ General, Field, office, and draughting staffs have been exceedingly busy during past year, and a considerable number of engineering, road, and section surveys have been made. No pains are spared to expedite the works in every way, and services have been loyally rendered by my staff. To Mr. R. G. Macmorran, my able assistant, and Mr. 11. A. Joyce, Chief Clerk, my special thanks are due for the exceptional manner in which their duties have been performed, and the same applies to all other members' of the staff. The attached plan shows the position of the works to date. I have, &c, J. B. Thompson, Chief Drainage Engineer. James Mackenzie, Esq., 1.5.0., Under-Secretary, Department of Lands and Survey.

APPENDIX. Artesian Bore No. 83: Section 10, Block X, Thames, (Mr. J. (!. Knap.) Depth in ... , .. Depth in , .. -A . Details. _f, , Detai s. Iveet. Feet. 74 74 ft. clay. 134 15 ft. clay. 77 3"ft. sand. 139 5 ft. sandstone. 83 (if't.clnv. 141 2 ft. rotten timber. 91 8 ft. sand. 149 8 ft. shingle. 98 7 ft. clay. 151 2 ft, rotten timber. 104 Oft. sand. 164 13ft. clay. 106 2 ft, rotten timber. 181 17 ft. pumice sand. 119 13 ft, pumice sand. Total depth, 181 ft. Flow running, 5,760 gallons per day. Artesian Bore No. 64: Section 3, Block X, Thames. (Mr. Clark.) m fY m Details. Depth in D v Foot. l<eot. 85 85 ft. clay. - 176 27 ft. clay. 101 16 ft. pumice sand. 180 4 ft. sand. 105 4 ft. clay. 186 6 ft. rotten timber. 115 10ft. sand. 191 5 ft. clay. 130 15 ft. clay. 228 37 ft. pumice sand. 142 12 ft. sand. 233 5 ft. rotten timber. 146 4ft. clay. 238 sft, clay. 149 3 ft, sand. 246 8 ft. pumice sand. Total depth, 246 ft. Flow running, 6,720 gallons per day. Artesian Bore No. 85: Suction 18, Block X, Thames. (Mr. Dalgety.) Depth in D fl Depth in D ~ Feet. Feet. 53 53 ft, clay. 251 4 ft. sand. 87 34 ft. drift sand. 261 10 ft. rotten timber. 97 10 ft, clay. 269 8 ft. pumice sand. 11l 14 ft. drift sand. 274 5 ft. clay. 117 6 ft. clay. 299 25 ft. drift sand. 125 8 ft. sand. 30 1 5 ft. rotten timber. 129 4 ft. rotten timber. 310 6 ft. sand. 1.31 2 ft, sand. 314 4 ft. rotten timber. 134 3 ft. clay. 331 17 ft. sandstone. 143 9 ft, sand. 333 2 ft. rotten timber". 147 4 ft. clay. 345 12 ft. drift sand, 150 3 ft. sand. 355 10 ft. shingle. 158 8 ft. clay. 378 23 ft. drift sand. 163 5 ft, sand. 3711 1 ft. rotten timber. 167 4 ft. rotten limber. 385 6ft. pumice sand. 227 60 ft. clay. 387 2 ft. clay. 230 3 ft. sand. 388 1 ft. sand. 234 4 ft, clay. .".91 6 ft. clay. 247 13ft. rotten timber. 106 12 ft. hard stone. Total depth, 406 ft. Flow running, 3,840 gallons per day.

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