RETURN to The House of Commons, dated 23 May 1851 for, COPIES "of REPORT by Mr. Rammell, an Inspector of the Board of Health, and of all REPORTS or Information on the SOFT WATER SPRINGS in the SURREY SANDS; together with any ESTIMATES, SURVEYS, or any MINUTES and Correspondence with the General Board of Health thereon, or in relation to the combination of the new Sources with other Works."

38pp. 13 x 8.5 inch. Disbound but complete and all pages still well bound together, interior in nice clean condition, no markings. Please see pics attached for accurate list of contents. 1.—Minute of the Board, explanatory of their opinion of the effects of Mr. Napier's examination of the Gathering Grounds, as extending and confirming their original views of the practicability of deriving the Supplies for the Metropolis from the whole of the Surrey Sands, as at Farnham (9 November 1850) - - - ----- p. 3 2.—Report by Mr. T. W. Rummell, on the Honourable W. Napier's Scheme (5 November 1850) p. 3.—Extract from Minutes of the General Board of Health, directing investigations upon the effect of the Water from the proposed Sources upon the Lead used in the distributory apparatus (7 December 1850) - - - - - - - - - - p. 9 4.—Result of the "Gaugings of 15 Streams in the Farnham, 'Bagshot and Leith Hills districts, by J. Quick, Esq., _Engineer to the Southwark and Vauxhall, and Grand Junction Water Companies p. 10 5.--Letter from the General Board of Health, -transmitting a Copy of Mr. J.T. Bateman's Report to a projected Company (provisionally registered 16 Nov. 1850), on the supply of the Metropelis-with pure Soft Water ; with Minute of the Board thereon )12 May 1851) - p. 10 6.—Minute of the General Board of Health, on anloser investigation offhe Surrey'Sands, asnources of an improved Supply of Water to the Metropolis, and in relation to objections thereto (16 August 1850) - - ----- - - - - p. 11 7.—Letter of the General Board of Health to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, recommending a further survey and examination of the district of the proposed Gathering Grounds, in greater detail, and for exact Estimates (2d December 1850) - - - p. 12 8.—Answer from the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to the above (18 December 9.—Letter from H. Waddington, Esq., stating that further inquiry as to the probable cost of the proposed Works would not, in the opinion of Her Majesty's Government, be, at present, requisite (18 December 1850) - - - - p. 14 10.—Letter from the General Board of Health to H. Waddington, Esq., offering additional Evidence and Information if desired (23 December 1850) - - - - - - - p. 14 11.—Answer to the above, stating that further Evidence is not at present desired (27 December 12.--Extract from Minutes, containing Questions to be proposed to the Chemists appointed to make further Examinations of the proposed Sources of Water Supply to the Metropolis (21 January loss) - - - — - — p. 16 13.—Letter addressed by the General Board of Health to Professors Hoffman, Miller and Graham (7 February 1801) - - - - - - - - — - p. 15 14.—Letter from Professor Graham to the General Board of Health, in answer to the above (7 February 1801) - - - - - - - - - - p. 16 15.—Reply from the General Board of Health (8 February 1851) - - - - p. 16 16.—Letter from Professor Graham to the General Board of Health, applying for any Information respecting the amount of Supply from the proposed Gathering Grounds which the Board may have obtained from their Surveying Engineers-(8 May 1851) - p. 16 17.—Answer to the above, transmitting the Information desired (6 May 1851) - - p. 18 18.—Minute of the Board, of the 14th of January 1861, on the Savings practicable by Consolidation of the existing Waterworks, and in further explanation of their Plan, as to the Expense and snarls of executing combined Works of Water Supply and Drainage - - P. 17 19.—Analysis of the Trading Companies' Returns of the expenses of the existing supplyof Water to the Metropolis, and Schedule of Prices, by Wm. Range; m Esq., Superintending Inspector o the General Board of Health - - . - 20.—Tabular Statement of the present Cost of Water in 12 Towns, ,ko., visited by W. Leo, Esq, Inspector to the General Board of Health - - - - - •.…