inued working the entire day without accident, concluding
in the evening by throwing a good vertical jet.

During the time occupied by the trials the direction of the wind was
W.N.W. to W. by N., pressure 2-1/2 to 4-1/2 lbs. on the square foot.
The barometer stood at 29.97 inches.

_Summary._

On the whole the Committee find as follows:--

Messrs. Merryweather and Son have produced, at a price of 700_l._, a
steam fire-engine, weighing, according to the makers' account, 65
cwt., with jets and lamps, but without water, coal, suction-pipes,
hose, or other gear, and capable, if no accidents occur, of throwing
in an available stream the following average quantities of water per
minute:--

Distance. Angle. Quantity.

61 feet. 10 deg. 230 gallons.
85 " 21 deg. 124 "

Messrs. Shand and Mason have produced an engine, at a cost of 650_l._,
weighing, according to their statement, 55 cwt., with jets and lamps,
but without water, coals, suction-pipes, hose, or other gear, and
capable of throwing in an available stream the following average
quantities of water per minute:--

Distance. Angle. Quantity.

61 feet. 10 deg. 250 gallons.
63 " 18 deg. 165 "
82 " 14 deg. 172 "
85 " 21 deg. 137 "
102 " 11 deg. 94 "
104 " 17 deg. 19 "

Messrs. Shand and Mason have also produced, at a price of 370_l._, an
engine which, under the same conditions, weighs 35 cwt., and is
capable of throwing in an available stream the following average
quantities per minute:--

Distance. Angle. Quantity.

61 feet. 10 deg. 142 gallons.
63 " 18 deg. 133 "
82 " 14 deg. 56 "
85 " 21 deg. 27 "

The best performance during the five trials from which this last
average was taken being forty-six gallons, and the lowest five gallons
per minute.

At greater distances, in consequence of the wind, this engine could
not deliver a stream, but continued working without accident
throughout the day, and concluded in the evening by throwing a good
vertical jet.

SUTHERLAND, CHAIRMAN.
E. M. SHAW, HON. SEC.

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Shand and Mason's tenth land steam fire-engine was supplied to the