| | |
| 2 | Merryweather & Son | 26/16 | 180 ft. |
| | | | |
| 3 | Roberts | 14/16 | 150 ft. |
| | | | |
| 4 | Lee & Co | 21/16 | 55 ft. |
+-----+--------------------+---------+-----------------+

GRAY'S engine lighted fire at 7h. 7m. 40s.; steam 9lbs. at 7h. 17m.
0s.; got to work at 7h. 23m. 40s. to blow fires; at 7h. 27m. 0s. water
through hose. Owing to some of the pipe connected with the steam gauge
breaking, no further experiments could be made.

SMALL CLASS.

FIRST TRIAL.

Delivering 1000 gallons into a tank at a true distance of 50ft. and
37 deg. from the horizon. Depth from which water was drawn, 4ft. 6in. The
water in the boilers being cold when the signal was given to commence,
each engine commencing to work on attaining steam pressure of 100lbs.
to the square inch.

+---+---------------+---------------+-----------+---------+--------+
| | | | Time of | Time of | |
|No.| Name. | Weight. | raising | filling | Total |
| | | | Steam | Tank. | Time. |
| | | | to 100lbs.| | |
+---+---------------+---------------+-----------+---------+--------+
| | | T. c. q. lbs.| ' " | ' " | ' " |
| 1 | Shand & Mason | 1 9 2 0 | 11 36 | 5 24 | 17 0 |
| | | | | | |
| 2 | Lee & Co | 1 10 0 0 | 11 55 | 6 3 | 17 58 |
| | | | | | |
| 3 | Merryweather | 1 10 1 12 | 12 15 | 9 14 | 21 29 |
| | & Son | | | | |
+---+---------------+---------------+-----------+---------+--------+

Owing to a broken bolt, there was great leakage in water cylinder of
Lee and Co's. engine.

SECOND TRIAL.

Delivering 1000 gallons into tank at same distance, commencing with
full steam.

+-----+--------------------+------------+--------+---------+
| | | Steam | Steam | Time |
| No. | Name. | at | during | filling |
| | | Beginning. | Work. | Tank. |
+-----+--------------------+------------+--------+---------+
| |