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16 APPENDIX.
DESCRIPTION OP FALLS LET AND UNLET ALONG LINE OF AQUEDUCTS
BETWEEN OVERTON AND THE SEA.
No. OLD LINE.
1. Sugar Refinery, Crawhall, Allison & Co.,
2. Grain Mills, Mackenzie & Walker
3. Sugar Eefinery, A. Scott & Sons,
I' Sugar Eefinery , Do.
4. < Foundry, Rankin & Blackmore,
( Chemical "Work, John Poynter & Son, j
5. Chemical Work, Do.
6. Seed Crushing Oil Company (Limited), .
7. Greenock Sacking Co. ,
8. ("Sugar Refinery, Clyde Sugar Refining
& < Co.,
9. ( Sugar Refinery, Neill, Dempster & Neill, ,
10. Rope Work, A. Tough & Son,
11. Dyeing and Carding Mill, R. Houston & Son,
12. Woollen Mill, Fleming, Reid & Co.,
13. Woollen Mill, Do.
14. Woollen Mill, Do.
18. Paper Mill, Brown, Stewart & Co.,
Height.
H.P.
26 feet
46
24 „
43
17 „
30
i26 „
46
22 „
39
19i „
35
28 „
50
64^ „
330
23 „
40
34 „
60
29i „
53
20 „
36
34 „
61
32 „
58
FALLS STILL TO LET ON OLD LINE.
No. 15—30 feet, 54 horse-power ; No. 16—29 feet, 53 horse-power ;
No. 17—30 feet, 54 horse power ; No. 19—24 feet, 42 horse-power.
These falls have a supply of 1300 cubic feet per minute, for twelve
hours per day, during 310 days per year ; and two Scotch acres of
ground for mills, &c., go along with each at a nominal feu-duty.
No. NEW LINES.
1. Grain Mill, R. Muir,
2. Greenock Foundry Co.,
3. Sugar Refinery, Dawson, Martin & Co. ,
4. Sugar Refinery, Blair, Reid & Steele,
5 & (Shaws Water Foundry, R. Steele & Co.,
6. t Sugar Eefinery, Pattens & Co.,
7. Sugar Refinery, Alex. Scott & Sons,
Height.
H.P.
14 feet
25
45 ,,
81
18 „
32
21 „
38
}.8 „
12 „
86
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GREENOCK PRISON— Nelson Street, West.
W. Clark, Governor. I Mrs Fleming, > Female
Miss Cunningham, Matron. Mrs Steel, _ J Warders
Duncan Campbell, ~i ! Robert Jones, Fireman.
Daniel M'AUister, > Warders. Dr Shortridge, Surgeon.
John Haig, . j Rev. J. B. Robertson, Chaplain.
Neil Shaw, Watchman. I
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Di7'ectors.
Thomas Hill, Esq., Merrylee, Glasgow— Chairman
Lieut. -Colonel Salkeld, Holmhill, Carlisle
Daniel Ainslie, Esq., The Gart, Callander, and 48 Moray Place,
Edinburgh