Key A--Number of Deliveries open. B--Average Steam Pressure. C--Average Water Pressure. D--No. of Gallons Delivered. +--------------+---+---------+---+--------+---------+-----+----+------+ | | | | | Length | Size of | | | | | Name. |No.| Time. | A | of | Nozzle. | B | C | D | | | | | | Hose. | | | | | +--------------+---+---------+---+--------+---------+-----+----+------+ | | | h. m. s.| | | in. | | | | | Shand & | 1 | 1 0 0 | 1 | 420 | 1 & | 146 | 80 | 8142 | | Mason | | | | | 1-1/4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Merryweather | 2 | 1 0 0 | 1 | 420 | 7/8 | 86 | 45 | 4885 | | & Son | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lee & Co. | 3 | 1 0 0 | 1 | 420 | 3/4 | 80 | 60 | 4278 | | | | | | | | | | | +--------------+---+---------+---+--------+---------+-----+----+------+ SHAND AND MASON--Steam ready at 150 lbs.; started at 7h. 3m. 32s.; stopped at 7h. 12m. 5s. to put on an additional length of hose; worked well throughout. MERRYWEATHER AND SON--Steam ready at 110 lbs.; commenced work at 3h. 43m. 30s.; pumps primed. LEE AND CO.--Steam ready, started at 2h. 1m. 0s.; worked well, without any stoppage. AWARDS. At a meeting of the Committee held on the 8th July, 1863, his Grace the Duke of Sutherland in the Chair, the following prizes were awarded:-- LARGE CLASS. Messrs. Merryweather & Sons, 1st Prize, 250_l._ Messrs. Shand & Mason 2nd Prize, 100_l._ Mr. W. Roberts, highly commended. SMALL CLASS. Messrs. Shand & Mason 1st Prize, 250_l._ Messrs. W. Lee & Co. 2nd Prize, 100_l._ (Signed) On behalf of the Committee, SUTHERLAND, CHAIRMAN. E. M. SHAW, HON. SEC. From the above trials it was found that the first prize large-class engine weighed 6504 lbs., and delivered in one hour 11,366 gallons, being at the rate of 196 gallons for each hundred-weight of the engine; while the first prize small-class engine delivered in the same time 8142 gallons, or 276 for each hundred-weight of the engine, showing that the latter engine delivered nearly one-half more water in proportion to its weight, than was delivered by the large one, the conditions of the two trials being the same.