The following table shows the progress of boring and artesian supplies to end of 1908 [but it must be stated that only part of the data for the years 1907 and 1908 is to hand]:-- ----------------------------+----------+-----------+--------------+-------- | Artesian | Pumped | Progress | Sunk by | Flows. | Supplies. | Abandoned or | Total. | | | Uncertain. | ----------------------------+----------+-----------+--------------+-------- [g] Government | 32 | 10 | 76 | 118 Local Governing Authorities | 16 | 0 | 24 | 40 Private Owners | 668 | 205 | 315 | 1,188 +----------+-----------+--------------+-------- Total to end of 1908 | 716 | 215 | 415 | 1,346 ----------------------------+----------+-----------+--------------+-------- [Footnote g: Pioneering bores sunk to explore and ascertain the artesian possibilities of new country.] AGGREGATE MILEAGE BORED, AND AVERAGE FOR EACH WELL. For comparison with former years I may mention (writes Mr. Henderson) that the total aggregate number of feet bored in search of artesian water in Queensland up to end of 1908 is estimated, from the best information at hand, at 1,498,700 ft., equal to 283.84 miles. The average depth per bore is 1,113 ft. The total aggregate depth bored is as follows:--