The hydraulic survey, suspended some years ago, has not yet been resumed; therefore the foregoing return, furnished by the Hydraulic Engineer in advance of his report, has been compiled from unofficial documents which have not yet been verified, and is given for what it is worth. STATISTICS SUPPLIED BY WELL-BORING COMPANIES. In order to make the record of artesian boring in Queensland as complete as possible, the following information has been obtained from the two principal drilling firms at present engaged in the State. It will be noticed that the list of the Intercolonial Boring Company includes three bores in South Australia:-- LIST OF BORES OVER 3,000 FEET IN DEPTH PUT DOWN BY INTERCOLONIAL BORING COMPANY, LIMITED. Depth. Name of Bore. Feet. Date Completed. Ayrshire Downs, No. 3 3,983 September, 1902 Brookwood, No. 1 3,065 May, 1895 Boombah, No. 1 3,024 December, 1908 Chatsworth, No. 1 3,266 February, 1895 Cooindah, No. 1 3,289 January, 1899 Dagworth, No. 1 3,335 July, 1893 Dagworth, No. 2 3,400 December, 1898 Dareel, No. 1 3,586 July, 1899 Elderslie, No. 3 3,626 May, 1901 Evesham, No. 1 3,970 In progress Fairview, No. 2 3,028 July, 1907 Greendale, No. 1 3,799 In progress Goyder's Lagoon, S.A. 4,850 March, 1905 Hamilton Downs, No. 1 3,301 April, 1895 Hamilton Downs, No. 2 3,457 January, 1900 Kynuna, No. 7 3,226 December, 1908 Lerida, No. 1 3,511 July, 1898 Lerida, No. 2 3,500 March, 1900 Llanrheidol, No. 2 3,085 April, 1897 Lorne, No. 1 4,057 In progress Manuka, No. 2 3,581 June, 1901 Mungeranie, S.A. 3,360 February, 1900 Mulka, S.A. 3,445 December, 1906 Mount Cornish, Tablederry 3,219 June, 1907 Mount Cornish, No. 3 3,015 June, 1909 Narine, No. 1 3,098 November, 1897 Ruthven, No. 1 4,105 June, 1905 Ruthven, No. 2 4,515 April, 1908 Roma Mineral Oil 3,715 In progress Sesbania, No. 2 3,252 September, 1898 Sesbania, No. 4 3,103 January, 1900 Sesbania, No. 5 3,186 March, 1902 Sesbania, No. 6 3,179 August, 1909 Vindex, No. 2 4,000 June, 1900 Vindex, No. 3 3,795 September, 1902 Warbreccan, No. 1 4,333 June, 1898 Winton (deepened) 4,010 June, 1895 Wyora, No. 1 3,600 March, 1900 Note.--Bores marked S.A. are in South Australia. Brisbane, 1st October, 1909. BORES COMPLETED AND IN PROGRESS BY WOODLEY LIMITED, BRISBANE, SINCE 31ST MARCH, 1909.