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The Surveyor (Mr. Chas. Jenkin, C.E.) has
kindly supplied me with the following statement:—
"The district of Finchley, is, generally speaking, composed
of two water-sheds, with a high ridge, roughly along
the centre of, and for almost the entire length of the district.
"The land on either side drains respectively into the
valleys of the Lea and Brent.
"The soil is, for the most part, boulder clay, overlying
London clay, at depths varying from 12 feet to 30 feet.
"The boulder clay is interspersed with glacial drift, there
being pockets of clean feriuginous sand, mixed with clean
gravel.
"The altitude of the district varies from 200 to 400 feet
above sea level."
Meteorological Statement, Year ending December 31st,
1911.
The year 1911 was chiefly remarkable for the spells of
dry weather in April, and in the months of July, August
and September, the drought during the latter period being
accompanied by very high temperatures.
The winter temperature, generally, was also high, the
minimum in the earlier months being 18 degrees on the 31st
January and the 1st February, and 25 degrees on the 21st
November.
From the 30th June to the 11th September the rainfall
(deducting 1.52in. which fell on the 25th July) amounted
to 0.94, there being during that period, 59 days without rain.