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from Linford to Grays, connecting with Grays near the
cemetery. There is also a well at Horndon-on-the- Hill from
which, up to the present, no water has been distributed, and
no water has been supplied to Horndon-on-the-Hill although
the mains have been laid through the village for more than
a year. At Stanford-le-Hope 102 connections have been
made with the main during the past year. At Linford a
large well has been dug down into the chalk and there is an
abundance of good water in it, pumps, &c., are in course of
being fixed, and a main laid from it across Mucking Heath
to come out into the high road at the junction of the road
from Orsett to the South with the road leading from Stanford-le-Hope
to Grays, passing then along the county road,
and via Stifford Long Lane to the company's reservoir at
Aveley. The water level in the district has been getting
lower for the last few years, and at Orsett, although many
wells have been lowered, there is a scarcity of water, and
negotiations with the South-Essex Water Company for a
supply have been going on for over a year, with, up to the
present, no result. The question is, whether to have the
supply via Horndon-on-the-Hill, or wait till the main from
Linford to Aveley passes the top of the road leading down to
Orsett. Bulphan and the lower parts of South and North
Ockendon are supplied from artesian wells, about 100-ft.
deep, many of them overflowing above the surface of the
ground. At present Horndon-on-the-Hill is supplied from
a well at Pump Street, the water from which is carted up to
the village in butts and retailed at a ¼d. per pail, as there is
building going on here, it is urged that the South-Essex
Water Company be asked to supply water, the mains being
already laid. Corringham and Fobbing are supplied by a very
few superficial wells, and here a considerable amount of building
is going on, and it is essential that a better supply of water
be obtained. The Southend-on-Sea Water Company have a
well in Fobbing and have an agreement with Orsett Rural
District Council to supply water in these parishes at a charge
of 1s. 6d. per 1,000 gallons, it would be well to have mains
laid down and a supply obtained from this source. Laindon
Hills is badly supplied with water, Dry Street, to the East,
obtaining its supply from a spring in a pool at Well Green,
which is liable to pollution from surface water. A spring
half-way down the West Hill has been enclosed and domed
over and gives a constant supply of good water. To the
North of Laindon Hills, there is a considerable amount of
building going on, and application has been made for water
certificates, the supply being rain water, caught from the
roofs of the houses. I have advised my Council, that the