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Progress of the work—1885.

Table showing Rate at which Pressure Rose after Sluices were shut August 11, 1885.
Date		Pressure in lbs.	Date		Pressure in lbs.	Date		Pressure in lbs.	Date		Pressure in lbs.
Aug.	11	nil	Aug.	26	39¾	Sept.	14	47½	Oct.	27	54
„	12	9	„	28	40	„	15	47¾	„	31	54½
„	13	12	„	29	41½	„	17	48	Nov.	4	55
„	14	17	„	30	42½	„	18	48¼	„	7	55½
„	15	18¾	„	31	43	„	20	48¾	„	9	56
„	16	21	Sept.	1	43½	„	22	49	Dec.	3	57
„	17	22½	„	2	43¾	„	25	49¼	„	7	57¼
„	18	25	„	3	44½	Oct.	1	49½	„	20	57¼
„	19	27	„	4	45¼	„	4	49¾	„	21	30*
„	20	29¼	„	5	45½	„	7	50	„	22	25
„	21	32½	„	6	45¾	„	10	50¾	„	23	16
„	22	34¾	„	7	46¼	„	11	51	„	29	13
„	23	36½	„	8	46¾	„	15	52½	„	30	nil†
„	24	37½	„	9	47	„	17	53	* Valve opened 4″.
„	25	38½	„	13	47¼	„	24	53½	† Valve fully opened.
N.B.—Pressure is given in lbs. per square inch.

On 5th September Sir Daniel Gooch, accompanied by Lady Gooch and a party of friends, came with a Great Western engine and passenger train to inspect and pass over the works.

Arriving at Severn Tunnel Junction at 11 o’clock, the train passed through the open cutting and through the tunnel into the open cutting on the Gloucestershire side; returning again to the Monmouthshire open cutting, the train passed over the line laid to bring materials to the works to Sudbrook, where two or three hours were spent pleasantly