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' T50.8

79-6

87.4

1

190.8

100.7

H0.6

2

301.6

159.2

174.8

2

381.7

201.4

221.2

3

452.4

238.7

262.2

. 3

572.6

302.2

331-8

4

603.2

3 i8 -3

349-6

. 4

763-4

402.9

442.4

. 5

754 -o

497-9

436.9

5

954-3

503.6

553-o

6

904.8

477-5

524.3

6

1145-1

604.3

1 663-6

, 7

1055.6

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611.7

7

1337-9

705.0

; 774.2

8

1206:4

636.6

699.1

8

1526.8

805.7

; 884,8

9

1357-2'

716.2

786.5

9

1717-7

906.5

995-4

10

1508.0

795-8

873-9

10

1908.5

1007.2

1106.9

20

3 II 5-9

1591.6

1747.8

20

38x7.0

2014.4

2212,1

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4523-9

2387.4

2621.7

30

5725.6

3021.6

3818.1

40

6631.9

3183.2

3495-6

40

7634-1

4028.7

4424.1

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7539-8

3997.0

43^9-5

50

9542.6

5035-9

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60

9047.8

4774,8

5243.4

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11451-1

6043,1

6636.2

70

10555.8

5570.6

6117.3

70

13359-6

7050.3

\ 7742.2

80

12063.7

6366,4

6991.2

80

15268.2

8o57-5

8848.2

90

I 357 I -7

7162.2

7865.1

90

17176.7

9064.7

9954-3

100

15079.7

7958. o-

8739.1

100

19085.2

10071.9

11060.3

200

30159 3

15916.0

17478.2

200

38170.4

20143.8

22120.6

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1. Whatever weight of water is to be raised, the pump-rod mustbe loaded with weights sufficient for that purpose, is it be Hone by aforcing-pump, as is generally the case: and the power of the enginemust be sufficient for the weight of the rod, in order to bripg.itjup.