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Carnbee is a very small hamlet, and the same defective conditions
of water supply and drainage are to be found there as at Arncroach.
Dunino. - This parish has an acreage of 2737, and, at last census,
a population of 383.
The hamlet of Dunino is a very small one. Water Supply is by
shallow wells. Drainage. - There is no attempt at drainage.
Forgan. - The Police Burgh of Newport is in this Parish, but does
not come under the supervision of the District Committee. At Wormit,
a nuisance was complained of from sewage from several new villas dis-
charging from a cesspool on to side of railway embankment. This is
now proposed to be remedied by a sewer of good construction, to be
carried out to sea. The water supply of Wormit is good, and by
gravitation
Kilconquhar. - The Parish contains Colinsburgh, Barnyards and
Kilconquhar, and Largoward. The area of the parish is 7271 acres,
96 of which are water. The soil is loam, sand, and alluvium.
The village of Colinsburgh has a good gravitation water supply,
and is in a special water district and also a special drainage district.
The village is kept in a fairly cleanly manner generally. Regarding
Barnyards and Kilconquhar, a report was furnished by me to the Dis-
trict Committee on August last, that report dealing with the marshy
condition of the glebe lands, an entire absence of drainage of the
villages, and the defective condition of the water supply, which, in
Barnyards, is from shallow wells close to dangerous sources of impurities.
The report suggested the formation of Water and Drainage Districts,
but the Committee were of opinion that this was not possible, owing to
the decaying condition of the hamlets. The conditions of water supply
and drainage now are as when formerly reported on.
Largoward. - This village is well supplied by a gravitation water
system. There is no system of drainage, and, as the ground slopes
with a considerable fall to the south, this would be easily effected.
KILRENNY PARISH. -
Kilrenny. - This village is supplied by wells, and apparently the
water is good, there being no dangerous sources of impurity near.
There is no drainage system, but the village is neat and clean.
Kingsbarns Parish contains the village of that name. The houses
are mostly detached from each other, and, structurally, are in good con-
dition. The water supply is partly by wells and partly by gravitation.
There is no system of drainage, and ashpits, pigstyes, &c., are too near
houses.
Largo Parish. - This parish has an area of 7585 acres, 600 of
which are under wood. The drainage of the parish is mainly by the
Kiel and Lundin Mill Burns to the south, and Gilston Burn to the
north.
The most important villages are Upper and Lower Largo, Lundin
Mill, and Backmuir of Gilston.
Backmuir of Gilston. - The water is derived from shallow wells.
There is no system of drainage, and the hamlet is in a very insanitary
condition.

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UPPER AND LOWER LARGO, LUNDIN MILL. -
The states of Upper and Lower Largo have been specially reported
on by me, and as the remedies suggested in that Report have not yet
been carried out, I shall briefly describe the conditions of the villages
of Lundin Mill and Upper and Lower Largo.
Lower Largo is only very partially drained, and one of the sewage
pipes discharges into the harbour, which is very close to occupied
houses. Another sewage pipe runs along the east side of the harbour
wall, and discharges above low water mark. Numerous sewage pipes
discharge on to the foreshore above high water mark.
Temple of Largo is no better than Lower Largo, as numerous soil
pipes discharge on to the foreshore.
Upper Largo has no proper system of drainage, but a built conduit
conducts sewage matters into the Temple Burn, which discharges on
the foreshore at Temple of Largo.
Lundin Mill is not properly drained, but whatever drainage there
is goes into the Kiel Burn, which discharges into the harbour at Lower
Largo, and increases the offensiveness there already caused by the
discharge of sewage matters from Lower Largo.
At all these villages water supply is from shallow wells. The
waters from these wells were all examined several years ago, with
the following results:-

Total number of waters examined at Largo, -- 7
Number of waters grossly contaminated with sewage, -- 3
Number less contaminated, -- 2
Waters of impure quality, -- 2
Waters free from contamination, -- 0
Totals, -- 7 -- 7

Total waters examined at Lundin Mill and found to be grossly
contaminated by sewage, 2.
Since the above Report was written, requisitions have been for-
warded to the District Committee for the formation of Special Water
Districts, but no attempt has been made to deal with the very insani-
tary condition of the village from want of sewers and drains.
LEUCHARS PARISH. -
The village is not at all in a very satisfactory state from want of
sewers and drains, and from a defective water supply. The only
attempt at drainage is by side gutters, loosely laid, and in many places
with so little fall that water stagnates in them. Water is got chiefly
from the wells, one at the east end of the village, and at a higher level
than the houses; the other at the west end, and at a lower level than
the houses. Both wells are apparently sunk to same water-bearing
strata, which are sand and gravel under an alluvial soil. The well at
the east end of the village may supply good water, but it is not sufficient
for the population. The water in the well at the west end of the
village being at a lower level than the houses, and being from a
sand and gravel bed, which evidently underlies the whole of the village,
I am exceedingly doubtful of.
Many of the houses are not in a satisfactory state from want of
drainage, absence of rhones, and from the soil being banked up against