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TABLE III. ANALYSIS of SEA WATER. Analysis arranged according to the quantity of fixed Salts present.

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Composition in 1000 Parts : Specific Gravity. Amount of Solid Matter in 1000 Parts. Amount of Solid Matter in One Gallon. Percentage of Chloride of Sodium upon fixed Salts. Remarks. Name oj? Sender. Locality. Cliloride of Sodium. Chloride of Potassium. Chloride of Magnesium. Sulphate of Magnesia. Sulphate of Lime. Carbonate of Lime. Silica. Iron and Alumina. Water. Mediterranean 27-22 0-01 6T4 7-02 0-15 0-20 959-26 40-740 Grains. 2,931 66-81 Mr. Mail-Half-way between Chatham Islands and New Zealand 1-0271 27-728 0-178 3-398 3-450 2-368 0-024 962-854 37-146 2,671 74-11 Survey Lyall's Bay, Wellington ... 1-0262 25-015 0-439 4-378 1-921 1-651 Traces 966-596 33-404 2,399 74-82 Mr. Melluish... Picton Harbour, Queen Charlotte's Sound 1-0258 25-953 0021 3-435 2-238 1-272 0-018 967-063 32-397 2,326 75-75 Mr. Mair Chatham Islands 1-0261 27-838 0-161 3086 3-229 1-985 0021 963-680 36-320 2,608 76-64 Survey English Channel 27-059 0-765 3-666 2-295 1-406 0033 964-743 35-256 2,533 76-75 Wellington Harbour 1-0262 26-870 0-438 3699 2079 1-445 016 965-453 34-547 2,461 77-77 Thompson's Sound, MidChannel 10120 11-897 Traces 0-525 0-397 Traces •045 •024 986-834 13-166 933 81-03 Sulphate oJ Soda, 2-78,