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TABLE V. ANALYSIS of SOILS arranged with regard to their approximate Composition.

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ANNUAL REPORT ON THE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6, 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Appro: iate Anal Lysis calculated Centesii .ally. >mposit ion of tart soluble Aoi id. Compi c if :ali. o to O ■i Alt No. Name of Sender. Character of Soil. Character of Subsoil. Locality Soil. to d O ° ftp 3 to m jj^ O m .a CD . i-3 GO, c3 GO. CD O Principal Constituents of a part soluble in Water. o o to CO 03 O ft o p-i General Charactecr of part, Sand and Gravel. 5 © o3 go. '9 rt "3 o o 1 127 Colonel Haultain Clayey Clay St. John's College, Auckland Green Island, Otago North" Shore, Auckland 4-018 8-473 ■027 •022 8-6S0 50-500 | 25-080 3-200 3-200 Principally sulphate of lime Chloride of sodium and potassium Sulphate of soda and lime •404 3-506 | 2-900 •540 ■510 ■320 •500 ... ... Quartz and mica. 2 119 Major Cargill Loam ... Very stiff clay 8-010 8-894, •006 •035 7-065 37-590 30-600 7-600 7-600 •710 3-310 2120 ■491 ■042 ■140 •578 ■221 -354 Basalt. 3 103 Mr. Wkitaker Sandy loam j Clay 7-660 8'7<S0 ■015 •015 4-650 25-820 i 30-580 10-200 j 12-300 10-200 12-300 •060 2-650 1-770 •080 •040 •020 ■030 Principally soda. Basaltic quartz sand with a little augite and olivine. Ferriferous volcanic rock quartz. Ditto, with quartz, felspar, shell. 126 Hon. H. J. Miller Ditto ... Ditto Oamaru, Otago ... 6-000 8-777 •008 ■015 9-900 24-100 40-000 11-200 11-i 100 Principally alkaline and calc. chlorides Ditto •500 4-600 j 1-800 1-400 ■406 ■294 •900 Principally soda. ■127 j -179 4 5 132 (1) Mr. T. W. Parker Ditto ... Stiff loam'... Ditto 3-800 5-491 ■009 ■023 2-702 19-150 49-725 29-100 29-: ,00 ■446 ■520 | -970 ■207 •219 •470 •306 6 204 (6) 132 (2) Lieut. -Col. Moule Mr. T. W. Parker Ditto ... Ditto ... White porous clay Stiff loam Waikato ... Oamaru, Otago ... 3-910 3-860 6-955 9-069 •005 •031 •009 ■010 5-060 6-200 18-000 17-640 49-010 17-050 42-790 20-400 17-1 20-' 150 100 Sulphates Alkaline and calc. chlorides and sulphates •410 •600 •190 3-300 2-020 2-040 2-781 j 1-350 4-120 5-580 1-970 ; -574 •240 •410 ■180 ■310 ■271 ■109 •409 ■711 Ferriferous volcanic rock, quartzose, felspar, shell. Ditto, with quartz and augite. 129 Mr. C. W. Smith Ditto ... Porous clay West Eangitikei, Wellington W raikato West Eangitikei, Wellington Waikato ... Ditto 6-050 10-883 •017 ■016 5-572 17-150 23-312 23-200 13-800 23-200 13800 Ditto •594 ■105 •106 ■255 •381 ■187 '194 8 9 10 204 (9) 128 Captain Clare Mr. C. W. Smith Ditto ... Ditto ... Sandy gravel Porous clay 6-520 4-397 13-082 7-096 •009 ■014 •008 ■010 11-820 6-623 16-200 16-000 28-160 24-100 50-250 16-610 24-100 16-610 Alkaline sulphates ... Lime and soda salts ... ■710 •463 ■330 •321 ■490 '686 ■214 ■261 ■476 1-318 •518 -830 With quartz and augite. Quartzose. n 12 204 (1) 204 (10) Capt. Macpherson Captain Clare Ditto ... Ditto ... Loamy Sandy clay 6-520 9-580 12-323 11-950 ■006 ■002 ■006 •006 13-883 8-310 15-000 14-800 11-000 41-260 30-850 24-500 41-260 21-500 Alkaline sulphates Ditto ■501 ■260 5-789 '. 6-400 1-440 , 5-488 ■829 •170 ■310 ■190 ■230 ■331 •182 1-499 ■400 ■251 143 13 146 Mr. C. Parkinson Ditto ... Stiff clay Turakina, Wellington Waikato ... 3-800 7-596 ■005 ■009 1-860 14-500 28-000 | 30-230 14-000 30-230 Principally chlorides •250 •380 •029 ■ 84 ■306 Quartz, olivine, and augite. Yery quartzose with 14 204 (2) Capt. Macpherson Ditto ... "White strong loam 4-130 6-518 •002 ■008 6-221 12-800 70-320 Alkaline sulphates ... ■570 2-559 j -970 •220 •260 ■241 1-400 15 16 17 204 (3) 204 (4) 204 (8) Capt. Macpherson Lieut. -Col. Moule Captain Clare Ditto ... Ditto ... Ditto ... Sandy gravel Sandy Sandy gravel Ditto Ditto Ditto 7-600 5-000 13-060 9-778 6-374 18-468 •001 •005 •001 ■006 ■006 ■008 9-753 13-453 12-700 11-000 9-900 5-660 5-000 56-860 36-700 28-560 20-400 Principally chlorides Alkaline sulphates Ditto •940 1-600 ■310 6-8 5-711 2-846 148 I 3-330 6-210 ■280 ■470 ■460 ■210 ■310 ■180 •262 ■429 ■264 1-210 1-600 2-430 Ditto. 18 19 134 204 (13) Mr. J. Kelly Captain Speedy ... Ditto ... Ditto ... Eotten rock Sandy loam New Plymouth. ... W raikato 9-117 17-820 13-739 24-114 ■011 •011 ■023 ■002 12-100 7-790 9-8 5-100 j »0 65-200 21-062 24-100 53-340 6-230 58-600 38-180 117-000 58-510J ... 4-000 62-790 34-860 28-400 23-890 ; 42-500 40-780 8-300 15-800 33-773 43-800 326 64-950 23-670 44-200 j 33-410 30-020 Alkaline ealc. chlorides Alkaline sulphates 1-360 1-090 3-210 3-799 5-060 2-070 ■990 •150 •690 •210 ■170 ■211 ■630 •260 ■209 -421 ■209 Augitic (vole, rock?) 20 138 (2) Mr. B. Parris Ditto ... Eotten rock Waitara, New Plymouth Urenui 8-100 18-490 •010 ■013 9-217 4-500 Alkaline and magnesian chlorides Lime and soda sulphates 1-010 4-215 2-492 ■687 ■244 ■182 ■387 •138 -249 •138 Basaltic rock, augite, and olivine. Volcanic rock, augite, and olivine. 21 138 (3) Mr. P. Parris ... Ditto ... Eotten rock 10-520 13-828 •008 ■014 12-790 4-240 1-400 7-011 3-060 •420 ■460 ■299 •140 22 23 204 (7) 92 Captain Clare Mr. H. Eichmond Ditto ... Sandy peat Sandy soil Bubble W"aikato Taranaki 14-130 6-890 14-333 20-498 •008 •009 ■014 ■013 13-236 10-080 3-100 4-000 Alkaline sulphates Chlorides of sodium and calcium Lime andsoda sulphates ■750 1-100 3-100 5-490 7-110 2-580 ■360 •500 ■370 ■180 •336 ■040 1-210 ■190 •069 -121 •069 Decomposing trachyte. Volcanic rock, augite, and olivine. 24 138 (4) Mr. K. Parris .,. Ditto ... Eotten rock Pukearuhe, Taranaki W raikato ... Ditto Auckland 7-890 20-081 ■009 •020 9-210 1-060 4-340 2-320 '686 •242 ■182 •380 25 26 27 204 (14) 204 (11) 108 (3) Captain Jackson... Captain Speedy ... Colonel Haultain Ditto ... Ditto ... j Ditto ... ! Sandy loam Ditto 1 Sand 12-390 12-050 7-580 17-167 16-004 12-450 ■011 •001 ■010 ■002 ■004 ■030 7-170 5-550 15-050 Traces. JTraees. i 15;800 Alkaline sulphates ... Ditto Alkaline chlorides and sulphate of lime Sulphates of soda and lime Alkaline chlorides and chlorides of calcium Alkaline sulphates Ditto ■440 •406 1-410 2-840 3-006 4-950 2-570 1-040 7-160 ■450 •410 ■300 ■330 ■150 ■450 ■163 •134 ■160 •377 •404 ■570 28 29 138 (1) 108 (5) Mr. E. Parris Colonel Haultain Sandy soil Ditto ... Eotten rock j Sand Omata, New Plymouth Auckland ... 3-250 6-600 11-797 11-084 ■003 ■016 •017 •014 7-360 14-010 Traces. iOO •640 1-240 4-010 7-420 I 1-700 4-040 ■230 •140 ■260 •390 •130 •250 ■390 •530 •306 ■224 Volcanic rook, augite, and olivine. Quartz and felspar sand. 3-3 30 31 204 (12) 204 (15) Captain Speedy ... Captain Tisdall ... Ditto ... Ditto ... Fine rubble Sandy loam Waikato ... Ditto 15-210 17-390 10-866 10-855 ■001 ■007 •002 •008 6-050 8-310 ... •430 ■760 2-889 4-600 1-450 1-470 ■490 ■440 ■290 ■510 ■151 ■040 •350 •490 32 108 (2) Colonel Haultain I Ditto ... Sand Auckland 4-840 9-605 •005 •015 14-850 4-: 235 i 66-450 ! ... ... | 88'490 Prin. chlor. of potas. and sulphate of lime Alkaline sulphates 1-250 8-206 4-165 ■113 ■322 •292 ■502 Quartzose. 33 204 (6) Lieut. -Col. Moule Ditto ... j Very sandy Waikato 2-170 4-336 •007 ■006 4-990 •410 1-460 2-140 •180 •190 ■165 •445