392 Improvement of Grass-land on the 



18 ft. high to eaves, carry a double roof, with a gutter supported 

 on posts. It is constructed of foreign timber, except the outside 

 uprights, which are strong oak-saplings. The butts of these are 

 let into the ground, and as a matter of durability it may be ques- 

 tioned whether a little more outlay in providing a brick foundation 

 would not have proved in the end more economical. Mr, Ruck 

 has, however, shown how excellent accommodation, sufficiently 

 permanent for the uses of a tenant, may be provided at a very 

 moderate cost; and there can be no doubt that cases do occur, 

 under which on a long lease it will answer the occupier's purpose 

 to provide extra accommodation. 



A cheap road has been made by burning the clay ; but the 

 thickness of metal is not sufficient to stand against heavy draughts. 

 The surface of the road is 11 ft. wide, with a good fall to the 

 drains on either side, which are 3 ft. deep, a 2 -inch pipe being 

 used and filled in to the surface with burnt earth. The thickness 

 of metal does not exceed 5 or 6 inches. The cost of making such 

 a road was only 112/. a mile — an extremely low sum ; but then, 

 as stated above, such a road is altogether unsuitable for heavy 

 carting. 



Before concluding our report we may mention, as a matter of 

 curiosity, that Mr. Ruck has on his land at Braydon a mineral 

 spring, which is held in high estimation by the people in the 

 neighbourhood, and was described to us as possessing wonderful 

 medicinal properties. The water in question has a weak saline 

 taste, which reminds one of a mixture of Epsom and Glauber 

 salts. It certainly possesses aperient properties, and no doubt, 

 like other aperient springs, is useful in certain cases. 



On evaporation, this mineral water left a saline residue, in which 

 were found — 



Grains. 



Organic matter and water of combination .. .. 7*91 



Oxide of h"on '51 



Lime 51-12 



Magnesia 56'01 



Potash 4-72 



Soda 75-95 



Chlorine 24-88 



Sulphuric acid 194-60 



Soluble silica '20 



Carbonic acid and loss 30-01 



445-91 



By uniting together the preceding constituents obtained by 

 direct determinations into the saline combinations, which may be 

 supposed to occur naturally in the water, its composition may 

 be represented as follows : — 



