MINERAL WATERS OF AUSTRALASIA, - OF 
Mahuranga, Auckland.—J. Hector. Transactions New Zealand 
Institute, vol. 1, p. 70, W. Skey ; Jbid. vol. x, p. 424. 
Chlorinated saline waters, reported as a specific for rheuma- 
tism. 
(a) Cold spring temperature, 110° F. Total solids, 74 grs. per 
gal.; chlorine, 22:4; sulphuric acid, 8°80; calcium oxide, 5:2 ; 
magnesium oxide, 92; potassium oxide, 3:20; silica, 3-20; sodium 
oxide and carbonic acid, 20°40 (undetermined). 
(6) Hotspring temperature, 140 F. Total solids, 140-4 ; sodium 
chloride, 85:2 ; calcium chloride, 16°8 ; magnesium chloride, 22:0 ; 
silica, 3°60; with trace of potash, carbonic acid, and sulphuric 
acid. 
(c) Hot spring temperature, 141°6. ‘Total solids, 141°6 grs. 
per gal., apparently of the same composition as (0). 
Makaraka, Poverty Bay.—W. Skey. Colonial Museum and 
Laboratory Report XXI, p. 52. 
Chalybeate water from artesian well.—Total solids, 61:77 grs. 
per gal. ; calcium chloride, 26°88 ; sodium chloride, 10°87 ; mag- 
nesium chloride, 4°41 ; sodium sulphate, 5:22 ; calcium carbonate, 
3°14 ; carbonate and chloride of iron, 7:24 ; silica, 4°01. Becomes 
cloudy and deposits ferruginous sediment on standing. 
Nukaka, Hawkes’ Bay.—H. Hill. Transactions, New Zealand 
Institute, vol. XX VII, p. 478. 
A chlorinated saline water, containing iodine. Temperature, 
97°—116° F. Said to be a specific for rheumatism, lumbago, 
&e. Analysis (G. Gray) unpublished. Total solids, 1,852°9 grs. 
per gal.; sodium chloride, 1,196-3 ; potassium chloride, 11:19; 
ferric chloride, 10:5; calcium chloride, 462-0 ; magnesium chloride, 
26°6 ; silica, 19-6. 
Napier, East coast of.—W. Skey. XXVIIIth Colonial Museum 
and Laboratory Report, p. 23. 
Chlorinated water ; feeble alkaline reaction. Total solids, 336 
grs. per gal. ; principally sodium chloride, with small quantities of 
lime and sulphuric acid ; iodine present in notable quantity. 
Napier, McLean's Run.—W. Skey. IXth Colonial Museum 
and Laboratory Report, p. 25. 
Chlorinated alkaline water ; reaction slightly alkaline. Total 
solids, 445:51 grs. per ga!.; sodium chloride, 392°59 ; potassium 
