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Waiwera, Auckland.—W. Skey. Transactions, New Zealand 
Institute, Vol. X, p. 429. 
Alkaline saline water.—Temperature 110° F. Total solids, 
219-49 grs. per gal.; sodium chloride, 116-71; potassium chloride, 
‘09 ; sodium sulphate. °38 ; sodium bi-carbonate, 87:51; calcium 
bicarbonate, 10°69; magnesium bicarbonate, *95; iron bicar- 
bonate, °68; silica, 2-46. Lithium, alumina, and magnesium iodide, 
traces. 
Said to be beneficial in cases of rheumatism, scrofula, and gout. 
Wallingford Wellington.—W. Skey. Transactions, New Zealand 
Institute, Vol. X, p. 444. 
Chlorinated water containing 826 grs. per gal. total solids, 
consisting of alkaline and earthy chlorides with traces of bromides 
and iodides. Faintly acid reaction. 
Wanganui.—W. Skey. XXIInd Colonial Museum and 
Laboratory Report, p. 57. 
Chlorinated waters containing iodine, feeble alkaline reaction. 
(a) From the right bank, Wanganui River, near Papaite. 
Total solids, 384:54 ers. per gal. ; sodium chloride, 313-41 ; sodium 
sulphate, 3:20; calcium chloride, 11°69 ; magnesium chloride, 
2:13 ; magnesium carbonate, 3°17 ; aluminium chloride, ‘91 ; iron 
chloride trace, silica, 4:03. 
(5) From a warm spring on the left bank of the Wanganui 
River, opposite Whakapoko, 2 miles above Pipiriki. Total solids, 
130-61 grs. per gal. ; sodium chloride, 121-88 ; calcium sulphate, 
1:88; aluminium chloride, 1:22; sodium carbonate, -48; calcium 
carbonate, ‘52; magnesium carbonate, 2°22 ; silica, 2.14. 
(c) From a spring 2 miles above Pipiriki, on the right bank of 
the Wanganui River. Total solids, 244-03 grs. per gal. ; sodium 
chloride, 231:64; calcium sulphate, 3°19; aluminium chloride, 
‘21; sodium carbonate, °83; calcium carbonate, 1-01; magnesium 
carbonate, 3°16 ; silica, 3°99. 
Wellington, Northern Boundary of.—W. Skey. Transactions, 
New Zealand Institute, Vol. X, p. 446. 
Chlorinated alkaline and chalybeate water.—Total solids, 444-71; 
sodium chloride, 392°59; potassium chloride, 4:44,; sodium 
sulphate, 1-26 ; sodium carbonate, 18-60; magnesium carbonate, 
15-03; calcium carbonate, 3:96; iron carbonate, 2°38 ; silica, 
6-41. Contains traces of bromine and iodine. 
