The soils of the Bredasdorp Division are for the most part of two 

 broad classes; the larger portion of the Division is covered by the Rug- 

 gens or shaly soils of the Bokkeveld geological series, while to the south lie 

 the soils of the Downs. In the adjoining Division of Swellendam a third 



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belt the sandstone soils, already noticeable in the Caledon Division on 

 the journey eastwards from Cape Town again begin to acquire promi- 

 nence, and further east, in the Riversdale Division, these three parallel 

 belts, running east and west, are distinctly recognisable. 



