ANALYSES OF WELL, SPRING, MINERAL AND ARTESIAN WATERS. 117 
Chalybeate Water from Mittagong. 
This sample should prove useful for medicinal purposes as pre- 
viously pointed out in cases of chlorosis and other complaints, 
where tonics are required in assisting blood formation. There 
are various ferruginous springs in New South Wales which are 
strongly impregnated with iron, and they are to be found chiefly 
in the Western Mountain District, and the Southern Districts at 
Berrima, Mittagong, Burradoo and Mereworth. 
The Jarvisville water obtained from near Picton is stated to 
possess medicinal properties, but the amount of chloride of sodium 
present ishigh. With the exception of the Cooma and Ballinore 
waters, and the chalybeate water from Mittagong, I have examined 
no other waters which could be classed as mineral waters possessing 
value and saleable as table or medicinal waters. The mineralized 
waters of New South Wales are as a rule largely impregnated 
with common salt (chloride of sodium) which spoils their value 
for most medicinal purposes. 
In appendix A. is given a list of the tanks, wells, and artesian 
bores in New South Wales, compiled from returns furnished by 
the Chief Inspector of Mines and Superintendent of Diamond 
Drills, also from the Officer-in-Charge of Water Conservation. 
Plate 111. shows the position on the map of the various wells, 
bores, and artesian supplies, compiled from information furnished 
by the Government Geologist, the Chief Inspector of Public 
Watering Places, and the Superintendent of Diamond Drills. 
