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TABLE II. TABLE of ANALYSIS of COALS from the SOUTHERN DISTRICTS made during the past Year.

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COLONIAL MUSEUM AND LABORATORY.

Locality. "o S3 O 03 CD S3 O 6 eh CQ Relative percentage, deducting Water and Ash. 03 •J-3 o Fixed Carbon. Hydro-carbon. Semi-bituminous, No. 1 Preservation Inlet 15-60 56-87 25-55 1-98 69-00 31-00 Semi-bituminous, No. 2 Preservation Inlet 8-80 66-43 24-77 2-24 68-67 72-84 27-16 Semi-bituminous, No. 3 Preservation Inlet 8-60 54-58 25 62 11-20 65-78 68-05 31-95 Semi-bituminous Waikawa, Otago 8-40 43-48 32-32 15-80 57-37 42-63 Coal Molyneux, Otago 7-27 46-67 35-36 10-70 56-90 43-10 Jet Brown Coal ... Takitune, Taylor's Creek, Southland 1-366 156 48-30 31-00 510 60-91 39-09 Common Brown Coal . Longwood Range, Southland 1-309 19-10 41-10 37-20 2-60 52-49 47-51 Coal Preservation Inlet, South side 16-20 41-23 29-43 7'74 5-40 Carbonaceous Shale Wyndham Valley, Otago 5-44 6-66 15-82 72-08 Jet Coal ... Reinecker's Run, Southland 16-67 41-78 37-67 4-88 Traces 5326 46-74 Coal Howell and Stevens' Run, Southland 11-33 36-01 40-21 12-45 47-24 52-74 Brown Coal Holt's Run, Southland 15-33 28-44 5001 6-22 3625 63'75 Earthy Brown Coal Ida Burn, Otago 11-60 16-97 41-85 29-58 Coal Ahorimu, Southland 10-94 37-81 48-28 2-97 Earthy Coal Waikawa, Otago 7-09 28'55 40-72 23-64 Jet Coal ... Waikawa, Otago 10-50 51-01 32-10 639