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Enclosure. SCHEDULE of NEW ZEALAND COALS which have been reported on by the Geological Survey Department, 30th June, 1872, to August, 1873. AUCKLAND.

WELLINGTON.

NELSON.

CANTERBURY.

WESTLAND.

OTAGO.

SOUTHLAND.

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f Locality. Variety. Evaporative Power. Fixed Carbon. Hydrocarbon. Water. Ajh. Nature of Ash. Nature of Coke. Laboratory Number. Vaikato iaglan (?) Brown coal... Bitumiuous coal Glance coal... 1 5-6 7-5 4-9 48 60 56 6-4 5-59 4-41 8-87 43-40 58-25 3850 37 50 46-40 43-33 49-59 44-18 340G 68-27 3480 313(5 3910 4890 42-30 33-23 40-11 38-47 36-52 20G 101 12-7 100 8-2 1737 6 97 14-00 404 13-33 1-20 9-38 9 70 3G0 310 6-07 333 335 25-28 18-10 Dark buff Buff ... Non-caking Cakes strongly Non-caking } ;; 5 1275 1332 1337 laglan ... ,, ii ... 1394 1352 1422 b. Vhareora, Wangarei ... 'oromandel Brown coal Glance coal... Brown coal... Semi-bituminoui coal Carbon n ■■• Light buff 13uff ... Light buff Frits'slightly ... Non-caking Frits slightly ... Non-caking )t ••• "• „ c. „ d. t>

'anganui District )J H Brown coal... M ••• ... 5-2 40'6 ... 47 36-4 24-4 23-9 11-1 Buff ... 312 189 135 „ Non-caking ... j ( i 1301 1323

fgakawau Bituminous coal 9-5 925 1030 96 678 73-21 71-16 79-28 74-G8 52-89 2500 2575 18-00 21-51 2G33 •51 231 1-94 261 605 1-28 •78 •78 1-20 1473 White Grey Cakes & puffs up Cakes 1336 1249 1368 1393 a "• '" j> >» M ■■• -larke Eiver Iharlcsion (W.C.) !ullingwood (W. slope) Hamataura Creek j» jj jj j» •■• Glance coal Brown coal... Bituminous coal ... 5-30 750 G-80 720 687 6-54 664 376 590 G-10 40-82 5S65 5289 55-61 52-85 5036 51-12 2916 4561 4720 3316 35-33 3GG3 2929 3821 38 40 37-17 48-21 43-97 34-42 21-09 4-OC 219 136 482 4-64 4-93 16-07 819 8-82 493 1-96 829 1374 412 GGO 6-48 596 223 9-5G white!!! !!! White] :vilh red spots White Light buff Pale buff jj ... ... Non-caking ... 1320 1367 1309 1370 0. 4. 1427 1430 a. „ *. 1410 1411 a. „• b. ii ... Coherent caking Cakes jj jj •wen River jj »j Semi-bituminous coal Pale brown Frits slightly ... n ... ... j> » j) ... H ... M Richmond jj j) Earthy-brown coal... Brown coal... Reddish !" Buff jj ... Non-caking jj i> ■ •■ "• jj jj ... jj ... » ...

)lent Hills H >> Sig Ben... Bituminous coal ... 7'1 „ „ ... 65 Brown coal... ... 44 4-8 55-10 11-95 50-04 ! 13-41 34-32 ! 35-13 38-51 j 3552 2-27 30-68 212 3512 19 84 10-71 2283 314 Light buff ... Cakes feebly ... 1255(1) „ ... Cakes very feebly „ (2) Light red colour Non-caking ... „ (3) White „ ... 141C i

vanieri ... Bituminous coal 606 6-30 637 4660 48-56 4901 37-10 37-02 44-27 220 2-57 ■6© 13-80 11-85 614 White Caking... 1218 (<!) ,i (16) » (48) ,, ••• ... II 1) ii ... ... ,, ... Iokitika (North side of Lagoon) }rey Reserve I) l> •■• II II 75 7-G3 637 57-66 58-73 5021 3801 29-53 32-17 1'55 421 1407 2-78 753 325 || ... •!. |) j» ... it Cukes strongly 1442 1411(1) ,, ... ... >l I) Brown coal... White, with red dots... AVI lite, with red dots White Light buff 5-94 47-19 3096 1701 4-84 Non-caking .. (2) ,, ••• ... i, •■■ ... ., (3) ,. W 1234 1240 ii ... louth of Boss ... Jrey River Bituminous coal ... 834 8-18 739 6416 31-43 5686 2102 42-53 3649 5 53 6-58 116 929 19-46 5-49 Cakes strongly Dull, non-caking Bituminous coal ...

Vangaloa Brown coal 4-6 3919 3557 1 17-50 7'71 Buff colour ... Non-caking [aitangata 50 3941 3725 1961 373 ... „ Vaitaki Lignite 50 38'07 37'32 2050 411 loal Island (Preservation Inlet) Semi-bituminous coal 63 4210 36 06 5-98 152G ..'. N"on-caking ... 1253 ... 1303 1313 i. ... 1329

Seaward Downs » >> Anlhracitic coal Semi-bituminous coal 79 64 70 3-7 Gl-40 4961 54-35 29-30 27-60 35-08 20-80 4596 980 806 792 21-38 1-20 725 1093 336 Light buff Kcd Red and buff ... Reddish colour Non-caking 1264 a. » b. 1308 1328 sightcap Hill ... Brown coal... n a