✨ Mineral Water Analyses, Incendiarism Notice
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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No. 12.—From Ariki-kapa-kapa, 2 miles from Ohinemutu, a small pool with a strong outflow, having a temperature of 160°. It deposits sulphur, and is surrounded by a great number of other baths and mud volcanoes. It is reported to have powerful curative properties. It was colourless as received, with a heavy deposit of silica, and an acid reaction, which was permanent at its boiling point.
Analysis:
Sulphate of potash ... .77
" soda ... 29·71
" alumina ... 1·46
" lime ... 2·04
" magnesia ... 1·62
" iron ... 1·47
Phosphate of alumina ... trace
Sulphuric acid, free ... 7·60
Hydrochloric acid, free ... 7·66
Sulphuretted hydrogen ... 3·19
Silica ... 13·86
... ... 63·38
No. 13.—Sulphur Bay Spring, on the edge of Lake Rotorua, formed by innumerable small jets forced up through sand, having a disagreeable odour, and a temperature from 90° to 100°. This bath is reported to have a powerful action on the skin, owing no doubt to the large quantity of sulphuric acid it contains. As received, it was colourless, with a slight flaky sediment.
Analysis:
Sulphate of potash ... .07
" soda ... 8·37
" lime ... 2·50
" magnesia ... .93
" alumina ... 2·68
" iron ... trace
Phosphate of alumina ... trace
Sulphuric acid, free ... 18·02
Hydrochloric acid, free ... .86
Silica ... 10·08
Sulphuretted hydrogen ... 1·01
... ... 44·52
No. 14.—From Ti Kute, the “Great Spring,” 10½ miles from Ohinemutu, a pool three-quarters of an acre in extent, having a temperature varying from 100° to 212° in various parts. It boils furiously, and dense volumes of steam are continually rising from it. The water is of a muddy brown colour, and contains a large proportion of sulphuretted hydrogen, and is reported to be wonderfully efficacious in cases of rheumatism and cutaneous disease.
Analysis:
Sulphate of potash ... .59
" soda ... 12·66
" alumina ... 11·22
" lime ... 1·01
" magnesia ... .69
" iron ... 1·73
Phosphoric acid ... .77
Sulphuric acid, free ... 1·63
Hydrochloric acid, free ... 5·74
Sulphuretted hydrogen ... 12·40
Silica ... 48·44
No. 15.—From Te Mini, Orakai, a waterfall of 80° to 100°. When received, it had deposited a heavy muddy sediment, and had a persistent acid reaction, and an offensive odour.
Analysis:
Sulphate of potash ... .13
" soda ... 4·78
" alumina ... trace
" lime ... 2·04
" magnesia ... .93
" iron ... trace
Phosphate of alumina ... trace
Sulphuric acid, free ... 12·48
Hydrochloric acid, free ... 3·82
Sulphuretted hydrogen ... .98
Silica ... 4·12
... ... 29·51
ANALYSES OF FIFTEEN MINERAL WATERS FROM ROTORUA DISTRICT, No. 1849-L.
CONTENTS IN GRAINS PER GALLON.
| No. | Temperature. | Silica. | Iron Oxide. | Alumina. | Lime. | Magnesia. | Soda. | Potash. | Lithia. | Sulphuric Acid. | Chlorine. | Sulphuretted Hydrogen. | Total Contents. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deg. Fah. 210-214 | 39·31 | ·3 | 2 | ·77 | ·21 | 67·10 | 1·81 | Traces | 4·42 | 39·36 | ... | 153·30 |
| 2 | 90-180 | 20·18 | ·3 | 1 | ·77 | ·12 | 32·37 | ·61 | ... | 3·98 | 18·63 | ... | 76·37 |
| 3 | 96-120 | 13·63 | ·2 | 1 | ·77 | ·45 | 39·84 | ·81 | ... | 7·59 | 33·18 | Traces | 96·48 |
| 4 | 186-156 | 20·09 | ·1 | 7 | ·16 | ·07 | 30·01 | 1·31 | ... | 5·81 | 28·72 | ... | 86·34 |
| 5 | 214 | 25·72 | ·46 | Traces | 1·24 | ·30 | 39·47 | ·91 | Traces | 4·22 | 40·96 | ... | 113·28 |
| 6 | 204-208 | 45·66 | Traces | ·54 | 5·54 | ·46 | 50·01 | ·66 | ... | 6·33 | 57·27 | ... | 166·47 |
| 7 | 107-110 | 10·31 | ·4 | 6 | 1·41 | ·31 | 8·33 | 1·60 | ... | 7·91 | 4·01 | Traces | 33·04 |
| 8 | 204 | 16·09 | ·14 | Traces | 1·68 | ·62 | 46·36 | ·51 | Traces | 20·72 | 46·72 | 2·01 | 135·94 |
| 9 | 109-115 | 7·01 | ·54 | Traces | ·81 | ·38 | 14·61 | ·39 | ... | 98·72 | 7·08 | ·41 | 130·07 |
| 10 | 130-150 | 18·17 | ·3 | 4 | 1·01 | ·62 | 12·59 | ·42 | ... | 18·16 | 6·21 | ... | 57·49 |
| 11 | 80-100 | 13·86 | ·70 | ·38 | ·84 | ·54 | 10·35 | ·16 | ... | 25·44 | 7·45 | 3·19 | 63·17 |
| 12 | 160 | 18·15 | 1·49 | ·20 | ·91 | ·43 | 5·46 | ·04 | ... | 25·44 | 2·53 | ... | 54·77 |
| 13 | 100-212 | 10·08 | 1·27 | Traces | 1·03 | ·31 | 3·94 | ·32 | ... | 26·04 | ·84 | 1·01 | 44·56 |
| 14 | 90-100 | 12·40 | ·82 | 4·91 | ·83 | ·23 | 5·53 | ·07 | ... | 19·49 | 1·59 | 5·74 | 51·86 |
| 15 | 90-112 | 4·12 | ·1 | 5 | ·84 | ·31 | 2·09 | ... | ... | 17·22 | 3·72 | ·98 | 29·50 |
NOTE.—The phosphoric acid present is omitted from this table, but appears in the detailed account of these waters.
NOTICE.—Whereas about 2.45 o’clock on the morning of the 4th instant, the office, a store containing hardware, and two timber sheds in the timber yard of Reginald McDonald, situate at Kaitangata, were discovered on fire, in three different places; and whereas before the fire could be extinguished the office and store, and between 25,000 and 50,000
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 25th April, 1877.
Offer of Free Pardon to Accomplice in case of Incendiarism.
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NZ Gazette 1877, No 40
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🏥 Analysis of Thermal Springs
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⚖️ Incendiarism at Kaitangata
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement25 April 1877
Fire, Incendiarism, Kaitangata, Reginald McDonald, Office, Store, Timber sheds, Free Pardon, Accomplice
- Reginald McDonald, Owner of burned property
- Department of Justice