NOTE (p. 355).
The following table will exhibit the production of sulphate of ammonia in this country from 1870 to 1892:—
| Year. | Tons. | Year. | Tons. |
| 1870 | 40,000 | 1882 | 72,000 |
| 1871 | 41,000 | 1883 | 75,000 |
| 1872 | 42,000 | 1884 | 87,000 |
| 1873 | 43,000 | 1885 | 97,000 |
| 1874 | 45,000 | 1886 | 106,500 |
| 1875 | 46,000 | 1887 | 113,700 |
| 1876 | 48,000 | 1888 | 122,800 |
| 1877 | 52,000 | 1889 | 132,000 |
| 1878 | 55,000 | 1890 | 140,000 |
| 1879 | 57,000 | 1891 | 143,500 |
| 1880 | 60,000 | 1892 | 157,000 |
| 1881 | 65,000 |
The following table exhibits the sources, and the respective quantities from each source, of the last seven years' production:—
| 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | |
| Gas-works | 82,500 | 85,000 | 93,000 | 100,000 | 102,150 | 107,950 | 112,000 |
| Iron-works | 4,000 | 5,000 | 5,,300 | 6,000 | 5,050 | 6,300 | 12,000 |
| Shale-works | 18,000 | 21,000 | 22,000 | 23,000 | 24,750 | 26,600 | 28,000 |
| Coke and carbonising works | 2,000 | 2,700 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 2,300 | 2,800 | 5,000 |
CHAPTER XI.
BONES
Early Use of Bones.