The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66
Northern District
Northern District.
In the north of Auckland, including the lower portion of the Waikato Valley, light basic volcanic soils prevail, interspersed with areas of clay-marl, which in the natural state is cold and uninviting to the agriculturist, but which, under proper drainage and cultivation, can be brought to a high state of productiveness. The latter soils, however, are generally neglected at the present time by the settlers, who prefer the more easily worked and more rapidly remunerative soils derived from the volcanic rocks.