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Table K5: The number <strong>of</strong> ephemeral and perennial springs on white. Indian or Coloured<br />

owned or managed farms in Natal. 1960 (continued).<br />

Magisterial district Number <strong>of</strong> springs Total number <strong>of</strong><br />

ephemeral springs perennial springs<br />

springs<br />

Pietermaritzburg 145 395 540<br />

Pinetown 98 230 328<br />

Polela 126 575 701<br />

Port Shepstone 291 399 690<br />

Richmond 332 1043 1 375<br />

Ubombo 9 0 9<br />

Umvoti 325 1206 1531<br />

Umzinto 273 704 977<br />

Underberg 263 1795 2058<br />

Utrecht 777 2029 2806<br />

Vryheid 569 1 651 2220<br />

.<br />

Weenen 120 216 336<br />

Total 10907 30529 41436<br />

Mean number <strong>of</strong> springs 266,0 744,6 1 010,6<br />

per district<br />

Range in springs for all 0- 1 121 0-2360 0-3317<br />

districts<br />

Overall spring density <strong>of</strong> 0,25 0,69 0,93<br />

farm area (km- 2 )<br />

Source: After Anonymous, 1964. Report on agricultural and pastoral production<br />

1959 - 60, South Africa and South West Africa: No. 4. agricultural<br />

machinery, implements, equipment and vehicles; fertilizers and soil<br />

dressings; irrigation and water supply; expenditure incurred in connection<br />

with farming operations; wages and salaries, Agricultural Census No. 34,<br />

Bureau <strong>of</strong> Statistics, Pretoria, 164 p.<br />

Note: (i) The number <strong>of</strong> springs listed may constitute a considerable<br />

underestimate, since counts as far as can be determined. were based<br />

on farmers' responses and not on scientific water resources surveys.<br />

Nevertheless, spring numbers illustrate trends in the various districts<br />

indicative <strong>of</strong> rainfall, geology. topography and land use patterns.<br />

Based on the data and excluding black settled areas, Natal has the<br />

highest spring density <strong>of</strong> all the provinces.

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