﻿A 1990 aerial view of Kimihia farmland.  :@0.327035:0.922848:0.684742:0.922848:0.684742:0.903150:0.327035:0.903150:0.014554:0.004999:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.005074:0.010079:0.008869:0.008869:0.005644:0.010280:0.005604:0.005080:0.010079:0.005644:0.008869:0.014554:0.005201:0.010079:0.006712:0.005382:0.015773:0.005644:0.016529:0.005604:0.011510:0.005665:0.010079:0.005039:0.006833:0.010079:0.009050:0.016570:0.005644:0.010079:0.011288:0.011321:0.005039:0.005039:0.005039
 :@0.341548:0.922548:0.346587:0.922548:0.346587:0.903378:0.341548:0.903378:0.005039
 :@0.386936:0.922548:0.391975:0.922548:0.391975:0.903378:0.386936:0.903378:0.005039
 :@0.441361:0.922548:0.446400:0.922548:0.446400:0.903378:0.441361:0.903378:0.005039
   :@0.485707:0.922548:0.512717:0.922548:0.512717:0.903378:0.485707:0.903378:0.005039:0.016932:0.005039
 :@0.583721:0.922548:0.588760:0.922548:0.588760:0.903378:0.583721:0.903378:0.005039
 :@0.684944:0.918187:0.689983:0.918187:0.689983:0.909279:0.684944:0.909279:0.005039
The cleared area to the lower right is the result of clay having being removed for use by the brick works in :@0.070591:0.937686:0.936342:0.937686:0.936342:0.918515:0.070591:0.918515:0.012296:0.010079:0.008869:0.005241:0.008869:0.005604:0.008950:0.009011:0.006712:0.008809:0.010079:0.005220:0.008869:0.006712:0.008990:0.008869:0.005093:0.005644:0.010129:0.005039:0.005642:0.010280:0.008869:0.005039:0.005825:0.010260:0.014554:0.009011:0.006833:0.005120:0.006712:0.005765:0.009877:0.010099:0.005644:0.005039:0.005644:0.007896:0.005039:0.005644:0.010280:0.008869:0.005039:0.006853:0.008869:0.007861:0.010079:0.005644:0.005644:0.005039:0.010280:0.006652:0.005241:0.008869:0.005644:0.009272:0.009675:0.005241:0.010079:0.009121:0.010079:0.005604:0.010301:0.009877:0.005039:0.010079:0.008869:0.005604:0.010301:0.009877:0.005039:0.006712:0.008809:0.015682:0.010079:0.010301:0.008869:0.010079:0.005134:0.006652:0.010079:0.006853:0.005039:0.010079:0.007841:0.008890:0.005039:0.010461:0.009696:0.005241:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.005072:0.010260:0.006712:0.005604:0.008849:0.010079:0.005039:0.014694:0.010079:0.006712:0.010079:0.007841:0.005039:0.005604:0.010123:0.005039
Huntly.  A part of this area was the site of the original Kimihia school. The current school site is arrowed top :@0.060270:0.952794:0.946396:0.952794:0.946396:0.933624:0.060270:0.933624:0.014554:0.010079:0.010079:0.005645:0.005846:0.009675:0.005039:0.005039:0.005241:0.014715:0.005039:0.010079:0.008869:0.006644:0.005644:0.005039:0.010280:0.006853:0.005039:0.005644:0.010079:0.005604:0.007953:0.005039:0.008869:0.006833:0.008869:0.008869:0.005039:0.014554:0.008828:0.008083:0.005039:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.005241:0.007861:0.005644:0.005679:0.008869:0.005039:0.010280:0.006652:0.005039:0.005644:0.010079:0.009071:0.005039:0.010079:0.006712:0.005765:0.009877:0.005604:0.010079:0.008950:0.005604:0.005263:0.014564:0.005604:0.015743:0.005604:0.010079:0.005665:0.008910:0.005036:0.008063:0.008869:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.005644:0.005039:0.005241:0.012296:0.010280:0.008902:0.005039:0.008869:0.010260:0.006712:0.006592:0.008869:0.010099:0.005846:0.005039:0.007841:0.008890:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.005644:0.005038:0.007861:0.005644:0.005644:0.009104:0.005039:0.005644:0.007861:0.005039:0.009050:0.006833:0.006712:0.010079:0.014453:0.008869:0.010120:0.005039:0.005825:0.010079:0.010079:0.005039
right.:@0.479055:0.967902:0.522333:0.967902:0.522333:0.948732:0.479055:0.948732:0.006712:0.005765:0.010079:0.010079:0.005604:0.005039
 :@0.522645:0.963541:0.527685:0.963541:0.527685:0.954633:0.522645:0.954633:0.005039
Original School Site.:@0.648830:0.648195:0.816294:0.648195:0.816294:0.628411:0.648830:0.628411:0.013686:0.007236:0.005019:0.009474:0.004838:0.010864:0.009877:0.005019:0.004616:0.009534:0.008426:0.010663:0.010845:0.010905:0.004838:0.004616:0.009534:0.004959:0.007055:0.010079:0.005382
 :@0.816403:0.643220:0.820958:0.643220:0.820958:0.634227:0.816403:0.634227:0.004556
“New” Kimihia School:@0.788350:0.428126:0.960798:0.428126:0.960798:0.410489:0.788350:0.410489:0.008234:0.013389:0.008234:0.013279:0.008234:0.004636:0.013389:0.005155:0.014149:0.005230:0.009272:0.005230:0.008234:0.004636:0.010107:0.008234:0.009272:0.009272:0.009105:0.005155
 :@0.960728:0.424113:0.965364:0.424113:0.965364:0.415918:0.960728:0.415918:0.004636
swimming  pool.  The  latter  is  particularly :@0.292566:0.040991:0.708328:0.040991:0.708328:0.021821:0.292566:0.021821:0.007861:0.014513:0.005644:0.015723:0.015521:0.005644:0.010079:0.009912:0.005039:0.016126:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.005604:0.005080:0.005039:0.016126:0.012316:0.010079:0.009050:0.005039:0.016126:0.005604:0.008950:0.005655:0.005643:0.008869:0.006652:0.005039:0.016126:0.005644:0.007861:0.005039:0.016327:0.010079:0.008869:0.006652:0.005644:0.005644:0.008869:0.010112:0.005644:0.008869:0.006712:0.005604:0.009858:0.005039
significant if it is indeed close above a mine shaft :@0.292566:0.056385:0.708329:0.056385:0.708329:0.037214:0.292566:0.037214:0.007841:0.005604:0.009939:0.010078:0.005644:0.006652:0.005644:0.008869:0.008869:0.010079:0.005679:0.006249:0.005644:0.006652:0.006450:0.005644:0.005644:0.006249:0.005604:0.007841:0.005039:0.005685:0.010079:0.010079:0.008869:0.008869:0.010099:0.006652:0.008869:0.005604:0.010079:0.007841:0.008981:0.006853:0.008869:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.008869:0.006853:0.008869:0.006853:0.015682:0.005665:0.010079:0.008890:0.006887:0.007841:0.010079:0.008890:0.006450:0.005241:0.005039
as  stated  by  the  principal.  However,  Coalcorp :@0.292566:0.071778:0.708327:0.071778:0.708327:0.052608:0.292566:0.052608:0.008869:0.007861:0.005039:0.007861:0.007841:0.005604:0.008950:0.005604:0.008890:0.010115:0.005039:0.007859:0.010280:0.009675:0.005039:0.007861:0.005604:0.010301:0.008890:0.005039:0.007861:0.010079:0.006712:0.005604:0.010079:0.009030:0.005604:0.010079:0.008950:0.005604:0.005039:0.005039:0.005624:0.014554:0.010079:0.014472:0.008869:0.010079:0.008869:0.006712:0.005275:0.005039:0.005237:0.013505:0.010079:0.008869:0.005604:0.008950:0.010079:0.006794:0.010132:0.005039
should be invited to comment and asked to supply :@0.292565:0.087195:0.708327:0.087195:0.708327:0.068024:0.292565:0.068024:0.007841:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.005644:0.010099:0.005442:0.010079:0.008904:0.005442:0.005604:0.010079:0.010079:0.005665:0.005604:0.008950:0.010060:0.005441:0.005644:0.010079:0.005442:0.008869:0.010079:0.015682:0.015743:0.008869:0.010079:0.005715:0.005442:0.008869:0.010079:0.010079:0.005442:0.008869:0.007841:0.010280:0.008869:0.010079:0.005825:0.005604:0.010161:0.008063:0.007841:0.010079:0.010079:0.010334:0.005644:0.009877:0.005039
plans of  underground workings in relation to the :@0.292565:0.102588:0.708366:0.102588:0.708366:0.083418:0.292565:0.083418:0.010079:0.005604:0.008950:0.010079:0.007822:0.007861:0.010079:0.006652:0.005039:0.003058:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.008869:0.006833:0.009877:0.006712:0.010039:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.008063:0.014694:0.010079:0.006712:0.010079:0.005604:0.010079:0.009857:0.007934:0.007859:0.005644:0.010079:0.008063:0.006833:0.008869:0.005604:0.008950:0.005604:0.005604:0.010079:0.010142:0.007859:0.005644:0.010112:0.008063:0.005604:0.010079:0.008950:0.005039
school site.:@0.292566:0.117982:0.383234:0.117982:0.383234:0.098811:0.292566:0.098811:0.007841:0.008890:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.005604:0.005039:0.007882:0.005604:0.005665:0.008869:0.005039
 :@0.383308:0.113620:0.388348:0.113620:0.388348:0.104712:0.383308:0.104712:0.005039
4. With our present limited information, my :@0.340137:0.133375:0.708326:0.133375:0.708326:0.114205:0.340137:0.114205:0.010079:0.005039:0.006450:0.019129:0.005604:0.005665:0.010154:0.006450:0.010079:0.010079:0.006652:0.006853:0.010079:0.006712:0.008809:0.007861:0.008869:0.010079:0.005846:0.006449:0.005644:0.005644:0.015773:0.005644:0.005442:0.008869:0.010079:0.006853:0.005604:0.010079:0.006693:0.010079:0.006652:0.015722:0.008869:0.005442:0.005644:0.010079:0.010079:0.005072:0.006450:0.015924:0.009877:0.005039
guess is that  the  underlying  clays  have  shrunk :@0.292567:0.148768:0.708328:0.148768:0.708328:0.129598:0.292567:0.129598:0.009877:0.010079:0.008869:0.007841:0.007882:0.007257:0.005604:0.007841:0.006290:0.005604:0.010175:0.008869:0.005644:0.005039:0.007458:0.005604:0.010079:0.008910:0.005039:0.007660:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.008869:0.006650:0.005644:0.009675:0.005644:0.010280:0.010129:0.005039:0.007458:0.008869:0.005644:0.009272:0.009675:0.007861:0.005039:0.007458:0.010079:0.008869:0.010260:0.008890:0.005039:0.007458:0.007841:0.010079:0.006705:0.010078:0.010280:0.010079:0.005039
as  they  dried  out  during  the  three  dry  years :@0.292568:0.164162:0.708333:0.164162:0.708333:0.144991:0.292568:0.144991:0.008869:0.007861:0.005039:0.011086:0.005644:0.010079:0.009272:0.009474:0.005039:0.011121:0.010260:0.006712:0.005604:0.008849:0.010101:0.005039:0.011086:0.010079:0.010079:0.005604:0.005039:0.004858:0.010079:0.010079:0.006833:0.005604:0.010079:0.010009:0.005039:0.006652:0.005604:0.010079:0.008910:0.005039:0.006853:0.005604:0.010079:0.006712:0.008849:0.008871:0.005039:0.006652:0.010079:0.007035:0.009696:0.005039:0.007055:0.009675:0.009050:0.008869:0.006833:0.007935:0.005039
experienced  in  the  Waikato  area prior  to  1988. :@0.292568:0.179555:0.708328:0.179555:0.708328:0.160385:0.292568:0.160385:0.008869:0.010260:0.010079:0.008869:0.006712:0.005604:0.008849:0.010079:0.008869:0.008869:0.010135:0.005039:0.004232:0.005644:0.010280:0.005039:0.004233:0.005604:0.010079:0.008910:0.005039:0.004233:0.019129:0.008869:0.005825:0.010079:0.008869:0.005604:0.010211:0.005039:0.004233:0.008869:0.006833:0.008869:0.008869:0.007438:0.010079:0.006712:0.005604:0.010239:0.006715:0.005039:0.007859:0.005644:0.010079:0.005039:0.007861:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.010260:0.005093:0.005039
During  this  period  the  water  table  shrank :@0.292567:0.194949:0.708308:0.194949:0.708308:0.175778:0.292567:0.175778:0.014554:0.010079:0.006611:0.005604:0.010079:0.009918:0.005039:0.013540:0.005644:0.010079:0.005604:0.007902:0.005039:0.013304:0.010079:0.008869:0.006652:0.005644:0.010079:0.010079:0.005039:0.013304:0.005825:0.010079:0.008890:0.005039:0.013354:0.014694:0.008869:0.005604:0.008950:0.006633:0.005039:0.013304:0.005846:0.008869:0.010079:0.005604:0.008910:0.005039:0.013302:0.007861:0.010313:0.006652:0.008869:0.010260:0.010079:0.005039
considerably over the whole district, many people :@0.292568:0.210342:0.708332:0.210342:0.708332:0.191172:0.292568:0.191172:0.008869:0.010079:0.010079:0.007861:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.006712:0.008844:0.010078:0.005846:0.009675:0.006450:0.010079:0.010079:0.008869:0.006652:0.006652:0.005604:0.010079:0.008910:0.006450:0.014694:0.010079:0.010079:0.005604:0.008981:0.006652:0.010079:0.005604:0.007841:0.005685:0.006672:0.005644:0.008869:0.005604:0.005080:0.006249:0.015682:0.008950:0.010220:0.009494:0.006652:0.010079:0.008869:0.010079:0.010079:0.005825:0.008923:0.005039
having to deepen  bores  which  had  never  given :@0.292568:0.225735:0.708331:0.225735:0.708331:0.206565:0.292568:0.206565:0.010079:0.008869:0.010079:0.005604:0.010079:0.009918:0.007055:0.005604:0.010079:0.006672:0.010079:0.009050:0.008869:0.010079:0.008869:0.010154:0.005039:0.006450:0.010079:0.010260:0.006712:0.008809:0.008083:0.005039:0.006450:0.014554:0.010079:0.005604:0.008869:0.010129:0.005039:0.006450:0.010079:0.008869:0.010079:0.005039:0.006450:0.010280:0.008869:0.010079:0.009050:0.006672:0.005039:0.006450:0.010112:0.005644:0.010079:0.009050:0.010099:0.005039
trouble  before.  The heavy  wet  clay  in  this  area :@0.292568:0.241129:0.708331:0.241129:0.708331:0.221958:0.292568:0.221958:0.005644:0.006652:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.005604:0.008910:0.005039:0.005039:0.010079:0.009050:0.006712:0.010079:0.006592:0.008869:0.005296:0.005039:0.005039:0.012316:0.010079:0.008849:0.005220:0.010099:0.009071:0.009071:0.010280:0.009675:0.005039:0.005291:0.014554:0.008828:0.005644:0.005039:0.005241:0.008869:0.005604:0.009293:0.009696:0.005039:0.005039:0.005644:0.010079:0.005039:0.005241:0.005604:0.010079:0.005665:0.007882:0.005039:0.005072:0.009050:0.006712:0.008990:0.008910:0.005039
would  shrink  considerably  if dried.:@0.292568:0.256558:0.584732:0.256558:0.584732:0.237387:0.292568:0.237387:0.014513:0.010079:0.010079:0.005644:0.010079:0.005039:0.003225:0.007841:0.010079:0.006707:0.005644:0.010079:0.010079:0.005039:0.003225:0.008869:0.010079:0.010079:0.007861:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.006652:0.008869:0.009877:0.005846:0.009675:0.005039:0.003276:0.005604:0.006712:0.005039:0.010260:0.006652:0.005644:0.009071:0.010079:0.005039
 :@0.584933:0.252196:0.589973:0.252196:0.589973:0.243288:0.584933:0.243288:0.005039
 :@0.292568:0.266022:0.297607:0.266022:0.297607:0.257114:0.292568:0.257114:0.005039
T.W.Andrews:@0.292568:0.285919:0.400932:0.285919:0.400932:0.266977:0.292568:0.266977:0.011268:0.005220:0.016327:0.005039:0.012316:0.010079:0.010079:0.007841:0.008869:0.013485:0.007841
 :@0.401048:0.285477:0.405604:0.285477:0.405604:0.266934:0.401048:0.266934:0.004556
 :@0.405886:0.281558:0.410441:0.281558:0.410441:0.272564:0.405886:0.272564:0.004556