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He expressed himself gratified at the manner in which the various 

 suggestions were received by the bodies concerned. The resolutions 

 would be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary, and it was hoped that 

 action would be taken to embody them in a Bill. 



Mr. A. Bathgate gave some historical notes, prompted by 

 Mr. E. McNab's " Murihiku," and by Professor Macmillan 

 Brown's " Maori and Polynesian." 



In the discussion which followed, Dr. Hocken joined. 



Fourth Meeting : 13^ August, 1907. 

 The President, Dr. R. Fulton, in the chair. 

 New Member. — Dr. Russell Ritchie. 



Exhibits. — Professor Malcolm gave an account of certain 

 optical illusions produced by lines drawn at various angles to 

 one another, and by parallel lines crossed obliquely by lines 

 at different angles, &c. 



Professor Benham exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Gr. M. Thomson, 

 cases made by the larva of the moth (Eceticus omnivorus, in 

 which black thread was woven with the usual materials. 



Professor Benham also exhibited a method of mounting 

 models of aquatic animals in glass cases in such a way as to 

 represent water. 



Dr. Hocken showed a Boyle's tube, for illustrating the method 

 of formation of dew and rain. 



Dr. Marshall gave an address on " The Volcanoes of the 



Taupo Region." 



He prefaced his remarks by mentioning that he had spent some por- 

 tion of last summer in this volcanic district, but he did not intend to enter 

 into a full description of it. There were certain features connected with 

 the district from which certain inferences could be drawn, and a compari- 

 son could be made with other areas, and to some extent a relationship 

 traced between New Zealand and other parts of the world. There were 

 many theories about the isolated position New Zealand occupied, but 

 it was not so isolated as it was supposed to be. By the aid of the lantern 

 he showed a large number of pictures of the volcanoes of the North Island, 

 upon which he made a running commentary. 



Dr. Fulton, by means of the lantern, showed a cock-pit, 



said to be several hundreds of years old. 



In 1849 the sport was finally abolished, but in 1860 it was carried 

 on in Dunedin by educated gentlemen. 



Professor Park gave a description of visits he had made 

 to the volcanic region of the North Island, and thought Dr. 

 Marshall deserved a hearty vote of thanks for his address. 



