PLATE IV. 



Fiji;. 1.- — ^Aiew of the cliara(;teristic land-feature of tlie Mapilli plateau ft)rma- 

 tiou ' from Kokubu Railway Station, looking northwards toward the 

 volcanic group of Ivirishima, which is faintly seen at a distance. See 

 pages 15, 19, 29. 



Fig. !2. — View of tlie Kai mon lowland, as seen from the northern slo}x> of 

 tlie volcano of Kaimon. On the left is the fault-scarp of the Benzaiten 

 Gold ]\Iine, Avhose northern continuation marks tlie western border of the 

 trench bay of Kagoshima. The right Jialf l)eyond the Kaimon loM'land 

 in the foreground shows tlic large walled crater-lake of Ikeda, which is 

 equal in size and volume to tlie \"o]cano Kaimon. The lake-surface is 

 seen in tlie space left by a breach in the crater-wall. See page 17.~ 



