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Professor Waters showed some fine specimens ol' <j;ol(l-ore, and de- 

 livered an interesting sketcli of the p<)hl currency of the world. He 

 showed the following exliibits : — 



(1.) Banket ore from South Africa, 800 ft. level. 



(2.) Ore from the Queen of Slieba Mine, South Africa. 



(3.) Sulphide ore from Waihi, 500 ft. level. 



(4.) Oxide ore from Waihi, higher level. 



(5.) Reef ton gold from the Inkerniiin Mine. 



(6.) New-chum gold, or mica-schist, from the Shotover Valley. 



(7.) Shotover Valley quartz, with gold. 



Papers.— VvoieHi^or Park laid on the table the following papers : — 



(1.) "The Glacial Moraines of Marlljorough and South Nelson," by 

 Professor James Park. 



(2.) "The Coaltiolds of West Nelson." by J. Henderson, D.Sc. ; com- 

 municated by Professor Park. 



(3.) "A New Fossil Mactnt from t!ic Pliocene Beds at Mataroa and 

 Turanga-a-rere," by Henry Suter ; communicated by Professor Park. 



(4.) " A New Fossil TiirriteUa from tlie Upper Cretaceous Beds at 

 Brighton and Kaitangata," by Henry Suter: communicated by Pro- 

 fessor Park. 



(5.) " On the Expansion and Contraction of Glacier Ice due to 

 Varying Temperatures," by Professor James Park. 



(6.) " On the Development of the Land Features of West Nelson," 

 bv J. Henderson, D.Sc. ; communicated l)v Professor Park. 



