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The reg-ion in which lie these two lakes and some 

 others^ is called the Lake Country : to the south as well 

 as to the north of that vast body of water (L. Tanpo) 

 are numerous geysers^ funiaroles solfaturas and hot 

 springs in a very active condition ; while in the south 

 eastern corner of the Island (N. Island) we find Mt. 

 Egmont of volcanic formation where there are no signs 

 of volcanic force whatever. Subterranean disturbance 

 seems to have ceased in New Zealand except in that part 

 of the Lake Country known as the Hot Spring District^ 

 already referred to, namely the region extending from 

 the Onetapu Desert S. of the Lake Taupo^ to the Bay 

 of Plenty, From the existence of the chain of those 

 geysers^ hot springs &c., it might be inferred that a 

 stream of subterranean fire exists all along that line right 

 to the north eastward to the White Island in the Bay 

 of Plenty where we find the active volcano, the Wha- 

 pari, and right on further to some Islands in the 

 Western Pacific. 



It is not unlikely that such a subterranean or 

 submarine stream of fire bends to the north westward 

 in the Pacific when we meet the vents of Tanna and 

 Ambryn in active action in the New Hebrides Group ; 

 and takes a direct north eastward course through the 

 Friendly Islands as far as the Sandwich group where 

 we meet the Kirawea in activity in the latter, and 

 Toofua in the former. Between New Zealand and the 

 New Hebrides we find Brimstone and Mathews Islands 

 described as Volcanoes. There can be no doubt that a 



