568 Proceedings. 
A short discussion took place in which Dr. W. L. Buller took part. 
8. * Manibus Parkinsonibus Sacrum—A brief Memoir of the First Artist 
who visited New Zealand; together with several little-known Items of 
Interest extracted from his Journal," by W. Colenso, F.L.S. (Transactions, 
p. 108.) ; 
A cordial vote of thanks was passed and ordered to be recorded to the Hon. Secretary 
for his papers. 
Seconp Mzerine. 10th September, 1877. 
There being only a few members present, owing to the inclemency of the weather, 
no papers were read. 
Tump MzrrING. 8th October, 1877. 
H. R. Holder in the chair. 
The President, the Hon. J. D. Ormond, M.H.R., was chosen to vote in the election 
of the Board of Governors for the ensuing year, in accordance with clause 7 of the ** New 
Zealand Institute Act." 
1. “ Notes, chiefly historical, on the ancient Dog of the New 
Zealanders,” by W. Colenso, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 185.) 
The thanks of the meeting were unanimously aecorded to the Hon. Secretary for his 
paper. i 
2. ** On two indigenous Bolin beter and Zostera marina— 
which might be made fair Articles of Export," by J. A. Smith. 
Ibeg to make a few remarks with regard to two exports from New Zealand which 
will repay the shipper. 
` The first is manganese, a mineral. It is found in France, Hungary, Brazil, Corn- 
, and Devon, also in the North Island of New Zealand. A mine is now open at the 
Bay F Islands, New Zealand, with, I believe, success. The specimen produced is from 
that mine. It has been assayed by Mr. Tunny, and found to contain from 80 to 84 per 
cent of pure manganese. As to colour, it is found of a dark oS bluish, or iron- 
black. It is used for producing oxygen, chlorine, and chloride of lime, removing the 
brown and green tints in glass, in painting glass and enamel naa and for glazing and 
colouring pottery. In 1872, when in England, I visited the extensive Hebburn chemical 
works at Gateshead, on the Tyne, the property of Messrs Charles Tennant and Co. 
They -n sponi 250 acres of land, of which about 13 acres are occupied by sulphurie 
acid cham will give some idea of its vast extent. This is a branch establish- 
ge of s aaa St. Rollox chemical works in Glasgow belonging to the same 
firm. The principal reason for establishing these works on the Tyne was that they 
could get the chalk ballast brought by the colliers from London at 5s. per ton. Mr. 
- Buchanan, the Manager of the Hebburn works, informed me that he would take any 
quantity of manganese of good quality that we could send from New Zealand at from £6 
: _ to £7 perton. Besides sending it to London in our wool ships as ballast it might be 
Bac um to Liverpool and Glasgow for the extensive chemical works in the vicinity of 
