Wellington Philosophical Society. 497 



breaking up the Lower "VVanganui series, which, if established, would have an 

 important bearing on the geology of the district. 



5. "Notes on the Microscopic Structure of certain Igneous Rocks sub- 

 mitted by the Director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand," by 

 B,. Daintree, F.G.S., Agent-General for Queensland; communicated by 

 Dr. Hector. (Transactions ^ p. 458.) 



Dr. Hector stated that specimens had been sent by him to the author, who 

 was formerly Government Geologist in Australia, and was now devoting his 

 attention to this subject. The results of his examinations so far were very 

 interesting, but of a highly technical nature. 



ocks 



ance 



application to New Zealand was not overlooked. 



After the meeting many members remained to examine a large series of 

 sketches made by Mr. W. M. Cooper, illustrating the scenery of the West 

 Coast mining districts, and other parts of the colony. 



Fourth Meeting. 15th August, 1874. 



Charles Knight, F.R.C.S., President, in the chair. 

 New members. — Frederick Bull, E. H. Bold, C.E. 

 1. "Notes on Dr. Haast's supposed Pleistocene Glaciation of New 



W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. {Transactions 



Mr, 



must certainly disagree with the author in his view that the S.E. trades 



stabbed 



lment with a stiletto of chalk. No doubt it was right and proper 

 that the S.E. trades should blow over Australia, but unfortunately, as a matter 

 of fact, they did not. They only passed over the N.E. corner, and it was well 

 known that hot, dry winds from the N.W. were prevalent along the eastern 

 portions of Australia, at least south of Brisbane. 



Mr. J. A. Wilson 



Mr. Crawford. He ag 



the author that the S.E. trades did blow on the coast of Australia and 



the 



view which had escaped the notice of the author of the paper. He did not 



W 



certainly never encountered on the ocean surface that intervenes ; whether or 



regions 



mined by a balloon. The hot winds of Canterbury, he thought, had nothing to 



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