NELSON ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF 

 SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 



First Meeting. 10^^ ^|?n/, 1872. 



J. Holloway in the chair. 



The receipt of new books was reported. 



Eesolved That the Joint Book Committee be requested to order a fresh 



supply of books from London. 



Second Meeting. 1th August^ 1872. 

 The Bishop of Nelson, Yice-President, in the chair. 



New Members.— ^o^Q^h. Giles, M.D., D. Grant, G. Bennington, 0. G. A. 

 Harvey, W. Tomlinson. 



1. " On the Mineral Resources of Nelson Province," by J. Tatton. 



(abstract.) 



The subject of this paper was ilhistrated by a number of specimens of most 

 of the known mineral products of the province, consisting of auriferous quartz 

 from the reefs at Collingwood and the Inangahua, also of alluvial and refined 

 gold ; ores of silver, copper, lead, zinc, chrome, iron, iron-pyrites, arsenic and 

 antimony in their crude state, also graphite and coal, besides many of their 

 derivative products, principally pigments manufactured from the chrome, lead, 

 and zinc ores. Mr. Tatton also exhibited a map showing the several localities 

 where the minerals displayed were found. 



Considerable discussion took place, and a good deal of practical informa- 

 tion was afforded to the meeting on the superiority of the pigments, chrome 

 especially, in quality, as well as in economy in regard to cost, as compared 

 with similar colours imported from England. 



Besolved — That the Secretary be instructed to procure specimens of dried 

 New Zealand plants to form the foundation of an herbarium for the Museum 

 of the province. 



