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Eleventh Meeting. A2)ril 6, 1870. 

 Sir D. Moni'o, President, in the chair. 



Mr. Wells read a paper, " On the resemblance of the country in the 

 neighbourhood of the Dun Mountain and the Wairoa Gorge to the mining 

 districts of Queensland and Auckland." (See Transactions.) To 

 illustrate his subject, he had before him, on the table, specimens of 

 several of the rocks mentioned in his paper, and the resemblance of 

 stone from the Maitai to specimens from the Thames was very striking. 



An interesting conversation followed, in which the President and 

 several of the members took part, and it was cursorily stated that both 

 reef and alluvial gold had been obtained from the Maitai within the last 

 few days. 



Twelfth Meeting. May 4, 1870. 

 The Bishop of Nelson, Vice President, in the chair. 



Mr. Wells read a letter from Dr. Hector, stating that Mr. Skey, 

 Analyst to the Geological Survey, had examined the Cupreous and 

 Chi'omic Iron Ores from the Dun Mountain, and in both had detected 

 distinct, though small, traces of gold. 



A discussion ensued as to the desirability of affiliating the 

 Association with the N^ew Zealand Institute, and Txltimately a Committee 

 was appointed to consider and rej)ort on the subject. 



The Yice President then read a paper, forwarded by Dr. Haast, 

 " On the Thermal Springs on the Hanmer Plains, Province of Nelson." 

 (See Transactions.) 



Mr Mackay then read the first part of liis paper, " On Technical 

 Education," 



(abstract. ) 



The author points out that in this coui:itry, where flax and wool are 

 produced in quantity, fitted for any purpose, whether coarse or fine, 

 there were no manufactures of either, save some rope of the one, and 

 coarse cloth of tlie other ; both, be it said, however, good in their way. 

 Timber of any dimensions and quality, suited to the multitudinous uses 

 it can be turned to, even to the finest articles of furniture, and yet but 

 little used. Coal, inferior in quality to none in the world, but the 

 supply hitherto of that fuel derived from England or New South Wales. 

 Iron ore of every kind, with its kindred fluxes side by side, not only not 



