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or luxury it would be difficult to find its equal anywhere. The 

 peculiar softness of the water makes a gloss on the skin while 

 bathing, and from this fact it is often called the oil bath. 

 Froude says, he who bathes in the Rachel bath is beautiful for 

 ever. Besides these, there are numerous other baths of muddy 

 Sulphur water in and about the Sanatorium grounds, and all 

 the Hotels in the township have private natural hot water baths 

 of their own, which can be used by visitors. 



Baths abound everywhere, from the small open air basin 

 used by the Maoris, to the more comfortably enclosed ones of 

 the Sanatorium ; and although I cannot testify as a patient to 

 their restorative or curative properties, yet I can say, that after 

 a long days riding, driving, or sight-seeing, I know from 

 personal experience of nothing so invigorating or soothing as a 

 natural Hot Water bath at Rotorua. While from the medical 

 standpoint, the fact that the baths are patronised and visited by 

 people of every nationality in search of health, and hundreds of 

 cures can be vouched for by the Sanatorium doctors go far to 

 show the value of the balneatory treatment. 



Mr. Shillington — I think this Society is to be congratulated 

 on listening to such members and friends as are not only able 

 but willing to contribute such papers as we have heard this 

 evening. I wish the rules of our Society allowed me to say a 

 word or two with regard to Mr. Brown's paper ; but if we can, 

 in passing a vote of thanks to Mr. Cleaver, allow some of our 

 overflowings to reach Mr. Brown, we shall attain our object. 

 An interesting thing found in connection with travel is the 

 ability to get hold of what we see and be able to reproduce it, 

 and I think our young townsman has completely acquired this 

 faculty. We remember with great regret the destruction of 

 the pink and white terraces referred to, in which catastrophe 

 young Mr. Bainbridge, of Newcastle-on- 1 yne, lost his life in 

 such a heroic way in trying to save others. I have pleasure in 

 moving the best thanks of this Society to Mr. Cleaver for his 

 valuable paper. 



Professor Redfern — In coming here to-night to listen to 



