262 REPORTS FROM THE SECTIONS. 
Consul in the Fijis, ; received from him a — ——- of 
voluminous brown-coloured ash is left. Sp. gr. 1:30. Small 
particles of pyrites are present. 
Approximate analysis— 
Moisture ere a ean kOe 
Combustible matter... ios F016 
Ash... ei ae ced ee 
100-00 
A second piece yielded only 7:2 per cent. of ash. The portion 
entered under head of combustible se ago includes the sulphur, 
nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen present, which it was not thought 
necessary to determine until further information was received as 
to the extent and thickness of the deposit. It is not dissimilar 
to many lignites used for fuel in Europe. 
SATURDAY, 28 OCTOBER, 1877. 
The members of the Section, on the invita vases 
Trebeck, went to the head of pee Cove toe amine the columnar 
FRIDAY, 16 NOVEMBER, 1877. 
Proressor LIveRstmce in the Chair. 
Proressor Liversrpex exhibited some interesting specimens 
of the siliceous and other deposits from some of the hot s rings 
time than he could at present devote to the matter ; and more- 
over, such a paper would perhaps be more or less superfluous, 
