264 ’ REPORTS FROM THE SECTIONS. 
the water below it, any more than the colour of the water in the 
basin is due to a reflection of the sky. The beautiful semen 
b s Ohinemutu. This latter blue water 1s 
remarkably transparent, and one can see down through it to very 
great dept errace water is rendered to rbid b 
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animal matter has time to dosh and fall to pieces. The p 
colour of the pink terrace is apparently due to the renege ere 
mass now forming upon some dead twigs in one of the hot springs. 
(Jack Loffley’s, the Taupo guide) at Lake Taupo, was also shown. 
On examination, this mass of mixed newly formed iron pyrites 
and dead vegetable matter was found to contain traces of gold. 
SECTION D.—BOTANY. 
Fotr meetings . gp etm sneer have been held this session, 
at which numerous specim a plants have been 
sg ‘dentifie!, eric le and placed in the Herbari 
Ww cen established. 
% senpesitien that members of the Section should each make 
especial study of a separate Order has been adopted, and 
a pt ba Orders have been undertaken by four of the 
ers : 
Composite. Labeliacez. 
Epacridacee. Proteacez. 
SECTION E.—MICROSCOPICAL SCIENCE. 
WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY, 1877. 
THE first meeting of the session was held on the above date. 
| the absence of the Chairman, Mr. H. C. Russxxz, B.A., 
FRCS. , took the Chair. 
