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fumarole varied during two hours between 175° and 180° F. 
Employing the same rough field tests, I ascertained that watery 
vapour was the principal substance discharged ; no effect was pro- 
duced on acetate of lead, silver nitrate, or lime-water, and litmus 
hill-summit. The trachytic rock was much decomposed, and a 
little of the decomposed rock unavoidably fell in, and forms a 
natural state. 
The fruits were afterwards examined by Mr. Moore, F.LS., who 
states that he thought the blue fruit to be a species of H/wocarpus, 
and the red fruit that of a palm, probably a Kentia ; the largest of 
the three is commonly known as the native almond of the Solomon 
Islands, but as there are neither leaves nor flowers no determina- 
tion could be made 
About thirty members were present. 
