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Chapman) had been asked by Professor Ulrica to assist, and had 

 entered into correspondence with Maoris in both islands, and had 

 collected a considerable amount of information, which had been to some 

 extent published in Germany. The paper he now presented set forth 

 the information he had gathered on the subject during the last 18 or 19 

 years. True greenstone was found at only one place in the colony. 

 The Teremakau and Arahura rivers on the west coast of this island, 

 and the beach between them comprised the whole extent of country 

 where the true greenstone was found in this colony. There was 

 another place at Milford Sound where there was a kind of greenstone 

 largely used by the Maoris, but it was said to be a chemically different 

 stone from the true greenstone. However, supposing this was really 

 greenstone, the localities where this mineral could be obtained were 

 very restricted. .Recently it was said it had been found somewhere in 

 America, and that some kind was found in New Caledonia, or on one 

 of the Pacific islands, but practically, Tartary and New Zealand were 

 the only spots where it was known. Mr. Chapman then, with the aid 

 of a map and numerous specimens of greenstone in different stages of 

 manufacture, gave a very large amount of information respecting this 

 rare and beautiful stone. The old Maori roads from the east to the 

 west coast, along the Waitaki and Clutha rivers, and over the Haast 

 Pass to the greenstone country were indicated, and the methods of 

 manufacture by cutting the stone with sandstone or other stone, and 

 sand and water, were explained, and so, also, was the drilling process, 

 which must have demanded positively maivellous patience. Many of 

 the specimens were the property of Mr. J. White, of Anderson's Bay, 

 others belonged to Mr. Chapman, the Maori drill was lent from Dr. 

 Hocken's collection of Maori curios, and a beautiful " mere," which was 

 given by Titokowaru to the Native Minister as an emblem of sub- 

 mission, was lent by Sir 11. Stout. As showing the quantity of 

 greenstone that must have been brought from the West Coast, he 

 said that it was no exaggeration to say that not less than 1,000 

 greenstone articles, had, to his knowledge, been found within 20 miles 

 of Dunedin. Mr. Chapman also made reference to the Maori wars, 

 some of them wars of extermination, such as Te Rauparaha's, which had 

 been urged for the possession of the highly-valued greenstone. 



Dr. Hocken said it was most satisfactory to know that at last they 

 had the history of the greenstone written, as he was sure it deserved to 

 be, because it was not only of interest to people here but to scientists in 

 Europe. Mr. Chapman had given enormous labour and research to the 

 subject, and had pretty well exhausted it. He was, however, inclined 

 to think that the favourite gi eenstones amongst the Maoris were not the 

 beautiful specimens, but the very dark ones, because they were the 

 hardest and the most suitable for drill points and implements. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



Dunedin, November 10th, 1891.— Prof. F. B. de M. Gibbons, 

 President, in the chair. 



New member. — Mr. J. Dove Dunn. 



