162 ACCOUNT OF EXPEDITIONS OF MT. KINABALU. 
Lobong, 65°-61° Fahr. 
Kamborangah, 56°-52° Fahr. 
Pakka, 50°-40° Fahr. 
The summit of Kinabalu was noted as ten degrees 
(sheltered), and ice was found on the top. I was fortunate 
enough to meet Mr. Maxwell in Jesselton, and he told me 
that his record of the temperature for the summit was 
undoubtedly due to some mistake, but that there was no 
doubt of the ice being found there. 
St. John speaks of a hoar-frost at Pakka and of hail on 
the summit; but this seems to be the first record of ice. 
The glistening white granite cap has given rise to stories 
of snow on the top, but actual records of snow are still 
wanting. 
Mr. Maxwell’s report contains much information of use 
to anyone wishing to make the ascent. He gives a short 
summary of the geographical features of the Kiau side of 
Kinabalu, and useful notes on the stages of the ascent and 
return. He mentions the recognised scale of wages, 
viz. ten dollars * to each guide and three dollars to each 
coolie for the journey from Kiau to summit and back 
Miss Gibbs read a paper on the botanical results of her 
expedition before the Linnean Society of London in June, 
1918, from which we get more details. 
1910. Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany), 1914. 
Yol. xlii. No. 285, pp. 1-240, pis. 1-8. “ A Contribution 
to the Flora and Plant Formations of Mount Kinabalu 
and the Highlands of British North Borneo.” By Lilian 
S. Gibbs, F.L.S. 
Miss Gibbs, the first lady to visit Kinabalu, broke 
entirely new ground by approaching the mountain from 
the south instead of the usual routes (Tampassuk or 
Tuaran). 
Landing in Jesselton, the train took her eighty-seven 
miles south and away from Kinabalu to Tenom, the Besi- 
dency of the interior. From here Miss Gibbs followed the 
bridle path, passing through Melalap and Senagong to the 
Kaningau plain, which is given as 1000 ft. above the sea 
and about twenty miles long. After two days at the 
Government Residency here, the journey was continued 
across the plain to Apin Apin, thence to Tambunan, situ¬ 
ated on the plain of that name, 1870 ft. A District Officer 
* The Straits Settlements dollar is used in British North Borneo, value 
two shillings and fourpence in English currency. 
