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Photographs by D. L. Mundy— continued. 17- A Study of the Great Mamuka or Ponga Tree Fern, on Ponga Flat, 1,200 feet abovo the Thames Gold Fields, the River Thames in the distance. 18. Ohinemutu Rotorua —the commencement of tho Hot Springs District, with Native Village or Kainga. 19. Rotokakahi, near Rotomahana. 20. Roto Tarawera, near Rotomahana. 21. Tokanui, head of Lake Taupo, showing tho Geysers. 22. Roto Pounamu, Botomah&da, or Cold Green Lake, showing tho steam holes in the Hot Taupes. 23. Fumaroles, or Boiling Mud Cones, Rotomahana. 24. General View of Rotomahana, looking east. 25. General View of Rotomahana, looking west. 26. The Te Tarata Geyser, Rotomahana. 27- The Otukapuarangi or Pink Terrace, Rotomuhana. 28. Side View of the Te Tarata Terraces, Rotomahana. 29. Side View of the Pink Terrace, Rotomahima, showing the great Stalactite Terraces. 30. The Te Tarata Terrace, Rotomahana, looking down on the Lake from the Crater. 31. The Crystal Slope of the Te Kiwi Geyser, Rotomahana. 32. Captain Cook's Bay, where he took the transit of Mercury, Novombcr 9th, 1769. 33. Cabbage Tree Palms, Governor's Bay, Canterbury. 34. Dyer's Pass Road, Head of Lyttelton Harbour. 35. Government Buildings, Christchurch, Canterbury. 36. Craigieburn Cutting, West Coast Road, Canterbury. 37. Study on the Otira River, Southern Alps, Canterbury. 38. The Bealey River Bed, Canterbury. 39. The Rolleston Range, with Glacier, Arthur's Pass, Canterbury. 40. Summit of Arthur's Pass, Westland, looking west. 41. Summit of Arthur's Pass, Westland, looking cast. 42. Looking through the Forest on the Teremakau River. 43. On the Teremakau River Bed, Westland. 44. In the Kahikatea, or White Pine Forest, Westland. 45. An Hotel on the Gold Fields near Fox's Diggings, Westland. 46. White Pine Forest, West Coast Road, Canterbury. 47. Thames Gold Field, from top of Moanataiari Tramway, 1,200 feet above the sea. 48. Akaroa Bay, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury. W. Collie, of Marlborough —Photographs. 49. Scenery of the Wairau Massacre. 50. Ditto ditto. 51. Ditto ditto. 52. White's Bay, Landing Place of Cook Strait Telegraph Cable. 53. Flax Mills and Bleaching Ground, Massacre Hill, Province of Marlborough. 54. Picton (Evening), Province of Marlborough. 55. Massacre Hill, Province of Marlborough, wild Phormium in foreground. 56. Monument at the Graves on Massacre Hill. W. T. L. Travers, 12 Photographs of New Zealand Scenery— Lake Guyon and Creek scenes, Nelson Province, South Island. W. N. Blair, C.E., 3 Photographs, Rangitata Bridge, Canterbury. General Government — Eleven Photographs of Thames Gold Fields, Auckland. » MISCELLANEOUS. Ltjke Nattrass, Nelson — Sketch to exhibit the use of a new pigment chemically extracted from the Hinau Tree (Elceocarpus). A specimen of this has been exposed to the light for seven years without showing any change or fading. R. Walker and Co., Auckland — Exhibits of Kauri Gum. Combes and Daldy, Auckland— Four cases of Kauri Gum. Samples from bulk sent to London. Brown and Campbell, Auckland — Kauri Gum, as assorted for tho London market. Nos. 1, 2, and 3. Owen and GiunAM, Auckland— Kauri Gum, as assorted for the London market. Nos. 1, 2, and 3. HENDEfiSON and Macfarlane, Auckland— Kauri Gum, as assorted for the London market. Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4. 2—H. 5.

R. Nageb, Raglan, Auckland— Fungus (Hirneola polytricha) , used as food by the Chinese. Largely exported from the Colony. Auckland Museum— Footprint of lloa, from Poverty Bay, Auckland. T. L. White, Auckland— Inlaid Cabinet, made of New Zealand woods, especially comprising kinds peculiar to the North Island, made by Seuffert. Price £100. G. Holdship AMD Compant, Auckland— One 2-inch Jlouldod and Panelled Door, one lj-iuch ditto, two pairs of Sashes, one case of Mouldings. General Government— Table made of Mottlod Kauri. Kowhara (leaves of Astelia), A first-class material for the manufacture of paper. I). Nairn, Christchurch— Six varieties of Silk ; the yellow silk is Chinese, the white silk is Indian, the small sample is Japanese; showing the new process of drying in the sun for export; grown and dried by Exhibitor. Miss Emily George, Taranaki—■ Exhibit of Silk. Dr. llaast, F.R.S., Canterbury Museum— 1. Geological Section of tho Moorhouse Tunnel through the Caldera wall of Lyttelton Harbour, Banks Peninsula, Province of Canterbury. Scale horizontal and vertical, 200 feet to 1 inch. 2. Geological detail Section of the Moorhouse Tunnel on the Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway, Canterbury. Scale horizontal and vertical, 20 feet to 1 inch ; Engineering details by Edward Dobson, C.E., Provincial Engineer. 3. Reconnaissance Map of tho Interior of the Province of Canterbury (the Southern Alps). Scale 4 miles to 1 inch. 4. Geological Map of the Malvern Hills, Canterbury. Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. General Government— Topographical Map of New Zealand, on scale of 12 miles to 1 inch, showing surface features, forests, railways, telegraphs, roads, and other public works, political and tribal boundaries, &c. Compiled from official information in the Public Works Department, by Auguste Koch. Geological Map of New Zealand, on scale of 12 miles to 1 inch, showing the distribution of the formations, illustrated by 12 geological sections through different parts of the islands. Compiled by James Hector, M.D., F.R.S., Director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand, from official information in the Geological Survey Department, and drawn by Auguste Koch. Map of Thames Gold Field, 14 feet by 7 feet. Panorama of the Thames Gold Field, as seen from tho sea, 15 feet by 2 feet. Db. Haast, F.R.S., Canterbury Museum— Skeletons of Moas —(1) Dinornis giganteus, (2) Dinornis didiformis, (3) Palapteryx elephantopus. Case of New Zealand Birds. 1 Circus assimilis, Harrier, Kahu. 2 Halcyon sanctus, Kingfisher, Kotare. 2 Prosthemadera novte-zealandicß, Parson Bird, Tui. 2 Anlhornis melanura, Bell Bird or Mocker, Mokomoko. 2 Zosterops lateralis, Blight Bird or White Eye, Tauhou. 2 Acanthisiita cldoris, Creeper, Titipounamu. 2 Orihonyx ochrocephala, Canary or Yellow Head, Popokatea. 2 Petroica alhifrons, Wood Robin. 2 Cerlhiparusnovm-zealandicß,Hrowa Creeper, Toitoi. 2 Rhipidura tristis, Black Fantail, Tiwakawaka. 2 Glaucopis cinerea, Orange-wattled Crow. 1 Stringops hahroptilus, Ground Parrot, Kakapo. 1 Platycercua novtu-zealandice, Crimson-top Paroquet, Kakariki. 2 Plalycercus auriceps, Yellow-top Paroquet, Kakariki. 2 Carpophaga nova-zealand'uz, Wood Pigeon, Kereru or Kuku. 1 Apteryx australis, Brown Kiwi or Rowi. 2 Apteryx oweni, Gray Kiwi. 2 Charadrius obscurus, Red-breasted Plover, Tuturiwhata. 2 Charadrius bicinctus, Dotterel, Pohowera. 2 Anarhynchusfronialis, Crook-bill Plover. 2 llamalopus longiroslris, Pied Oyster-catcher, or Red-bill, Torea. 2 llcematopus leucocephalus, Pied Stilt, Poaka. 2 Jllmantopus melas, Black Stilt. 2 Porp/iyrio melanotus, Swamp Hen, Pukeko. 2 Casarca variegata, Paradise Duck, Putangitangi.