Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . A. R. cua* To Hlvmtra£e. Tether ~by A. Bedschek. Wellington Philosophical Society. 441 3. Eeceiit Explorations North of Chalky Sound, WestCoast of Otago, by A. Eeischek, with map (Plate XXII.). An abstract of correspondence was read by Sir James Hector, whoexplained that Mr. Eeischek, who is a well-known practical naturalist, had,with the assistance of the Government, been landed at Chalky Inlet inJanuary last, and since then had been engaged in exploring the countrybetween Chalky and Dusky Sounds. One of his principal obj
Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . A. R. cua* To Hlvmtra£e. Tether ~by A. Bedschek. Wellington Philosophical Society. 441 3. Eeceiit Explorations North of Chalky Sound, WestCoast of Otago, by A. Eeischek, with map (Plate XXII.). An abstract of correspondence was read by Sir James Hector, whoexplained that Mr. Eeischek, who is a well-known practical naturalist, had,with the assistance of the Government, been landed at Chalky Inlet inJanuary last, and since then had been engaged in exploring the countrybetween Chalky and Dusky Sounds. One of his principal objects was thediscovery of further specimens of the interesting and rare bird Notornis. Inthis he had not been successful, but had obtained several geographicalresults of considerable interest, such as the discovery of five new lakes,hitherto unmarked on the maps, which he had named Lake Hector, LakeThomas (after Professor Thomas, of Auckland), Lake Fraser (after the Fraser), Lake Macarthur, and Lake Birnmer. He had also foundabout twenty squar
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