WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
Dr C. A. Cotton, D.Sc., F.G.S., presided at a meeting of the geological section of the Wellington Philosophical Society at the Dominion Museum last evening. Mr B. K. Lomas, M.A., M.Sc., read a highly instructive paper on “Tie Geographical Regions of New* Zealand." Mr Lomas dealt with th.e egological structure, temperature, rainfall, cereal productivity, etc., of the various regions of the Dominion. He temporarily classified the various regions according to those facts, but he said that the statistics vrero insufficient, and the data concerning rainfall and temparaturo was recorded mostly at seacoast towns, while information rcagrding the interior was lacking. There was unfortunately no regular systematic soil survey of the Dominion, and for economic reasons scientific . tests were 'high1 .1 desirable. An interesting discussion ensued. During the evening a number of exhibit 1 ? were on view, most of which were publications on geology, including “Tim Geology and Petrology of South Victoria Land and the Ross Archipdaga.’’ compiled from research by the members of the 1910 Shackleton expedition.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9794, 18 October 1917, Page 9
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170WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9794, 18 October 1917, Page 9
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