SECOND INNINGS OP THE ELEVEN.. Thomson, b Thomson 9 Cairns, b Thomson, c Parry 9 Allen, c Parry, b Johnston ... ... 9 M'Donnell, b Cross 27 Johnston, run out 15 Clarke, c Cross, b Morrison 10 Tait, b Cross I Hacfarlan, not out ... .... ... 11: Lambert, c and b Cross 2! Glen, b Cross 1 Garwood, b Cross ... 0 Extras ... 16 Total 110 SECOND INNINGS OF THE EIGHTEEN. Fulton F., not out 4 English, run out 1 Thomson, c Johnston, b Cairns 3 Parry, not out ... ... 4 Total 12 THE FIELD NATURALIST CLUB Made a fair muster at the Station, and started by the noon train for Port Chalmers, from which, after a little delay, caused by the scarcity of boats, they got under way in a couple of crafts for Goat Island, the scene of their day's exploration. After a pleasant pull, the boats were ruD ashore on a gently sloping beach and made fast. The party then commenced work, and almost the first stone turned over disclosed a number of specimens of that curious multivalvegastero podous mollusc — the chiton, as' well as a colony of the Porcelain crab, of all ages. j Some of the party took to the beach, aud commenced looking for sponges and other marine animals, while the others took to the hill, an d climbed up a rocky spur to the top "of the ridge, and spent their time botanizing. The island is a mass of trachytic rock, of irregu lar bedding, mostly at a high angle with the ■ horizon, and giving to the coast-line every ! variety of scenery, from a smooth beach to a perpendicular rock-face. The botanical party traversed the island from end to end, pushing their way through the thick, almost impenetrable, scrub in various directions. Their labour was rewarded by the discovery of some beautiful ferns — particularly Asple nium lucidum and A, falcatuvi, once plenti ful over the district, but now almost confined to this little spot, .Some fine flowering plants were also gathered, as well as some beetles. Rabbits, rats, and lizards were also seen ; while the commonest bird was the familiar robin. 