Dr J. Murray Moore, P.R.G.S., gave a lecture entitled ‘New Zealand of To-day’ beforeaselectaudience, consisting of members of the newly-formed Liverpool Geographical Society, on Saturday evening, the venue being the Royal Institute in Colquett street. The chair on the occasion was occupied by Admiral Gough, and the gallant “ old salt ” in his introductory remarks was very com plimentary to the colony. He supposed that few Liverpudlians were in New Zealand or knew much about the country at the time he was serving on that station, over two score years since. He had a lively and happy recollection of the period himself, and a genial glow was associated with his memo ries of the colony. He was there with that grand missionary Bishop Selwyn, and he was in the country just at the conclusion of the great Maori War of 1847-48. Hedescribed the Maoris—particularly their chiefs—as the only true type of “ the noble savage ” he had ever seen; he did not know what the phrase meant till he went to New Zealand. Dr Moore opened with the usual trite observa tions anent “ intercolonial federation ” being “ the necessary prelude to Imperial federa tion,” and he was glad to see that New Zealand had abandoned her attitude of reserve towards the other colonies in refe rence to these matters, etc. Ho then dis coursed pleasantly of the colony from various standpoints, after the fashion of the Agent-General, illustrating his glowing accounts of the islands with photographic views. The lecture was well received, and a cordial vote of thanks extended to Mr Moore by his audience. THE THERMOGRAJ'H. Mr Perceval informs me that Messrs Negretti and Zambra have undertaken to produce a recording instrument for use in cool chambers which will show the daily maximum and minimum temperature for a period of two months without atten tion. The price of the first few of these instruments would be L 25 apiece, which seems at first sight a big price, but which added to the coat of a liner in these days is very little. 