The subantarctic island of New Zealand : vol. I.

Towards the end of 1906 a deputation from the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury waited upon the Hon. R. McNab, Minister of Lands, and urged upon him the desirability of extending the magnetic survey of New Zealand to the various groups of islands lying to the south of the mainland, and suggested that in the event of this being done advantage should be taken of the opportunity to further investigate the geology, zoology, and botany of these islands. This volume is based mainly on observations and collections made during the resulting expedition.