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SIR J. H. LEFROY has forwarded to me a small packet of volcanic dust, together with an extract from a letter written by Mr. Coutts Trotter, F.R.G.S., and has requested me to examine the former and append my remarks upon it to the more important parts of Mr. Trotter's letter. This document is dated on September 24, 1886, βon board the ss. Suva, a few miles south of the Island of Niua-foou β (or Niua-fu, one of the Friendly Islands). After speaking of an expedition to Fiji, Mr. Trotter proceeds:β
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The first outbreak was early on the morning of June 10. See NATURE, vol. xxxiv. p.301.
The principal shock was on Tuesday night, August 31. bee NATURE, vol. xxxiv. p. 470, and vol. xxxv. p. 31.
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BONNEY, T. Volcanic Eruption in Niua-Fu, Friendly Islands . Nature 35, 127β128 (1886). https://doi.org/10.1038/035127b0
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