Paringa.

The main branch of the Paringa is formed by two confluent streams, of which the southern one issues from a glacier on the western slopes of Mount Hooker, and after a north-west course of about six miles, receives the northern branch—according to Mr. Gerh. Mueller, not of glacier origin. After this junction, the Paringa valley, for about eight miles, continues in the same direction, receiving three miles above its mouth the Hall river, a small stream issuing from Lake Hall, of which I have described the characteristics on page 161.