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Contents. 



Art. XVI. An Inquiry into the Seedling Forms of New Zealand pages 

 Phanerogams and their Development. By L. 

 Cockayne . . . . • . . . . . 83- 94 



XVII. A Sketch of the Plant Geography of the Waimakariri 

 River Basin, considered chiefly from an CEcologi- 

 cal Point of View. By L. Cockayne . . . . 95-136 



XVIII. Notes on the New Zealand Musci. By Robert 



Brown .. .. .. .. .. 137-148 



XIX. Notes on the New Zealand Musci : On a Proposed 



New Genus. By Robert Brown . . . . 148-149 



XX. On the Vegetative Organs of Haastia pulvinaris. 

 By Miss E. Low, B.A. Communicated by Pro- 

 fessor A. Dendy, D.Sc. . . . . . . 150-157 



Corrigenda in Art. XX. on separate slip, to face page 157 



III. — Geology. 



XXI. The Geological History of New Zealand. By Captain 



F. W. Button, F.R.S. . . . . . . 159-183 



XXII. On the Geology of the District between Napier and 



Puketitiri. By H. Hill, F.G.S. .. .. 183-188 



XXIII. On the Volcanoes of the Pacific. By Coleman 



Phillips .. .. .. .. .. 188-212 



XXIV. CaPtle Rock, Coromandel. By J. M. Maclaren . . 213-215 

 XXV. Description of some New Species of Pliocene Mol- 



lusca from the Wanganui District, with Notes on 

 other Described Snecies. By R. Murdoch . . 216-221 



XXVI. On the Nelson Boulder Bank. By VV. F. Worley . . 221-225 



IV. — Chemistry. 



XXVII. The Composition of the Soil of the Taupo Plains, 

 and its Suitability for the Growth of Grasses. By 

 J. A. Pond, F.C;S., and J. S. Maclaurin, D.Sc, 

 F.C.S. 

 XXVIII. On the Percentage of Chlorine in Lake Takapuna. 

 By J. A. Pond 



227-241 

 241-242 



V. — Miscellaneous. 



XXIX. The Animal Mind as a Factor in Organic Evolution. 



By Charles W. Purnell .. ■.. ..24.3-252 



XXX. The Tohuiiga-Maori : A Sketch. By S. Percy Smith 253-270 

 XXXI. Further Notes on Maori Skeletons and Relics brought 

 to Light at Karaka Bay, Wellington. By H. N. 

 McLeod .. .. .. .. .. 271 



XXXII. Inherited Instincts and Anecdotes of Domestic 



Animals. By Taylor White . . . . . . 272-284 



XXXIII. Maori Spirals and Sun-worship. By Edward Tregear 284-293 



XXXIV. Maori Origins. By Elsdon Best . . . . . . 294-298 



XXXV. A Name for a Spider. By Edward Tregear . . 298-304 



XXXVI. Of a Radiant Phenomenon: "In hoc signo vinces." 

 A Fragment left by the late W. Colenso, F.R.S., 

 F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. 305-309 



XXXVII. Memorabilia, Ancient and Modern ; being Remarks 

 and Information respecting some of the Tin- 

 mines in Cornwall, England. A Fragment left 

 by the late W. Colenso . . . . . , 309-324 



