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Contents. 



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Art. XVII. On the Occurrence of Vanessa atalanta and Plusia 

 festucce in Southland. By A. Philpott . . 

 XVIII. Notes on Southern LcpidojJtera. By A. Philpott .. 

 XIX. Notes on an Insect found in some Hot Springs at 



Taupo. By J. W. Poynton 

 XX. The Sipiinciiiids of New Zealand. By Professor 

 W. B. Benham 

 XXI. On a New Species of Leech (Hirudo antipodum) re- 

 cently discovered in New Zealand. By Professor 

 W. B. Benham 

 XXII. A Note on the Oligochceta of the New Zealand Lakes. 

 By Professor W. B. Benham . . 



XXIII. An apparently New Species of Regalecus [R. jM'keri). 



By Professor W. B. Benham . . 



XXIV. A Species of Ixodes parasitic on the Grey Duck. By 



Professor 0. Chilton . . 



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III.— Botany. 

 XXV. Plants naturalised in the County of Ashburton. By 



W. W. Smith . . ■ . . . . . . 203-2-2.5 



XXVI. A Botanical Excursion during Midwinter to the 

 Southern Islands of New Zealand. Bv L. Cock- 

 ayne, Ph.D. .. .. .. .'. .. 225-333 



XXVII. Abnormal Growth of a Plant of Phormium colensoi. 



By Right Rev. W. L. Williams . . . . 333-334 



XXVIIL On Abnormal Developments in New Zealand Ferns: 

 with a Lis: of Papers by various Authors on the 

 Ferns of New Zealand. By A. Hamilton . . 334-:372 



XXIX. List of Papers and Notices on Botanical Subjects in 

 the " Transactions of the New Zealand I nstitute " 

 and other Publications. By A. Hamilton .. 34-2-37-2 



1\'. — Geology. 

 XXX. On the Subdivision of the Lower Mesozoic Rocks of 



New Zealand. By Professor Park .. ..373- 



XXXI. On the Age and Relations of the New Zealand Coal- 

 fields. By Professor Park .. .. . . 40o- 



XXXII. On the Geology of North Head, Waikouaiti, and its 

 relation to the Geological History oi Dunedin. 

 By Professor Park . . . . . . . . 4 1 S- 



XXXIII. On the Jurassic Age of the :Maitai Series. By Pro- 

 fessor Park .. .. .. .. ..431- 



XXXIV. On the Discovery of Permo carboniferous Rocks at 



Mount Marv. North Otago. By I'rofessor Park 447- 

 XXXV. The Norther > Wairoa By E. K. Mulgan, M.A. . . 4r.3- 

 XXXVI. No'-es on a Small Collection of Fossils from Whare- 

 kuri, on the Waitaki River, North Otago. By 

 A. Hamilton . . . . . . •• 4:05- 



XXXVII. Boulders in Iriassic Conglomerate, Nelson. By Dr. 



P. Marshall . . . . . . . . • . 407 



XXXVIII. Second Supplement to the " Matcials f r a Bib- 

 liography of the Dinornithidie." By A. Hamilton 471- 

 XXXIX. No e on the Remains of somo ICxtinct Birds of New 



Zealand found near Ngapara. By A. Hamilton.. 474- 

 XL. Note on a Dyke at Nugget Point.' By R. Speight, 



M.A., B.Sc. .. .. .. .. .. 477 



XLI. Some Caves and Water- passages in the Greymouth 



District. By H. N. McLeod .. .. .. 47U 



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