Contents. vii. 



Art.XLIV. Observations on the Eruption of Mount Tarawera, Bay 

 of Plenty, New Zealand, 10th June, 1886. By J. 

 A. Pond and S. Percy Smith, F.B.G.S. . . . . 342—371 



XLV. Notes on the Eruption of Tarawera Mountain and 

 Botomahana, 10th Ju?:e, 1886, as seen from 

 Taheke, Lake Botoiti. By Major W. G. Mair . . 372—374 

 XL VI. Thermal Activity in the Buapehu Crater. By L. 



Cussen .. .. .. .. .. 374—380 



XL VII. Phenomena connected with the Tarawera Eruption of 

 10th June, 1886, as observed at Gisborne. By 

 Archdeacon W. L. Williams .. .. .. 380—382 



XL VIII. Notes on the Eruption of Tarawera, as observed at 



Opotiki. By E. P. Dumerque.. .. .,382—384 



XLIX. Traces of Volcanic Dust-showers at Napier, Petane, 

 and generally throughout the East Coast Districts, 

 North of Cape Kidnappers. By H. Hill, B.A. . . 385—387 

 L. A Description of a Scaphites, found near Cape Turn- 

 again. By H. Hill . . . . . . _. . 387—388 



LI. Notes on the Hot Springs Nos. 1 and 2, Great Barrier 

 Island, with Sketches showing the Temperature 

 of the Waters. By C. P. Winkelmann . . . . 388—392 



LII. On the Geology of the Trelissick or Broken Eiver 

 Basin, Selwyn County. By Professor F. W. 

 Button, F.G.S. .. .. .. .. 392—412 



LIII. On the so-called Gabbro of Dun Mountain. By Pro- 

 fessor F. W. Hutton . . . . . . . . 412—414 



LIV. On the Geology of the Country between Oamaru and 



Moeraki. By Professor F. W. Hutton . . . . 415—430 



LV. Note on the Geology of the Valley of the Waihao in 



South Canterbury. By Professor F. W. Hutton. . 430—433 

 LVI. The Waihao Greeusands, and their Belation to the 

 Ototara Limestone. By Ale.x. McKay, Assistant 

 Geologist .. .. .. .. .. 434—440 



LVII. Geology of Scinde Island, and the Belation of the 

 Napier Limestones to others in the surrounding 

 District .. .. .. .. .. 441—448 



LVIII. Notes on the Age and Subdivisions of the Sedimentary 

 Bocks in the Canterbury Mountains, based upon 

 the Palffiontological Eesearches of Professor Dr. 

 C. Baron von Ettingshausen in Gratz (Austria). 

 By Sir Julius von Haast, K.C.M.G., D.Sc, Ph.D., 

 F.K.S.,etc. .. .. .. .. .. 449—451 



LIX. Notes on the Geology of the Bluff District. By W. S. 



Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. 452—455 



LX. On the Formation of Timaru Downs. By John Goodall, 



M.Inst.C.E. .. .. .. .. 455—458 



IV. — Chemistry. 



LXI. On the Occurrence of Bismuth at the Owen, New Zea- 

 land. By WiUiam Skey . . . . . . 459—460 



V . — Miscellaneous. 



LXII. Address. By James Hector, M.D., President of the 



Wellington Philosophical Society . . . . 461— 470 



LXIII. Economic Antarctic Exploration. By C. Traill ; com- 

 municated by T. Kirk, F.L.S. . . . . . . 470—481 



LXIV. The Track of a Word. By E, Tregear, F.B.G.S. . . 482- -486 



