42 Transactions. 



Hardcastle, J. : " Origin of the Loess-deposit of the Timaru 

 Plateau." Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxii. 



Cox, S. H. : " Report of the Geological Survey, Mount Somers 

 and Malvern Hills District, 1883." (This gives a good 

 description of the geological structure of the rocks in the 

 districts named, and in particular those near the Rakaia 

 Gorge.) 



Hutton, Captain F. W. : "On the Cause of the Former Great 

 Extension of the Glaciers in New Zealand." Trans. N.Z. 

 Inst., vol. viii. 



Hutton, Captain F. W. : " Note on the Silt-deposit at Lyttelton." 

 Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xv. 



Hutton, Captain F. W. : "On the Lower Gorge of the Waimaka- 

 riri." Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xvi. 



Hutton, Captain F. W. : " The Geological History of New- 

 Zealand." Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxxii. 



Hutton. Captain F. W. : "On the Formation of the Canterbury 

 Plains." Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxxvii (1904). 



Hutton, Captain F. W. : " Report on the North-east Portion 

 of the South Island." Geological Survey Report, 1872-3. 



Hutton, Captain F. W. : " The Origin of the Fauna and Flora 

 of New Zealand." " Annals of Natural History," vol. xv 

 (1885). 



In these articles Captain Hutton puts forward his views 

 as regards the reason for the extension of the glaciers, the 

 evidence for the marine origin of the loess, and for the forma- 

 tion of the Canterbury Plains. As they come from such a 

 distinguished author, they are worthy of the greatest con- 

 sideration. 



Cockayne, Dr. L. : " The Plant Geography of the Waimakariri." 

 Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxxii. 



This paper gives an excellent account of the present 

 climatic conditions of the basin of the Waimakariri, as well 

 as of its oecological botany. Special attention has been 

 paid to the xerophilous plants, and to the reasons for their 

 frequent occurrence in this area. 



Hikendorf, Dr. F. W. : " The Influence of the Terrestrial Rota- 

 tion on the Canterbury Rivers." Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxxix 

 (1906). 



This paper is a valuable contribution to the literature 

 dealing with the river-terraces. In it the author attempts 

 to prove that the earth's rotation has affected the form 

 of the terraces. While admitting that this is a vera causa, 

 yet the geological difficulties in the way of conclusively 

 demonstrating its effect are so great that I cannot regard 

 the conclusion as satisfactorily established. The labour and 



