370 Transactions. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES XXXI-XXXIV. 



Plate XXXI. 



Figs. 1-4. Young plants of L. cernuum. 1, x 7 ; 2, x 7 ; 3, x 6 ; 4, x 3. 



Figs. 5-9. Youug })]ants of L. laterale. 5, x 5 ; 6, natural size ; 7, X 3 ; 8, x 3 ; 



9, X \\. 

 Figs. 10-13. Young plants of L. voluhile. 10, 11, and 12, natural size ; 13, X f. 

 Fig. 13a. Showing dorsi-ventrality and heterophylly in leaf- arrangement of L. volubile. 

 Figs. 14-15. Young jilants of L. scariosum. Natural size. 

 Figs. 15a, 156. Showing dorsi-ventrality and heterophylly in leaf-arrangement of L. 



scariosum. 

 Fig. 16. Yoimg plant of L. densum. X ^. 



Figs. 17-19. Young ]ilant of L. BiUardieri. Natural size. 



Plate XXXII. 

 Fig. 1. Portion of stele of mature stem of L. volubile, showing banded arrangement. 



X 175. 

 Fig. 2. Stele of yomig plant of L. volubile, 1 cm. high, x 225. 

 Fig. 3. Stele of young plant of L. scariosum.. li cm. high, x 175. 

 Fig. 4. Portion of stele of mature stem of L. cernuum just behind apex, showing mixed 



arrangement. X 80. 

 Fig. 5. Apex of adventitious root of L. volubile. X 125. 



Fig. 6. Showing piliferous layer behind apex of adventitious root of L. volubile. X 175. 

 Fig. 7. Apex of terminal branchlet of L. densum. X 200. 

 Fig. 8. Apex of young strobilus of L. volubile. x 200. 

 Figs. 9-11. Three consecutive longitudinal sections of stem of L. volubile, showing 



dichotomous branching. X 175. 



' Plate XXXIII. 



Fig. 1. Photomicrograph of stele of L. laterale. x 95. 

 Fig. 2. Photomici'ograph of stele of L. cernuum. X 38. 

 Fig. 3. Photomicrograph of stele of L. volubile. x 57. . 



Plate XXXIV. 

 Fig. 1. Photomicrograph of stele of L. scariosum. X 49. 

 Fig. 2. Photomicrograph of stele of L. densum. x 47- 

 Fio. 3. Photomicrograpli of stele of L. BiUardieri. x 95. 



Art. XLVII. — A List of the Known Fishes of Kermadec and Norfolk 

 Islands, and a Comparison with those of Lord Howe Island. 



By Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S., Curator, Canterbury Museum. 



[Read before the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 3rd November, 1909.] 



As a member of a small party, Mr. W. R. Oliver spent about nine months 

 during 1908 at the Kermadec Islands, and incidentally made a collection 

 of fishes, which he placed with me for examination. Though small, the 

 collection is interesting, from the circumstance that very few fishes were 

 definitely known from the group ; in fact, the only references I have 

 encountered, other than those recorded by the " Challenger " expedition 

 (see concluding paragraph), are to Gymnuthorax eufterus and Scorfcena 

 cooki, both described from Raoul Island (Sunday Island) by Giinther, though 

 since recognised elsewhere. 



Mr. Oliver explains that no serious attempt was made to secure a repre- 

 sentative collection of the fishes ; arrangements projected for obtaining a 

 better series being frustrated by the unexpected early aiiival of the Govern- 

 ment steamer, which makes but an annual call at the Kermadec Islands. 



