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1873. Svo.— Meteorological Keport, 1868, 1870. Wellingtou 8vo.— 

 Fishes of New Zealand. Wellingtou, 1872. 8vo. — Catalogue of the Birds 

 of New Zealand. Welliugtou, 1871, 8vo. — Catalogue of the Echiuoder- 

 mata of New Zealand. Wellington, 1873. 8vo. — Catalogue of Land Mol- 

 lusca of New Zealand. Wellington, 1873. 8vo. — Critical List of the Mol- 

 lusca of New Zealand. Wellington, 1873. Svo. — Phormium Tenax as 

 a Fibrous Plant. Wellington, 1873. Svo. — Reports of Geological Ex- 

 plorations during 1870-'71, 1871-'72. Wellington, 1871, 1872. Svo. 



From the Tasmanian Centennial Commission, Philadelphia: Journal 

 of the House of Assembly, with appendices, vols, viii, ix, xii-xv, xxii, 

 xxvii-xxix. Hobart Town, 1862-1875. Folio. — Journals of the Legisla- 

 tive Council (with papers). Vols, xix-xxii. Hobart Town, 1873-1875. 

 Folio.— Statistics of the Colony of Tasmania, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876. 

 Hobart Town, 1871-1877. Folio.— Welch's Tasmanian Guide-book. 

 Hobart Town, 1871. Svo. (2 copies). — Welch's Tasmanian Almanac, 

 1866, 1867. Hobart Town. Svo. (2 copies). — Experience of Forty Years 

 in Tasmania, by Hugh M. Hull. London, 1859. 12mo. — A Description 

 of the Island, of Tasmania. Launceston, 1876, Svo. — Standing Eules 

 and Orders of the Legislative Council, 1875, 12rao. — Map of Tasmania 

 (3 copies). 



From the Victorian Centennial Commission, Philadelphia: Biograph- 

 ical Charts of Italian Painters of the Schools of Bologna, Florence, 

 Sienna, Eome, and Naples. Compiled by direction of the trustees of the 

 Melbourne public library, 1870. Vols, i, ii. Elephant folio. — Report of 

 the. proceedings taken under the provisions of the Laud Act of 1869 

 during 1873. Melbourne. 4to. — Abstracts of Specifications of Patents. 

 Metals. 1854-1866. Melbourne, 1872. 4to.— Patents and Patentees. 

 Indexes for the years 1854-1873. Vols, i-viii. Melbourne, 1868-1875. 

 4to. — Hospitals for the Insane, Reports, 1870-1873. JMelbourne. 4to. — 

 Melbourne Public Library. Reports, 1870-1875. 4to. — Catalogues of 

 Public Library, Supreme Court, and National Museum. 4 vols. Mel- 

 bourne. 4to. — And 31 volumes and 10 pamphlets, miscellaneous. 



LABORATORY. 



During the summer the laboratory was closed. Dr. Endlich, the min- 

 eralogist of the Institution, having been engaged on the survey under 

 Dr. Hay den. Mr. Fred. W. Taylor of this city occupied the laboratory 

 for some time in the autumn, and made analyses of mineral waters and 

 specimens of ores, &c., which had been sent to the Institution for exam- 

 ination. 



As specimens are constantly being received by the Institution from 

 all parts of the country, with the request that a report be made as to 

 their character or constituents, it may be well to call attention to the 

 rules adopted for their examination, 



1. Qualitative examinations, that is, for determining the constituents 

 of the specimens, are made without charge. 



