Contents. vii 



III.— Botany. 



PAGES 



AuT. XL. A Description of some Newly-discover6cl Indigenous 

 Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the 

 making known the liotany of New Zealand. By 

 W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. .. . . 381-3'Jl 



XLI. An Enumeration of Fungi recently discovered in 



New Zealand. By W. Colenso . . . . 391-398 



XLII: Descriptions of New Native Plants, with Notes on 



some Known Species. By D. Petrie, M.A., F.L.S. 398-407 

 XLIII. On a New Species of Cduiisia. By F. R. Chapman 407-408 

 XLIV. Further Notes on the Tliree Kings Islands. By T. F. 

 Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Curator of the Auck- 

 land ?>Iuseum . . . . . . . . 408-424 



XLV. On a Remarkable Variety of Aspleniiuii nmbwsuin, 



J. Sm. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. . . . . • • 424-42.5 



XLVI. On the Botany of the Snares. By T. Kirk . . . . 42G-431 



XLVII. On Plcitrophyllum, Hook, f . By T. Kirk . . . . 431-43G 



XLVIII. On the Botany of Antipodes Island. By T. Kirk . . 43G-441 

 XLIX. Description of New Species of Centrolcpis, Labill. 



By T. Kirk . . . . . . . . • • 441-443 



L. On the Macrocephalous Olearias of New Zealand, 



with Description of a New Species. By T. Kirk.. 443-448 

 LI. Notes on certain Species of Carcx in New Zealand. 



By T. Kirk . . . . = . . . . . 448-451 



IV. — Miscellaneous. 



LII. The Story of John Rutherford. By Archdeacon W. L. 



Williams . . . . . . . . • • 458-401 



LIIl. On some IMeans for increasing the Scale of Photo- 

 graphic Lenses and the Use of Telescopic Powers 

 in connection with an Ordinary Camera. By 

 Alexander McKay, F.G.S. . . . . . . 401-405 



LIV. The Determination of the Origin of the Earthquake 

 of the 5th December, 1881, felt at Christchurch 

 and other Places. By George Hogben, M.A. . . 405-470 

 LV. The Origin of the Earthquake of the 27th December, 

 1888, felt in Canterbury and Westland. By 

 George Hogben . . . . . . . . 470-472 



LVI. Notes on the Elartbquake of 7th March, 1890, felt at 

 Napier, Gisborne, and other Places. By George 

 Hogben .. .. .. .. •• 473-477 



LVII. Bush Notes ; or, Short Objective Jottings. By W. 



Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. .. .. ..477-491 



LVIII. The Outlying Islands south of New Zealand. By 



F. R. Chapman . . . . . . • . 491-522 



LIX. The Age of Pulp : a Speculation on the Future of the 



Wood-fibre Industry. By the Rev. P. W\alsh . . 523-52G 

 LX. Thermal Springs in Lake Waikare, Waikato. By 



H. D. ]M. Haszard . . . . . . . . 527-528 



LXI. On Vine-growing in Hawke's Bay. By the Rev. 



Father Yardin . . . . . . . . 528-531 



LXII. Curious Polynesian Words. By Edward Tregear, 



F.R.G.S., F.R.Hist.Soc. .. .. ..531-54G 



LXIII. The Rainfall of New Zealand. By J. T. Meeson, 



B.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54G-5G9 



LXIV. Milk as a Vehicle of Disease. By P^.rnest Roberton, 



:\r.D. . . ... . . . . . . 570-587 



