532 Dr. F. A. BatJier — Notes on Yunnan Gysiidea. 



This corapan}'- alone estimates that the reserves iu its holdings are 

 as follows : — 



Tons. 

 Braganza District . . . 340,000,000 



Pyramide Mountain . . . 380,000,000 

 Buntzow's Land .... 3,000,000,000 

 The Swedish holdings are small compared with the British, and, 

 unless the former are abnormally rich, it must be assumed that the 

 availa.ble reserves are many times as great as the figures quoted 

 above, and it seems probable that Spi^sbergen will ultimately be able 

 to supply all the coal required by Scandinavia and North llussia. 

 For this trade the British-owned fields are most advantageously 

 situated; lying as they do chiefly north and south of Bell and Lowe 

 Sounds they are nearer and more accessible for ships plying to these 

 countries, and they can obtain and liold a dominant position if the 

 requisite facilities are given. 



In addition to coal the islands possess other mineral resources, 

 notably marble, which is said to be of good quality; the British- 

 owned territories are highly mineralized and contain deposits of 

 hematite, magnetite, copper ores, iron and copper pyrites, 

 molybdenite, galena, zinc-blende, and other minerals, the develop- 

 ment of which has been held back by the war. Yery optimistic 

 reports have lately been issued as to the resources of iron-ore, whicli 

 are said to be of nearly as high quality as the Swedish ores, and to 

 be of enormous extent : these statements, however, seem to need 

 confirmation. 



The political situation in Spitsbergen is at present in rather an 

 indefinite position; attracted by the success of the American and 

 British enterprises, Norwegian, Swedisli, and Russian prospfectors 

 landed and began to "peg out" claims, and in 1912 the archipelago 

 was visited by Prince Henry of Prussia and the late Count 

 Zeppelin. A. wireless station, which has since been dismantled, 

 was erected by the Germans, who also "pegged out" coal claims. 

 Spitsbergen, hoAvever, is one of the few remaining countries not 

 under the government of any great Power, and may be classed as 

 a No Man's Land. In consequence of tliis there was no control of 

 the claims, and a considerable amount of overlapping and " jumping " 

 occurred. To settle this question an International Congress was 

 held at Stockholm in 1912, at which delegates from Sweden, 

 N"orway, and Russia were pi'esent. This Congress, however, accom- 

 plished nothing, and it now seems probable that the islands will 

 become internationalized, since their British ownership long since 

 fell into abeyance. 



II. — Notes on Yitnnan Csstidea. II. The Species of Sinocystis. 



By F. A. Bather, D.Sc, F.E.S. 



(Published by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum.) 



Sinocystis /oczy/ Reed. (Text-figs. 5, 8, 9, 10, 11.) 



Specimens I, 1-8 were studied. Probably those measured under 



Dr. Reed's heads I and II refer to 1 and 3 respectively. Specimen 1 



is hereby selected as Holotype. 



