Contents. xciii 



TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE 

 PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF VICTOKIA, 1S57. 



Vol.. II. 



Art. I. On a new form of Propeller for Steam Ships, by DAvro 



E. WiLiviE, M.D., with three plates ... ... 1 — 12 



IT. On the " Lyre Binl " {Menura snporha), hy .T. Wood 



Beilby, Esq., Gipps Laml ... ... ... 12—14 



III. On the Phenomena attending an Interesting Case of 



Mirage, by Professor Wilson*, M.A., Melbom-ne Uni- 

 versity ... ... ... ... ... 14 — 15 



IV. On the Cestracion PhilUppi (Port Jackson Shark), Trif/o- 



Ilia and Terehratula, of the Australian Seas, by Sizar 

 Elliott, Esq. ... ... ... .. ... 15—17 



V. On a new Mineral, from Mclvor, by E. Brocgii Smyth, 



Esq., C.E., F.G.S. ... ... ... ... 17—19 



VI. On the OdocUnis Madeayana, a new Australian Pine, 

 described by Ferdinand Mueller, M.D., Ph. D., 

 F.K.G.S., Colonial Botanist of Victoria, with a plate... 20—22 



VII. On the Murray Piiver Cod, \vitli particulars of experi- 

 ments instituted for introducing this Fish into the 

 Yarra Yarra, by Edward Wilson, Esq. ... ... 2.S— 34 



VIII. On the Supply of Water to the To^vn of Geelong, by John 

 Millar, Esq., C.E., F.S.A., &c., Engineer-in-Chief 

 to the Geelong Water Commission .. . ... ... 34 — Gl 



IX. On the Construction of an Instrument for ascertaining 

 the Dew Pomt, by E. Brougu Smyth, Esq., C.E., 

 F.G.S., with a plate ... ... ... ... Gl— 12 



X. Account of some new Australian Plants, by Ferdinand 

 Mueller, M.D., Ph. D., F.R.G.S., &c., with two 

 plates ... ... ... ... ... ... G2— 77 



XI. On the Introduction of the British Song Bird, by 



Edward Wilson, Esq. ... ... ... ... 77— 8S 



XII. On a Suggestion for a new Mode of Life Insurance, l)y 



PR0FES.S0R Wilson, M.A., Melljourne Univei-sity ... 88—92 



XIII. On a General Introduction of Useful Plants into Victoria, 



by Ferdinand Mukller, M.D., Ph.D., F.K.G.S., &c. 9.3—109 



XIV. On Railway Gradients, by William Austin Zeal, Esq. 109—124 



XV. Recent Discoveries in Natural llistorj- on the Lower 



Mun-ay, by William Blandowski, Esq. ... ...124—137 



