Contents. xcvii 



TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE 

 THILOSOrHlCAL INSTITUTE OF VICTORIA, 1859. 



Vol.. IV. 



Aclili-es3 of the President, Ferdinand Mueller, Esq., 

 Ph. D., M.D., F.R.G. and L.S., &c., &c., at the Anni- 

 versary Meethig ... ... ... ... 1 — 8 



Akx. I. Observations on Donati's Comet, made between Oct. 12th 

 and Nov. 12th, ISoS, by Ludwu; Becker, Esq., with 

 five plates .. .. ... ... ... 1) — 13 



II. Some interesting facts founded on Barometrical Observa- 

 tions, by A. t'. GuEfiORV, Esq., F.R.G.S., &c., with 

 plate ... ... ... ... . . ... 14 



III. On the Geological distribntion of Gold, with special re- 



ference to some Auriferous Rocks in South America, 



by P. NissER, Esq. ... ... ... ... lo— -10 



IV, Notes on an Australian Bat, No. II., by Ludwig 



Becker, Esq., with a i)liite ... ... ... 41 — '13 



V, Suggestions for a Sy.^tem of Drainage for Melbourne, by 



the Hon. John Hood, M.L.O. ... ... ... 43—60 



VI. A description of the Silver j\Iines of the Cerro de Pasco, 

 and the Journey to them across the Andes, by John 

 Cairns, Esq. ... .. ... ... ... 61—65 



VII. On some Domesticated Animals of South America which 



woidd be usefid in Victoria, by P. Nisser, Esq. .. 65 — 69 



VIII. On the First Technical Use of Gold by the Aborigines of 

 South America, with a description of the Indian 

 Tombs, by P. Nlsser, Esq., with a plate ... ... 69—75 



IX. Improvements in Fundamental Ideas and Elementary 



Theorems of Geometry, by Martin Gardiner, Esq. , C. E. 76 — 96 



X. On some new Australian Polyzoa, by P. H. MacGilli- 



YRAV, Esq., A.m., M.R.C.S., with a plate ... ... 97—98 



XI. On Lightning Conductors generally, -with sjiecial re- 

 ference to the Conductor attached to the tower and 

 spire of the Wesley Church, Melbourne, by SiZAi; 

 Elligit, Esq. ... ... ... ... ... 99—102 



XII. On Dove's Law of the Turning of tlie Wind, as illus- 

 trated and supported l)y Olwcrvations made at the 

 FlagstaH" Meteorological and Magnetic Observatory, 

 Melbourne, by Profc.syor fJEOR<;i; Neumavek, Govern- 

 ment Meteorologist and Director of the Magnetic Sur- 

 vey of Victoria ; with four plates ... ... ... 102—122 



