Contents. Vil 
PAGES 
XLVI. On the ee 3 of Gold and ha ag tam Shay of Mercury by 
Oxygen William Ske 
esence of Water . 339—342 
XLVI. poe — ue ah eged Replac siisieat wf Electro- as by Blocto. 
gativ a Motale i in a Voltaic Cell. By William Skey . 843—845 
XLVI. ey on the Electric and Chemical oo . of Argentic sul 
phide. By William Ske 345—347 
XLIX. On certain Chemical Effects of Osygenised Graphite a. ails: 
By William Ske . 347—348 
L. soy dg of a few Fire hg of the Pevetune of Auékinbd ath J. 
A. Pond . 348—351 
V.—GEOLOGY. 
LI. — = Regarded as due to ood ere masts of the apie 8 
Rotation. By J. Carruthers, M. . 351—369 
LIT. On bs page oo System of New Zea set wit a some S iceevibiciin 
o the Formation of the ee ee Plains. id J.C, Craw- 
8. 
ford, F.G. . 369—875 
LI. On the Igneous Rocks — the Domine of Wellington By J 
C. Crawford, F.G.S. . 875—379 
LIV. On the Probability of Finding bebniits Coal Dances within the 
Province of Wellington. By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. 379 
LY. On poh Cause of the Former Great sarap of the Glaciers i in 
Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S .. 383—387 
LVI. The Coals and Coal Fields in hes Sect ot uegeae By J. M. 
Tun . 387—389 
NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 
Seventh Annual Report by the Board of Governors i ee 393 
Free List for the Issue of the Transactions ; ye - 395 
Museum Report = i ge ‘s rl 397 
Accounts of the New Zealand Institute a3 Fe a 399 
PROCEEDINGS OF INCORPORATED SOCIETIES. 
WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 
President’s Address . 403—408 
Dr. Finsch’s Paper on “Ocaitholosy Mecdiael seiniiva to the isiieiess value i 2 
Apteryx mantelli .. g 408 
Voleanic Action Regarded as due to the Retardation of the Earth’ s Rotation .. - 409—411 
. Plants Injured by Frost at the Hutt . 411 
Deciduous Trees ; as to = desirability of their being planted in the Botanical 
Gardens Si 412 
Reports of Council Se ries 416 
Geological, Zoological, — Chemica, ak SuaiDanecas oo Read 
during the Year . 416—419 
Election of Officers for 1 876 ; ee << oe 419 
Conversazioné ; Suggestions as to holding a a ss ae 419 
AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. 
President’s Anniversary Address .. cs -. 420—425 
Entomology ; Discussion upon ee -. 425—426 
Museum; Action taken with regard to Dintune a a new “s io 426 
Books Bequeathed tothe Library .. . ae es 427 
