MEMORANDUM FOR AUTHORS OF PAPERS. 
Тнк attention of authors is particularly directed to the following 
аса the obs әсл of which bie greatly aid the work of both 
Editor and printer. It is of importance that in sein a as well 
as оог сору ample space should be left Р the lines 
1. All papers must be typewritten, unless special permission to send 
in written papers has been granted by the Editor for the time being. 
Wide spacing between the lines and ample margin should be left. 
2. The author should read over and correct the copy before sending 
it to the Editor of the T'ransactions 
8. A badly arranged or carelessly composed paper will be sent back 
to the author for amendment. It is not the duty of an editor to amend 
either bad arrangement or defective (ameet, 
4. In regard to underlining of words, it is advisable, as a rule, to 
underline кын > рор and generic names, titles of books and periodicals, 
and foreign 
ме © specific names, the International Rules of Zoological 
Nomenclature and the International Rules for Botanieal Nomenclature 
must be adhe 
itles of papers should give a clear indication of the scope of the 
paper, a such indefinite titles as, e.g., “© Additions to the New Zealand 
Fauna " should be avoide 
7. Papers should be as concise as possible. 
8. Photographs intended for reproducen should be the best pro- 
ra prints, unmounted and sent flat 
. Line Drawings.—Drawings and ЧЫ таш may be executed in line 
or w raat If drawn in line—i.e., with pen and ink—the best results are 
to be obtained only from good, "ri, black lines, using such an in 
as Higgin's liquid India ink, or a freshly mixed Chinese ink of good 
quality, drawn on a smooth surface, such as Bristol board. Thin, 
scratchy, or faint lines must be avoided. Bo k, n to about 
twice the size (linear) of the plate, will give the best results. Tints or 
washes not used on line drawings, the object being to не the 
surface. 
10. Wash dee —If drawing in wash is preferred, the w Е 
should be made in such water-colour as lamp-black, ivory black, o 
India ink. Phi feprodue better than neutral tint, which inclines op 
much to blue in its dent юш High lights are better left free bs 
colour, although they may be stopped € with Chinese white 
ine Aving a fine Surface stiould be used (the grain of most dra Selig 
papers reproduces the print with bad effect), and well-modelled 
eror work will divi satisfactory results. 
11. of Drawings.—The printed plate will not exceed 7+ in 
43 in., d drawings for plates ‘oer be to this size, or а а ulii 
thereof, maintaining the same proportion of height to width of plate 
When a number of drawings are to appear on one А ey should be 
