CONTENTS OF VOL. XVI. 



PAGE 



Peesident's Addeess, 1879 ... ... ... ... xi— xxvi 



Aet. I. On the Relation between Forest Lands and Climate in 



Victoria, by R. L. J. Elleey, F.E.S. ... 1—6 



II. Experiments on the Tensile Strength of a few of the 



Colonial Timbers, by Feed. A. Campbell, C.E 6—10 



III. The Diorites and Granites of Swift's Creek and their 



Contact Zones, with Notes on the Auriferous 

 Deposits, by A. W. Howitt, F.G.S. ... ... 11—88 



IV. On the Genus Amathia of Lamouroux, with a Des- 



cription of a New Species, by the Rev. J. E. 

 Tenison- Woods, F.G.S., &c. ... ... ... 89—118 



V. Notes on the Customs of Mota, Banks Islands, by the Rev. 

 R. H. Codbington, M.A., Oxford, with Remarks 

 by the Rev. Loeimee Fison, Fiji ... ... 119—143 



VI. Some New Localities for Minerals in Victoria, by 



J. Cosmo Newbeey, Esq. ... ... ... 144—145 



VII. The Tidal Datum of Hobson's Bay, by R. L. J. Elleey, 



F.R.S. 146—148 



VIII. On the Method of Calculating the Increment in the 



Value of Land, by Alexandeb Sutheeland, M.A. 148—152 

 IX. Hughes' Induction Currents Balance and Sonometer, by 



Robeet E. Joseph, Esq. ... ... ... 152 — 155 



X. Notes on the Geology of the West Tamar District, 



Tasmania, by Noeman TAYLOE, Esq. ... ... 155—165 



XL Notes on Small Motors, by W. C. Keenot, M.A., C.E. 165—170 



XII. On the Yarra Dialect and the Languages of Australia 

 in connexion with those of the Mozambique and 

 Portuguese Africa, by Hyde Claeke, Vice-President 

 Anthropological Institute, &c. ... ... ... 170 — 176 



XIII. Observations of the Outer Satellite of Mars in 1879, by 



E. J. White, F.R.A.S. 176—179 



Peoceedings, &c, 1879 ... ... ... .... ... 181—188 



Membees ... ... ... ... ... ... 189—194 



Institutions, &c, Receiving Copies op " Teansactions" ... 195—198 



