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PAGES 



XLIV. Notice of a Remarkable Arborescent Fern on Ngongotaha. By 



T. Kirk ... ... ... ... 347—348 



XLV. Notice of a New Species of Senccio [S. hectori). By Jobn Bucbanan, 



of the Greological Survey of New Zealand .. ... 348 — 349 



XL VI. List of Plants found on Miramar Peninsula, Wellington Harbour. 



By J. Buchanan ... ... ... .. 349—352 



XLVIL On the Fertilization of the New Zealand species of Pterostylis. By 



Thomas F. Cheeseman ... .. ...352—357 



XLVIII. On the Growth of Phormium tenax. By the Hon. Col. Haultain 357 — 360 



XLIX. Notes on Plants collected near In vercargill. By J. S. Webb ... 360—363 



L. On the Botany and Conchology of Great Omaha. By T. Kirk, 



F.L.S. ... .. ... ... ... 363—369 



IV. — Chemistry. 



LI. On the Mode of producing Auriferous Alloys by Wet Processes. 



By W. Skey, Analyst to the Geological Survey of New Zealand 370 — 372 



LII. Critical Notes upon the Alleged Nuclear Action of Gold upon Gold 



reduced from Solution by Organic Matter. By W. Skey . . . 372 — 375 



LIII. On the Absorption of certain Alkaloids by Aluminous Silicates. 



By W. Skey ... ... ... ...375—376 



LIV. On the Proposed Substitution of Acetate for Sulphate of Copper in 



the Manufacture of Iodine. By W. Skey ... ...376—377 



LV. On the Formation of Gold Nuggets in Drift. By W. Skey ... 377—383 



V. — Geology. 



LVI. On the Date of the Last Great Glacier Period in New Zealand and 

 the Formation of Lake Wakatipu. By Captain F. W. Hutton, 

 F.G.S. ... ... ... ... ... 384—396 



LVII. Notes on Miramar Peninsula, Wellington Harbour. By J. C. 



Crawford, F.G.S. ... ... ... ... 396—400 



PROCEEDINGS. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Abstract Pteport of Council f or 187 1 • . . ... ... ... 403 



Election of Office-bearers for 1872 ... .f. ... ... 403 



Natural History Notes. By W. BuUer, D. Sc. , F. G. S. ... ...404—405 



The Ascent of Tauakira. By H. C. Field ... ... ...405—406 



Anniversary Address of the President, James Hector, M.D., F.E,.S. ... 407 — 424 



Notes on Parasitic Animals. By F. J. Knox, L.R.C.S.E. ... ... 424 



On the Stone Period of South Africa. By Dr. Comrie, E,. N. ... ... 425 



On South American Geology and Topography. By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. ... 425 — 426 



Notes on the New Zealand Hawk. By W. Buller, D.Sc, F.L.S. ... 427 



Note on the Fur Seal of New Zealand. By J. E. Gray, Ph.D., F.R.S., Hon. 



Member, N.Z. Inst. ... ... ... ... . 428 



On the Chief Features of the Vegetation of the District between Maketu and 



LakeTaupo. By T. Kirk, F. L. S . * ... ... ...428—429 



List of Human, Moa, and other Bones found on Miramar Peninsula. By Dr. 



Hector ... ... ... ... ... 431 



Notes on the Anatomy of the Huia. By F. J. Knox, L.E.C.S.E. ... 431 



Account of the Turner Beef, Marlboi'ough. By Dr. Hector ... ... 432 



Travels on the West Coast of the South Island. By Hon. W. Fox ... 433—434 



