Contents. vii, 



PAGES. 



XLVm. The Ferns of Scinde Island (Napier). By W. Colenso, F.L.S. .. 370—376 



XLIX. On some new and undescribed New Zealand Ferns. By W. Colenso, 



F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. 376—384 



L. Description of New Plants. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. . . . . 384—385 



LI. Description of a new Species of Thysanothecium. Collected by John 

 Bnchanan, F.L.S., during his recent Expedition to the Southern 

 Alps. By Charles Knight, F.R.C.S., F.L.S. . . . . 385—386 



IV.— Chemistry. 



LII. On an Allotropic Form of Zinc and Cobalt Salts. By W. Skey. . . 387—388 



Lin. On a Periodide and an lodo-carbonate of Lead. By W. Skey . . 388 — 389 



LIV. On the Dimorphisim of Magnesia. By W. Skey . . . . 389—390 



V. — Geology. 



LV. Description of a remarkable Dyke on the hills near Heathcote. By 



A. D. Dobson . . . . . . . . . . 391—393 



LVI. On the Foraminifera of the Tertiary Beds at Petane, near Napier. 



By A. HamHton . . .. " .. . . . . 393—396 



LVn. On the Genus Ehynchonella. By A. McKay . . . . 396—398 



LVm. On some Indications of Changes in the Level of the Coast-Hne in 



the Northern part of the North Island. By S. Percy Smith . . 398—410 



LIX. Description of an Artesian-well sunk at Avonside. By T, A. MoUet 410—412 



Zoology — (Continued). 



LX. On the Venous System of the Skate (Raja nasuta). By T. Jeffery 



Parker, B. Sc. Lond. . . . . . . . . 413—418 



LXI. On a new Holothurian (Chirodota dunedinensis, n.sp.). By T. Jeffery 



Parker, B. Sc. Lond. . . . . . . . . 418 



LXII, Description of a new Species of Lizard of the Genus Naultinus. By 



W. L. BuUer, C.M.G., Sc.D., F.R.S. . . . . . . 419—420 



PEOCEEDINGS. 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 

 Twelfth Annual Eeport of the Board of Governors . . . . . . 421 — 425 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Opening Address by the President, Martin Chapman . . . . . . 426 



Notice of a large Stingaree (Trygonthalassia). By Seymour George, M.H.E. 426 

 On Introduced Trees and Plants of Economic Value to New Zealand. By. Dr. 



Curl, F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. 427 



On New Zealand Plants cultivated in Scotland. By W. Gorrie . . . . 428 



On Auriferous Cements of Mount Arthur District. By J. Park . . , , 428 



On the Distribution of the Auriferous Cements in New Zealand. By Dr. Hector 429 

 On the Tertiary Corals and Bryozoa of New Zealand. By Eev. J. E. Tenison- 



Woods, F.L.S. . . . . . . . . . . 429 



On certain Minerals collected by the Geological Survey Staff. By S. H. Cox, 



F.G.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. 430 



Explanation of Geological Map of New Zealand, prepared for Melbourne 



Exhibition. By Dr. Hector . . . . . . . . 430 



On the Colour Sense. By Dr. G. GUlon . . . . . . . . 430 



On the Industries most suitable to New Zealand. By Dr. Newman . . 431 



