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Art. XI. — On some Experiineuts in Hydraulic Mortar, in Auckland. By James 



Stewart, Assoc. lusfc. C.E. ... ... ... ... ... 101 — 104 



Art. XII.— Notes on the Birds of the Great Barrier Island. By Captain F. W. 



Hutton, F.G-.S. ... ... ... ... ... ...104—106 



Art. XIII.— Notes on the Birds of the Little Barrier Island. By Captain F. W. 



Hutton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 106 



Art. XIV. — Notes on the Basin of Te Tarata, Eotomahaua. By Captain F. W. 



Hiitton ... ... ... ... ... 106—108 



Art. XV. — Description of Arid Island, Hauraki Grulf. By Captain F. W. 



Hutton and T. Kirk ... ... ... ... ... ...108—112 



Art. XVI.— On the Q-eology of the Island of Pakihi. By Captain F. W. Hutton 113 



Art. XVII. — On the Utilization of the Phormium tenax. By W. T. L. Travers, 



F.L.S. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 114—119 



Art. XVIIL— On the Chatham Islands. By H. H. Trarers ... ...119—127 



Art. XIX. — Notes on the Rock Specimens collected by H. H. Travers, Esq., on 



the Chatham Islands. By JuUus Haast, Ph.D., F.G.S., F.L.S. ... 127—129 



Art. XX. — On the Present State of Applied Science in the Canterbury Province. 



By E. Dobson, C.E., Provincial Engineer... ... ... ...129—145 



Art. XXI. — On the Wave Phenomena observed in Lyttelton Harbour, 15th 



August, 1868. By Captain F. D. G-ibson, Chief Harbour Master ... 146 



Art. XXII. — On the recent Earthquakes on Laud and Sea. By Julius Haast, 



Ph.D., F.E.S 147—154 



ESSAYS. 



On the Geographical Botany of New Zealand. Explanatory of the three 



foUoAving Essays. By James Hector, M.D., F.R.S. ... ...157—160 



On the Leading Features of the Geogi'aphical Botany of the Provinces of Nelson 



and Marlborough, New Zealand. By Sir David Monro, M.D. ... 161—174 



Eemarks on a Comparison of the General Features of the Flora of the Provinces 



of Nelson and Marlborough with that of Canterbury. By W. T. L. 



Travers, F.L.S. ... ... ... ... ... ...174—179 



Sketch of the Botany of Otago. By John Buchanan, of the Geological Survey 



of New Zealand 

 On the Ornithology of New Zealand. By Walter BuUer, F.L.S. 

 On the Geographic and Economic Botany of the North Island of New Zealand. 



By William Colenso, F.L.S. 

 On the Cultivation and Acclimatization of Trees and Plants. By A. Ludlam ... 

 On the Geology of the North Island of New Zealand. By the Hon. J. Coutts 



Crawford, F.G.S. 

 A Short Sketch of the Maori Eaces. By Edward Shortland 

 On the Maori Eaces of New Zealand. By V^ilham Colenso, F.L.S. ... 



PEOCEEDINGS. 



Wellington Philosophical Society. 

 On Building Materials for New Zealand. By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. ... 429—430 



On the ximount of Silver in Gold from Makara. By W. Skey ... ...430—431 



Eesults of an Analysis of the fixed Constituents of Eain Water, collected from a 



Galvanized Iron Eoof. By W. Skey ... ... ... ... 431 



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