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Art. XIII. On the Phenomena of Hailstorms in Victoria, by K. 



Brough Smyth, Esq., C.E., F.G.S. &c, 135—138 



XIV. "Report on the Steps taken in England to provide a Tele- 

 scope for observing the Kebulce of the Southern 

 Hemisphere, by Professor Wilson, M.A., Professor of 

 Mathematics in the University of Melbourne, &c. ... 138 — 152 



XV. On the Nest, Egg, and Young of the Lyre Bird (Menura 



sa.perba), by Ludwig Becker, Esq. ... ... 153 — 154 



XVI. On the Tenacity of Life in the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus 



2xiradoxu-s), by Lcjdwig Becker, Esq. ... ... 155—156 



XVII. On Native Zinc, imbedded in Basalt, by Ludwig 



Becker, Esq. ... ... ... ... ... 156—158 



Proceedings, &c. ... ... ... ... ...i. — xxxvi. 



Beport of the Council for the year 1856 ... xxxvi.* — xxxviii* 



Balance Sheet to the end of 1856 



Appendix ... ... ... ... xxxvii.— xxxix. 



