TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE TRANSACTION'S OF THE 

 PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF VICTORIA, 1857. 



Vol. II. 



Akt. I. On a new form of Propeller for Steam Ships, by David 



E. Wilkie, M.D., with three plates ... ... 1—12 



II. On the "Lyre Bird" (Menura svperha), by J. Wood 



Beilby, Esq., Gipps Land ... ... ... 12 — 14 



III. On the Phenomena attending an Interesting Case of 



Mirage, by Professor Wilson, M.A., Melbourne Uni- 

 versity ... ... ... ... ... 14 — 15 



IV. On the Cestracion Phillippi (Port Jackson Shark), Trigo- 



nia and Terebratula, of the Australian Seas, by Sizar 

 Elliott, Esq. ... ... ... ... ... 15 — 17 



V. On a new Mineral, from Mclvor, by R. Brougii Smyth, 



Esq., C.E., F.G.S. "' ... ... ... ... 17—19 



VI. On the Octodinis Madmyana, a new Australian Pine, 

 described by Ferdinand Mueller, M.D., Ph.D., 

 F.R.G-.S., Colonial Botanist of Victoria, with a plate 20—22 



VII. On the Murray River Cod, with particulars of experi- 

 ments instituted for introducing this fish into the 

 Yarra Yarra, by Edward Wilson, Esq. ... ... 23—34 



VIII. On the Supply of Water to the Town of Geeloug, by John 

 Millar, Esq., C.E., F.S.A., &c, Engineer-in-Chief 

 to the Geelong Water Commission ... ... 34 — 61 



IX. On the Construction of an Instrument for ascertaining 

 the Dew Point, by R. Brough Smyth, Esq., C.E., 

 F.G.S., with a plate ... ... ... ... 61—62 



X. Acconnt of some new Australian Plants, by Ferdinand 

 Mueller, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.G.S., &c, with two 

 plates ... ... ... ... ... ... 62—77 



XL On the Introduction of the British Song Bird, by 



Edward Wilson, Esq. ... ... ... ... 77 — 88 



XII. On a Suggestion for a new Mode of Life Insurance, by 



Professor Wilson, M.A., Melbourne Uuiversity ... 88 — 92 



XIII. On a General Introduction of Usefid Plants into Victoria, 



by Ferdinand Mueller, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.G.S., 



&c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 93—109 



XIV. On Railway Gradients, by William Austin Zeal, Esq. 109 — 124 

 XV. Recent Discoveries hi Natural History on the Lower 



Murray, by William Blandowski, Esq. ... ... 124—137 



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