﻿Contents. 



Art. XLIV. Notes on the Local Distribution of Certain Plants common to the 



British Islands and Nev/ Zealand. By T. Kirk ... ...256—260 



XLV. On the New Zealand Species of Pittosporum, with Descriptions of 



New Species. By T. Kirk ... ... ...260—267 



XLVI. On the Habit of the Hata (Metrosideros robusta). By T. Kirk ... 267—270 



XLVTI. On the Botanv of the Titirangi District of the Province of Auck- 

 land. By T. F. Cheeseman ... ... ...270—284 



XLVIII. On the Naturalized Plants of the Province of Canterbury. By 



John F. Armstrong ... ... ... ...284—290 



XLIX. On some New Species of New Zealand Plants. By John F. 



Armstrong ... ... ... ... 290—291 



L. Peport of a Connnittee of the Canterbury Philosophical Institute 



on Native and Introduced Grasses, with Appendices ... 292 — 310 



Chemistry. 



LI. On the Conducting Power of various Metallic Sulphides and Oxides 

 for Electricity, as compared with that of Acids and Saline Solu- 

 tions. By W. Skey, Analyst to the Geological Survey of New 

 Zealand ... ... ... ... ... 311—313 



LII. On the Electro -motive and Electrolj'tic Phenomena developed by 

 Gold and Platina in" Solutions of the Alkaline Sulphides. By 

 W. Skey ... ... ... ... 313—316 



LIII. Preliminary Notes on the Isolation of the Bitter Substance of the 



Nut of the Karaka Tree {Corynocarims laevigata). By W. Skey 316 — 321 



LIV. On a New and Bapid Process for the Generation of Sulphuretted 

 Hydrogen Gas for use as a Pe-agent in Laboratory Operations. 

 By W. Skey ... ... ... ...321—323 



LV. Notes in support of the alleged Alkalinity of Carbonate of Lime. 



By W. Skey ... ... ... ...323—325 



LVI. On the Alkalinity or Acidity of certain Salts and Minerals, as 



indicated by their Reaction with Test Paper. By W. Skey . . . 325 — 329 



LVII. On a Form of Electro-magnetic Seismograph adapted for Indicating 



or Kegistering Minute Shocks. By W. Skey ... ... 330 



LVIII. New Process for the Manufacture of Sulpho-cyanide of Potassium. 



By'W. Skey ... ... ... ... 330—331 



LIX. Absorption of Copper from its Ammoniacal Solution by Cellulose 



in presence of Caustic Potash. By W. Skey ... ... 332 



Geology. 



LXI. On the Alluvial Deposits of the Lower Waikato, and the Formation 



of Islands by the Piver. By Captain F. W, Hutton, F.G.S. ... 333—336 



LXII. On the Traces of Ancient Glaciers in Nelson Province. By A . D , 



Dobson, C.E. ... ... ... ... 336—341 



LXIII. On the Pemains of a Gigantic Penguin {Palceeudyptes antarcticus, 

 Huxley), from the Tertiary Pocks on the West Coast of Nelson. 

 By James Hector, M.D., F.E.S., Director of the New Zealand 

 Geological Survey ... ... .. ... 341 — 346 



Miscellaneous. — {Continued from p . 164. ) 



LXIV. On the Sailing Flight of the Albatros ; a Reply to Mr. J. S. Webb. 



By Captain F.W. Hutton, F.G.S. ... ... ...347—350 



PROCEEDINGS. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 

 Abstract Report of Council ... ... ... ... 353 



Election of Office-bearers for 1871 ... ... ... ... 353 



