CONTENTS OF VOL. XXIII. 



Pbesident's Address . . . . . . . . . . xi — xxviii 



Art. I. The Oceanic Languages Shemitic, by the Kev. D. 

 Macdonald, Fate, Havannah Harbour, New 

 Hebrides .. .. .. .. .. 1—34 



II. Descriptions of New, or Little Known, Polyzoa (Part X.), 



by P. H. MacGillivray, M.A., M.R.C.S., F.L.S. . . 34—38 



ni. On the vStabiHty of Structures in regard to Wind 



Pressure, by F. A. Campbell, C.E. .. .. 39—45 



IV. Evidences of a Glacial Epoch from Kerguelen's Land, 

 being Comments on the " Challenger" Reports, by 

 G. S. Griffiths, F.G.S. . . . . . . 45—49 



V, Plants collected in Capricornic Western Australia, by 

 H. S. King, and recorded by Baron Von Mueller, 

 K.C.M.G., M. &Ph.D., F.RS. .. .. .. 49—57 



VI. On the Possibility of the Force Producing Gravitation 



not Acting Directly on every Particle of a Planet, 



by T. Wakelin, B.A. . . . . . . . . 57 



VII. On the Stability of Structures in regard to Wind 



Pressure (Part IL, Bridges), by F. A. Campbell, C.E. 58—64 



VIII. Descriptions of New, or Little Known, Polyzoa (Part XL), 



by P. H. MacGillivray, M.A. , M.R.C.S., F.L.S. . . 64—72 



IX. The Genera of the Plumulariidae, with Observations on 



various Australian Hydroids, by W. M. Bale, 



F.R.M.S. ,. .. .. .. .. 73—110 



X. On Lightning Conductors, by Professor W. C. Kernot, 



M.A.,C.E. .. .. .. .. .. 111—117 



XI. On the Official Reports of the Tarawera Outbreak, with 

 Objections to some of the Conclusions drawn by the 

 Government Geologist, Dr. Hector, by G. S. 

 Griffiths, Esq. .. .. .. .. 117—126 



Xn. Notes on the Area of Intrusive Rocks at Dargo, by 



A. W. HowiTT, F.G.S. .. .. .. 127—164 



XIII. On the Sections of the Delta of the Yarra, Displayed 



in the Fisherman's Bend Cutting, by A. H. S. 



Lucas, B.ScM.A., F.G.S. .. .. .. 165—173 



XIV. On the Sound Organs of the Green Cicada, by A. H. S. 



Lucas, B.Sc, M.A., F.G.S. .. .. .. 173—178 



XV. Descriptions of New, or Little Known, Polyzoa (Part XII.) 



by P. H. MacGillivray, M.A., M.R.C.S., F.L.iS. ... 179—186 



