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June 30. A large series of specimens fruni tlie volcanic district of Taupo, 

 the North Island, N.Z. ; Silica, Sulphur and specimens from 

 the Mud f umaroles ; Obsidian and Rock specimens from the 

 same district ; Opaline Quartz with Jasper, Otago; Coal 

 from near Auckland — Quartz— Crystalline Limestone. 

 Specimens of Coal (Cretaceous) from near Auckland, New Zea- 

 land, Gold Quartz, Jaspery Quartz, a large series of speci- 

 mens from the Pink and White Terraces, also of Obsidian 

 and Lava from Tarawera district, Pumice from Lake Taupo 

 district, and Sulphur specimens from White Island, etc. 

 Collected by the late Miss Julia Boyd, 1891. 



The Executors of Miss Julia Boi/il, 



1892. BOTANY. 



Jan. 21. Portion of the fructification of Cycas revohda gro^\'n at the 

 Cedars, Methley, Leeds. 



Mr. T. [V. Emhieton, per Dr. Emhleton. 



June 30. Four Portfolios of Plants from South of France ; European and 

 British Ferns ; American Flowering Plants and Ferns ; and 

 Yorkshire Plants chiefly from Arncliffe. Small Book of 

 Fijian Ferns. Bundles of New Zealand Ferns and Flower- 

 ing Plants unarranged : Swiss Plants mounted and un- 

 mounted, and some unarranged European Plants. Tooi 

 Grass ; Bark and Cone of Kauri Pine. Kauri Gum, two 

 Cocoa Nuts ; Vanilla from Tahiti ; Pods of Silk Cotton, 

 Tahiti ; Paper Mulberry Bark ; part of Tree Fern from the 

 Hut near Sophia's House, Wairoa, destroyed by eruption of 

 Tarawera, 1886. Baskets made of Palm Leaves. 



The Executors of Miss Julia Boyd. 



1891. ETHNOLOGY. 



July 31. A Cingalese Surf-Boat from Colombo, Ceylon. 



Mr. Edward C. Chasten, Heaton Grove. 

 Dec. 12. Flint Arrow-head found near Haltwhistle. 



Mr. Joseph Elliott, High Toion, Haltivhistle. 

 1892. 

 Feb. 17. A Moorish Gun, or Espiugarda, taken from a Moor killed in war 

 with Spain. Mr. M. J. Pelegrin, 



May 31. Indian Pipe, from the White Cloud Agency, U.S.A. 



Mr. Alex. Batters, Gillespie. Ill, U.S.A. 



June 21. Figure of a man with human Skull modelled on a frame of wood 



with clay, etc. ; Image formed ojit of Rhizome of Tree 



