CONTENTS. 
VOLUME II, 1919. 
No. 1 .—January. 
Page 
Editorial : Training Research Workers . . . . . . . . . . 1 
Destructive Boring Crustacea in New Zealand. By Charles Chilton . . 3 
Notes on the Acclimatization of Birds. By Rudolf Haeusler ... . . 1G 
Balancing of Locomotives. By S. H. Jenkinson . . . . . . . . 10 
A Review of Recent Researches on the Mesozoic Floras of Australasia. By 
W. N. Benson .. .. .. . . . . .. 29 
Permo-Carboniferous (Maitai) Rocks of the Eastern Part of the South Island 
of New Zealand. By P. G. Morgan . . . . . . . . 33 
A Maori Fish-trap showing Unusually Fine Workmanship. By Elsdon Best . . 35 
Astronomical Notes . . . . . . . . . . .. 38 
Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch—Seismological Records. By H. F. Skey 41 
Chrome-iron Ore, Mica, and Tungsten-ore in New Zealand. By P. G. Morgan 
and J. Henderson . . . . . . . . . . 43 
University and Scientific News . . . . . . . . . . 51 
Reviews and Abstracts . . .. . . .. .. . . 59 
Correspondence . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 64 
No. 2. March. 
Somes Estimates of the Age of the Earth. By W. N. Benson . . . . 65 
Problems presented by the Notocene Beds of Central Otago. By C. A. Cotton 69 
Engine-balancing : The Connecting-rod. By S. H. Jenkinson . . . . 73 
Note on a Curious Steatite Figurine found at Mauku, Auckland. By Elsdon 
Best . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 79 
The Surge-chamber Problem. By E. Parry . . . . . . . . 78 
Weather Forecasting in New Zealand. By B. V. Pemberton . . . . 87 
The Location of Long-distance Electric Transmission-lines. By G. P. Anderson 95 
Astronomical Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 
Talc, Manganese-ore, Clay and Fullers’ Earth, and Oil-shale in New Zealand. 
By P. G. Morgan .. .. .. .. .. .. ..112 
Impounding Flood-waters. By E. Parry . . . . . . . . 121 
The Electrical Properties of Three-phase'Transmission-lines. By E. Parry .. 127 
University and Scientific News . . . . . . . . . . 151 
Reviews and Abstracts .. . . . . . . . . .' . 154 
Recent Publications .. .. .. .. • .. . . 157 
Correspondence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..160 
