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Contents. Pages I. Botany. Art. I. Notes from the Canterbury College Mountain Biological Station, Cass: No. 5 — The Mat-plants, Cushion-plants, and Allied Forms of the Cass River Bed (Eastern Botanical District, New Zealand). By C. E. Foweraker, M.A. 1–45 II. Notes on Parsonsia capsularis R. Br. By H. Carse 45–46 III. On a New South Polynesian Palm, with Notes on the Genus Rhopalostylis Wendl. et Drude. By Dr. Odoardo Beccari 47–50 IV. Descriptions of New Native Flowering-plants, with some Notes on Known Species. By D. Petrie, M.A., Ph.D. 51–55 V. Notes on New Zealand Floristic Botany, including Descriptions of New Species, &c. (No. 2). By L. Cockayne, Ph.D., F.L.S., F.R.S. 56–65 VI. A Consideration of the Terms “Species” and “Variety” as used in Botany, with Special Reference to the Flora of New Zealand. By L. Cockayne, Ph.D., F.L.S., F.R.S. 66–79 VII. Studies in the New Zealand Species of the Genus Lycopodium: Part II—Methods of Vegetative Reproduction. By the Rev. J. E. Holloway, D.Sc. 80–93 VIII. The Vegetation and Flora of Lord Howe Island. By W. R. B. Oliver 94–161 IX. Botanical Results of an Excursion to the Upper Makarora Valley and the Haast Pass, supported by a list of the Species observed. By D. L. Poppelwell 16–166 X. Notes of a Botanical Excursion to Long Island, near Stewart Island, including a List of Species. By D. L. Poppelwell 167–171 XLIX. Effects of the Snowstorm of the 6th September, 1916, on the Vegetation of Stewart Island. By Walter Traill 518 II. Zoology. Art. XI. Contributions to the Diptera Fauna of New Zealand: Part I. By David Miller 172–194 XII. A List of the Lepidoptera of Otago. By Alfred Philpott 195–238 XIII. Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera. By Alfred Philpott 239–245 XIV. Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S. 245–247 XV. Revision of the New Zealand Notodontina. By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S. 248–273 XVI. New Lepidoptera. By W. G. Howes, F.E.S. 274 XVII. Some Corals from Kermadec Islands. By Thomas Wayland Vaughan 275–279 XVIII. On the Origin of a New Species by Isolation. By Henry Suter 279–283 XIX. Notes on the Occurrence and Habits of the Fresh-water Crustacean Lepidurus viridis Baird. By Miss E. M. Herriott, M.A. 284–291 XX. The New Zealand Sand-hoppers belonging to the Genus Talorchestia. By Charles Chilton, M.A., D.Sc, LL.D., F.L.S., C.M.Z.S. 292–303 XXI. The Lithobiomorpha of New Zealand. By Gilbert Archey, M.A. 303–318

Art. XXII. The Occurrence in New Zealand of Craterostigmus tasmanianus Pocock (Chilopoda). By Gilbert Archey, M.A. 319–320 XXXIV. Kermadec Island Fleas. By F. W. Hilgendorf, D.Sc. 428 LI. The Blepharoceridae (Diptera) of New Zealand (in Part a Translation of the Work of Professor Mario Bezzi). By David Miller 530 III. Geology. Art. XXIII. The Stratigraphy of the Tertiary Beds of the Trelissick or Castle Hill Basin. By R. Speight, M.Sc, F.G.S. 321–356 XXIV. An Unrecorded Tertiary Outlier in the Basin of the Rakaia. By R. Speight, M.Sc, F.G.S. 356–360 XXV. An Ancient Buried Forest near Riccarton: its bearing on the Mode of Formation of the Canterbury Plains. By R. Speight, M.Sc, F.G.S. 361–364 XXVI. The Geology of Banks Peninsula. By R. Speight, M.Sc., F.G.S. 365–392 XXVIL. The Relationship of the Upper Cretaceous and Lower Cainozoic Formations of New Zealand. By Professor James Park, F.G.S. 392–394 XXVIII. The Rate of Erosion of Hooker and Mueller Glaciers, Now Zealand. By Professor James Park, F.G S. 395–396 XXIX On a New Species of Coral from the Lower Oamaruian Tuffs near Deborah, Oamaru. By Professor James Park, F.G.S. 396 XXX. Diastrophic and other Considerations in Classification and Correlation, and the Existence of Minor Diastrophic Districts in the Notocene. By J. Allan Thomson, M.A., D.Sc, F.G.S. 397–413 XXXI. The Hawera Series, or the So-called “Drift Formation” of Hawera. By J. Allan Thomson, M.A., D.Sc., F.G.S. 414–417 XXXII. Additional Facts concerning the Distribution of Igneous Rooks in New Zealand. By J. A. Bartrum 418–424 XXXIII. Concretions in the Recent Sediments of the Auckland Harbour, New Zealand By J. A. Bartrum 425–428 XXXV. The Fossil Plains of North Otago. By C. A. Cotton, D.Sc., F.G.S 429–432 XXXVI. Geology of the Central Kaipara. By Professor P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc. 433–450 XXXVII. The Wangaloa Beds. By Professor P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc. 450–460 XXXVIII. Additional Fossils from Target Gully, near Oamaru. By Professor P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc. 461–462 XXXIX. Fossils and Age of the Hampden (Onekakara) Beds. By Professor P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc. 463–466 XLVII. Notes on an Artesian Trial Bore, Westshore, Napier. By R. W. Holmes, M.Inst.C.E. 509–512 XLII. Fluctuations in the Water-level of some Artesian Wells in the Christchurch Area. By F. W. Hilgendorf, D.Sc. 491–493 XLIII. Note on the Fluctuation of Water-level in a Christchurch Artesian Well. By L. P. Symes. 493–495 IV. Miscellaneous. Art. XL. On the Absorption of Lime by Soils: An Investigation of the Hutchinson-MacLennan Method of determining the Lime Requirements of Soils. By Leonard J. Wild, M.A., B.Sc., F.G.S., and James G. Anderson, M.Sc. 466–475 XLI. On the Proposal for a Soil Survey of New Zealand. By Leonard J. Wild, M.A., B.Sc., F.G.S. 476–490 XLIV. Apparatus for the Determination of the Magnitude of Small Forces, especially useful in connection with Hydraulic Experiments. By Professor R. J. Scott, M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech E., F A.I.E.E. 496–497

Art. XLV. An Arrangement for quieting the Flow of a Stream of Disturbed Water. By Professor R. J. Scott, M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech.E., F.A.I.E.E. 498–500 XLVI. A Study of the Electrical Deposition of Nickel in the Presence of Nitrate. By James G. Anderson, M.Sc. 501–509 XLVIII. Night Marching by the Stars. By George Hogben, M.A., F.G.S., C.M.G. 513–517 L. New Zealand Bird-song: Further Notes. By Johannes C. Andersen 519–530 Proceedings. Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors 533–547 Wellington Philosophical Society 548–551 Auckland Institute 552–556 Philosophical Institute of Canterbury 557–560 Otago Institute 561–564 Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute 565 Nelson Institute 565 Manawatu Philosophical Society 566 Wanganui Philosophical Society 567 Appendix. New Zealand Institute Act 570–572 Regulations 572–574 Hutton Memorial Medal and Research Fund 575–577 Hector Memorial Research Fund 577–578 Regulations for administering the Government Research Grant 579–580 Carter Bequest 580 New Zealand Institute—List of Officers, &c. 581–584 Roll of Members 585–604 Serial Publications received by the Library of the Institute 605–609 List of Institutions to which the Publications of the Institute are presented 610–615 Index 617–618