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Contents. Page. Annual Meeting, New Zealand Institute 1 Presidential Address 35 Botany. Fifth Supplement to the Uredinales and Ustilaginales of New     Zealand.         By G. H. Cunningham, Government Mycologist, Dept. of            Agriculture, Wellington, New Zealand 47 An Artificial Rubus Hybrid.         By H. H. Allan 51 The Vegetation of Awarua Plain.         By J. Crosby Smith 55 Observations on Corynocarpus lacvigata Forst. (the karaka).         By Ellen Pigott, M.A. 57 The External Distribution of New Zealand Marine Algae and Notes on Some Algological Problems.         By Robert M. Laing, B.Sc., F.N.Z.Inst. 189 The Polyporaceae of New Zealand.         By G. H. Cunningham, Mycologist, Department of Agriculture, Wellington 202 New Plant Localities.         By Arnold Wall 251 Some Crevice Plants from the Lava Field at Mt. Wellington.         By Joyce H. Wilson, M.Sc. 255 Chemistry. The Correlation of Iron Starvation in Ruminants with the Physical     Features of the Country.         By B. C. Aston 179 The Vitamin “A” (Anti-Ophthalmic) Content of Butter and Spinach.         By Lillian Boynton Storms, Ph.D., Home Science Department, Otago University 264 Calcium Content of Some New Zealand Foods.         By Lillian Boynton Storms, Ph.D., Home Science Department, Otago University 277 The Titre of New Zealand Mutton Tallows.         By A. M. Wright, F.I.C., and Ida Thompson 279 Radium Emanation and Goitre Production.         By R. R. D. Milligan 283 The Kata-Thermometer Applied to the Investigation of the Physical Condition of Schoolroom Atmosphere.         By P. W. Glover, Physical Laboratory, Canterbury College 285 The Mineral Content of Pasture,         By B. C. Aston, F.I.C., F.N.Z. Inst. 536

Geology. Graptolites from Cape Providence, Chalky Inlet, Southland.         By Robert E. Keble 157 On the “Rodingite” of Nelson.         By L. I. Grange 160 A Kaipara Ammonite.         By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc., F.N.Z.Inst., Hector and Hutton Medallist, N.Z. Institute 357 The Geology of View Hill and Neighbourhood.         By R. Speight, M.A., M.Sc., F.G.S., F.Am.G.S., F.N.Z. Inst. 408 The Tertiary Mollusca of the Chatham Islands including the Generic Revision of the New Zealand Pectinidae.         By J. Marwick, M.A., D.Sc., New Zealand Geological Survey 432 The Wearing of Beach Gravels.         By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.G.S., F.N.Z. Inst., Hector and Hutton Medallist N.Z. Institute 507 A Natrolite Tinguaite from Dunedin.         By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.G.S., F.N.Z. Inst., Hector and Hutton Medallist N.Z. Institute 533 Zoology. A New Species of Hymenoptera of the Family Xiphydriidae.         By E. S. Gourlay, First Assistant Entomologist, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 72 Notes on Variation in Neural Structure of New Zealand Cicadas.         By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S., F.N.Z. Inst. 73 Notes on New Zealand Geometridae.         By Louis B. Prout 75 Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.         By A. Philpott, Research Student in Lepidoptera, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 80 The Modification of the Eighth Sternite in Microdes (Lepidoptera).         By A. Philpott, Research Student in Lepidoptera, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 91 The Male Genitalia of the New Zealand Tineidae.         By A. Philpott, Research Student in Lepidoptera, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 93 The Male Genitalia of the New Zealand Oecophoridae.         By A. Philpott, Research Student in Lepidoptera, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 102 Biological Notes on the Copepod Boeckella triarticulata.         By E. W. Bennett, M.Sc., Canterbury College, Christchurch 114 Notes on New Zealand Fishes.         By W. J. Phillipps 125 Additions to Fish Fauna of New Zealand.         By L. T. Griffin, F.Z.S., Assistant Curator, Auckland Museum 136 On a Moa Skeleton from Amodeo Bay and Some Moa Bones from Karamu.         By Gilbert Archey, Curator, Auckland Museum 151 Mollusca from Twenty-three Fathoms off Ahipara, N.Z.         By A. W. B. Powell 295 Descriptions of the Immature Stages of Some New Zealand Craneflies: Part I.         By J. Speed Rogers, University of Florida, Gainesville, Flo., U.S.A. 301

Note on the Validity of the Proctotrypoid Genus of Tanyzonus Marshall.         By E. S Gourlay, First Assistant Entomologist, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 310 Description of Two New Species of Marine Gasteropod.         By C. E. R. Bucknill, L.M.S.S.A., Lond. 311 The Male Genitalia of the New Zealand Plutellidae.         By Alfred Philpott, Hon. Research Student in Lepidoptera, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 317 The Male Genitalia of the New Zealand Lyonetiidae.         By Alfred Philpott, Hon. Research Student in Lepidoptera, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 327 The Male Genitalia of the New Zealand Glyphipterygidae.         By Alfred Philpott, Hon. Research Student in Lepidoptera, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 337 The Male Genitalia of the New Zealand Gelechiidae.         By Alfred Philpott, Hon. Research Student in Lepidoptera, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 348 Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.         By A. Philpott, Research Student in Lepidoptera, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 359 Notes on Isonomeutis aumaropa Meyr. (Lepidoptera).         By A. Philpott, Research Student in Lepidoptera, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 371 Notes on Nesomachilis maoricus Tillyard, with particulars of a new sense-organ.         By J. W. Evans, B.A. 375 The Fresh-water Eels of New Zealand.         By Johs. Schmidt, Ph.D., D.Sc., Hon. F.R.S.E., For. M.L.S., For. M.Z.S., Director of Carlsberg Laboratory, Copenhagen 379 Whitebait (Galaxias attenuatus): Growth and Value as Trout-food.         By D. Hope 389 The Rediscovery of Tonicia cuneata Suter and Acanthochites thileniusi Thiele (Order Polyplacophora) together with the Description of a new Genus, and a Short Review of the New Zealand Acanthochitonidae.         By Edwin Ashby, F.L.S. 392 Miscellaneous. Food Values of New Zealand Fish. Part 8, Stewart Island Oysters.         By John Malcolm, M.D. 167 Estimation of Carbon by Wet Combustion         By H. O. Askew 174 Review. “The Insects of Australia and New Zealand.” By R. J. Tillyard.         By D. M. 184 Obituary. William Townson, 1850–1926.         By B. C. Aston 186 P. G. Morgan, 1867–1927.         By J. Henderson, D.Sc. 553