II.—Botany. Art. XXIV. On the Flowering Plants of Stewart Island. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. 213–228 XXV. On the Ferns and Fern Allies of Stewart Island. By T. Kirk 228–234 XXVI. New Species of Plants. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., Curator of the Auckland Museum 235–236 XXVII. A Description of some newly-discovered and rare Indigenous Plants; being a further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand. By W. Colenso, F.L.S. 237–265 XXVIII. A List of Fungi recently discovered in New Zealand. By W. Colenso 265–269 XXIX. Description of new Species of Native Plants. By D. Petrie, M.A. 269–271 XXX. Description of three new Species of Uncinia. By D. Petrie 271–272 XXXI. Description of a new Species of Carmichælia, with Notes on the Distribution of the Species native to Otago. By D. Petrie 272–274 XXXII. On the Botany of Te Aroha Mountain. By J. Adams, B.A. 275–287 XXXIII. Description of a new Species of Erigeron. By J. Buchanan, F.L.S. 287–288 XXXIV. Notes on Loranthus fieldii, Buchanan. By H. C. Field; communicated by Dr. Buller 288–290 XXXV. Notes on the Occurrence and Habits of some of our New Zealand Plants. By W. S. Hamilton 290–293 XXXVI. On the Punui of Stewart Island, Aralia lyallii, n.s. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. 293–297 XXXVII. Description of a new Species of Fagus. By T. Kirk 297–298 XXXVIII. Notes on the New Zealand Beeches. By T. Kirk 298–306 III.—Geology. XXXIX. On the Age of the Orakei Bay Beds near Auckland. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. 307–313 XL. Descriptions of new Tertiary Shells. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. 313–332 XLI. On the Geological Structure of the Southern Alps of New Zealand, in the Provincial Districts of Canterbury and Westland. By Professor Julius von Haast, C.M.G., Ph.D., F.R.S. 332–337 XLII. Note on Geological Structure of the Canterbury Mountains. By Dr. Hector, Director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand 337–340 XLIII. Analysis of Slate in contact with Granite from Preservation Inlet, New Zealand. By A. Liversidge, F.R.S., Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy, University of Sydney; communicated by Professor F. W. Hutton 340–341 XLIV. On Water-worn Pebbles in the Soil. By James Coutts Crawford 341–342 XLV. On Changes in the Hataitai Valley. By James Coutts Crawford 342–343 XLVI. On the Drift Beds of Wakapuaka and Port Hills, with Remarks on the Boulder Bank and its Formation. By W. Wells 344–350 XLVII. The Ascent of Mount Franklin. By James Park, Survey Department 350–356 IV.—Miscellaneous. XLVIII. On the recent Sun-glows and the Theories that have been advanced to account for them. By John Meeson, B.A. 357–386 XLIX. Red Sunsets. By William Ringwood 386–397 L. On a System of Technical Education for Artizans. By C. W. Purnell 398–407 LI. On Gravitational Experiments. By T. Wakelin 407–410 LII. Is Life a Distinct Force? By R. H. Bakewell, M.D., Fellow of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, etc. 410–417