On Weather Forecasts and Storm-warnings. By T. F. cheeseman, F.L.S. 542–543 On Animal Heat. By Dr. T. G. Davy 543 Resolution regarding the Preservation of the Native Flora and Fauna 543 On Electric Bleaching. By Professor F. D. Brown 543 On Athletics in their Relation to Social Development. By Dr. Bond 544 Abstract of Annual Report 544 Election of Officers for 1890 544 Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. Remarks on the the Shoulder-girdles of Aptornis and Cnemiornis. By H. O. Forbes, F.R.G.S. 545 On Soils and Geological Fertilizers. By Professor Hutton 545 On the Physical Characters, Climate, People, and Prospects of the British Possessions in New Guinea, with some Personal Experiences of Travel there. By H. O. Forbes 545 Abstract of Annual Report and Balance-sheet 546 Election of Officers for 1890 547 Resolution inviting the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science to meet in Christchurch 547 On some Simple Experiments to illustrate Force, Energy, Momentum, &c. By Professor F. W. Bickerton 547 A Method of explaining the Phenomena of Dissociation, and some of the Peculiarities of the Isothermals of Gases, by means of Molecular Attraction. By Professor Bickerton 547 On some of the Results of the Impact of Spherical Nebulæ. By Professor Bickerton 547 Otago Institute. Resolutions regarding Publication of a Flora of New Zealand 548 A Chapter of German Literature. By Dr. Bülau 549 On the Development of the Kiwi. By Professor Parker 549 Abstract of Annual Report and Balance-sheet 549 Election of Officers for 1890 549 Westland Institute. Abstract of Annual Report and Balance-sheet 550 Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute. On Movement and Sensation in Plants. By Dr. W. I. Spencer 551 Exhibit of Diatomaceous Earth from Makaretu 551 A Legend of the Large Australian Screech-owl, called by the Australian Natives Ti-na-tinity. By T. Pine. 551 On Plants and Astrology. By A. Hamilton 551 Notes on Two Birds recently shot at Napier. By A. Hamilton 552 On the Diatomaceæ. By Dr. W. I. Spencer 553 On Sponges, their Life-history. By A. Hamilton 553 On some of the peculiar and little-known Arts of the Old New-Zealanders. By W. Colensc, F.R.S., F.L.S. 553 On the Deposit of Moa-bones at Te Aute. By A. Hamilton 553 Contributions to the List of New Zealand Fishes, being a List of the Fishes recorded from the East Coast of New Zealand. By A. Hamilton 553 Abstract of Annual Report and Balance-sheet 554 Election of Officers for 1890 554