Contents Pages Botany Some Observations on Root-Parasitism in New Zealand By W. R. Philipson 1–3 Native Flora of Maungakawa-Te Miro (Warkato) By M. C. Gudex 5–8 Vegetation of the Kaweka Range By N. L. Elder 9–26 Geology The Origin of the Opouawe River and Nearby Antecedent Gorges in S.E Wairarapa By J. B. Waterhouse 91–98 Divisions of the New Zealand Cretaceous By H. W. Wellman 99–163