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| LXXI. | Did the great Cook Strait River flow to the North-West or to the South-East? By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. | 448–451 | |
| Some further Proofs as to the ancient Cook Strait River, and the Harbour of Wellington as a Freshwater Lake; also, a Consideration of the Date at which the Islands were united. By J. C. Crawford | 451–453 | ||
| LXXII. | On the Wanganui Tertiaries. By C. W. Purnell | 453–457 | |
| LXXIII. | Description of three new Tertiary Shells in the Otago Museum. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S., C.M.Z.S. | 458 | |
| LXXIV. | Notes on the Microscopic Structure of certain Igneous Rocks submitted by the Director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand. By Richard Daintree, F.G.S., Agent-General for Queensland. Communicated by Dr. Hector | 458–460 | |
| LXXV. | Deep Sinking in the Lava Beds of Mount Eden. By J. C. Firth | 460–464 | |
| PROCEEDINGS. | |||
| WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. | |||
| Anniversary Address of the President, Charles Knight, F.R.C.S. | 467–487 | ||
| On Ergot in Rye Grass. By Dr. Hector, F.R.S. | 488–489 | ||
| Notice of Ceratodus fosteri, Krefft, or Barramunda, of the Queensland Rivers. By Dr. Hector | 490–491 | ||
| Account of Soundings taken by the "Challenger" Expedition. By Dr. Hector | 491–492 | ||
| Notice of the New Zealand Avocet and Procellaria lessoni. By Dr. Hector | 492 | ||
| On the Position of Sulphocyanogen among the Elements, with Notes upon the Series of double Sulphocyanides discovered by the Author in 1868. By W. Skey | 502 | ||
| Memorandum on the Longitude of Wellington Observatory. By Captain Nares, of H.M.S. "Challenger," with enclosing letter by Dr. Hector. Communicated by the Hon. the Colonial Secretary | 502–507 | ||
| On the Occurrence of Lepilæna preissii, Muell., and Carex chlorantha, Br., in New Zealand. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. | 508 | ||
| Abstract Report of Council for 1874 | 508–509 | ||
| Election of Officers for 1875 | 509 | ||
| Notes on Hutton's Catalogue of the Marine Mollusca of New Zealand. By Dr. Ed. von Martens. Communicated by Dr. Hector | 510 | ||
| Note on Rallus modestus. By W. L. Buller, Sc.D., F.L.S. | 511 | ||
| AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. | |||
| Anniversary Address. By T. Heale | 513–519 | ||
| On Trees suitable for Streets and Avenues. By D. Hay | 519–520 | ||
| On Street Planting. By R. W. Dyson | 521 | ||
| Note on Danais berenice. By T. B. Gillies, M.H.R. | 523–524 | ||
| Note on the Habits of Gerygone flaviventris. By T. B. Gillies | 524 | ||
| Abstract of Annual Report | 525 | ||
| Election of Officers for 1875 | 525 | ||
| PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. | |||
| On Wolffia. By Ll. Powell, M.D. | 527 | ||
| Results of Excavations and Researches in and near the Moa-bone Point Cave, Sumner Road (Postscript). By Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S. | 528–530 | ||
| Explanation of some personal Remarks made in Mr. Potts' Paper on the Birds of New Zealand, part IV., Trans. N.Z. Inst. Vol. VI. By Julius Haast | 530–531 | ||