diff --git a/src/meshTools/octree/pointIndexHit.H b/src/meshTools/octree/pointIndexHit.H
index b43f12d551..4a468b60e1 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/octree/pointIndexHit.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/octree/pointIndexHit.H
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ typedef PointIndexHit<point> pointIndexHit;
 
 //- Specify data associated with pointIndexHit type is contiguous
 template<>
-inline bool contiguous<pointIndexHit>() {return true;}
+inline bool contiguous<pointIndexHit>() {return contiguous<point>();}
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.C b/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.C
index 26530b5a3a..1c67e72a7e 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.C
@@ -679,7 +679,11 @@ Foam::label Foam::treeBoundBox::distanceCmp
 
 bool Foam::operator==(const treeBoundBox& a, const treeBoundBox& b)
 {
-    return (a.min() == b.min()) && (a.max() == b.max());
+    return operator==
+    (
+        static_cast<const boundBox&>(a),
+        static_cast<const boundBox&>(b)
+    );
 }
 
 
@@ -689,12 +693,17 @@ bool Foam::operator!=(const treeBoundBox& a, const treeBoundBox& b)
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IOstream Operator  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ostream Operator  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<(Ostream& os, const treeBoundBox& bb)
+{
+    return os << static_cast<const boundBox&>(bb);
+}
+
 
 Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Istream& is, treeBoundBox& bb)
 {
-    is >> bb.min() >> bb.max();
-    return is;
+    return is >> static_cast<boundBox&>(bb);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.H b/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.H
index 1805d88b76..926b2f3336 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.H
@@ -322,13 +322,19 @@ public:
         friend bool operator==(const treeBoundBox&, const treeBoundBox&);
         friend bool operator!=(const treeBoundBox&, const treeBoundBox&);
 
-
     // IOstream operator
 
-        friend Istream& operator>>(Istream&, treeBoundBox&);
+        friend Istream& operator>>(Istream& is, treeBoundBox&);
+        friend Ostream& operator<<(Ostream& os, const treeBoundBox&);
+
 };
 
 
+//- Specify data associated with boundBox type is contiguous
+template<>
+inline bool contiguous<treeBoundBox>() {return contiguous<boundBox>();}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 } // End namespace Foam