# Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute/Volume 40

TRANSACTIONS
AND
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE
1907
VOL. XL
(Twenty-second of New Series)
EDITED AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE INSTITUTE
Issued June, 1908
WELLINGTON, N.Z. JOHN MACKAY, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
KEGAN, PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & CO., PATERNOSTER HOUSE, CHARING CROSS ROAD, LONDON
CONTENTS.
TRANSACTIONS.
I.—Miscellaneous. :
| | | | PAGES. |
| Art. | XII. | Early Visits of the French to New Zealand. By Dr. Hocken, F.L.S. | 137–153 |
| | XIII. | The Passing of the Maori: An Inquiry into the Principal Causes of the Decay of the Race. By Archdeacon Walsh | 154–175 |
| | XV. | Maori Forest Lore: Being some Account of Native Forest Lore and Woodcraft, as also of many Myths, Rites, Customs, and Superstitions connected with the Flora and Fauna of the Tuhoe or Ure-wera District: Part I. By Elsdon Best | 185–254 |
| | XXXI. | On Isogonal Transformations: Part II. By Evelyn G. Hogg, M.A. | 333–339 |
| | XXXII. | Right-sidedness. By Joshua Rutland339–340 |
| | XL. | Captain Dumont D'Urville's Exploration of Tasman Bay in 1827. Translated by S. Percy Smith, F.R.G.S. | 416–447 |
| | XLII. | Metre. By Johannes C. Andersen | 466–485 |
| | XLVI. | The Struggle for Foreign Trade. By H. W. Segar, M.A. | 520–533 |
| | XLIX. | A Preliminary Note of a Metaphysical Research. By Maurice W. Richmond, B.Sc, LL.B. | 538–540 |
| II.—Zoology. ||||
| | VII. | Recent Observations on New Zealand Macrolepidoptera, including Descriptions of New Species. By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. | 104–107 |
| | VIII. | Description of a New Ophiuroid. By H. Farquhar | 108 |
| | IX. | A Heteropterous Hemipteron of New Zealand. By G. W. Kirkaldy | 109 |
| | XVI. | Additions to the New Zealand Molluscan Fauna. By W. H. Webster, B.A. | 254–259 |
| | XVII. | The Bipolar Theory. By H. Farquhar | 259–261 |
| | XVIII. | Notes on the Destruction of Kumaras from the Friendly Islands (Tonga), caused by an Imported Weevil, with Descriptions of the Larva, Pupa, and Perfect Insect, &c. By Major T. Broun, F.R.E.S. | 262–265 |
| | XIX. | Notice of the Occurrence of the Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) in the North Auckland District. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. | 265–266 ​ |
| | XX. | Notes on the Occurrence of certain Marine Reptilia in New Zealand Waters. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. | 267–269 |
| | XXII. | Preliminary Note on some Stages in the Development of a Polychæte. By H. B. Kirk, M.A. | 286–288 |
| | XXXIII. | A New Placostylus from New Zealand. By Henry Suter | 340–343 |
| | XXXIV. | Result of Dredging for Mollusca near Cuvier Island, with Descriptions of New Species. By Henry Suter | 344–359 |
| | XXXV. | Descriptions of New Species of New Zealand Mollusca. By Henry Suter | 360–373 |
| | XXXVI. | Notes on some New Zealand Marine Mollusca. By Tom Iredale | 373–387 |
| | XXXVII. | A Preliminary List of the Marine Mollusca of Banks Peninsula. By Tom Iredale | 387–403 |
| | XXXVIII. | List of Marine Molluscs collected in Otago. By Tom Iredale | 404–410 |
| | XXXIX. | List of Marine Mollusca from Lyall Bay, near Wellington. By Tom Iredale | 410–415 |
| | XLIII. | The Disappearance of the New Zealand Birds. By Dr. R. Fulton | 485–500 |
| | XLIV. | The Little Barrier Bird-sanctuary. By James Drummond, F.L.S., F.Z.S. | 500–506 |
| | XLVII. | Further Notes on Lepidoptera. By George Howes, F.E.S. | 533–534 |
| | XLVIII. | Additional Notes on the Kea. By George R. Marriner, F.R.M.S. | 534–537 |
| III.—Botany. ||||
| | I. | Young Stages of Dicksonia and Cyathea. By Author:G. B. Stephenson, M.Sc. | 1–16 |
| | III. | The Development of some New Zealand Conifer Leaves with regard to Transfusion Tissue and to Adaptation to Environment. By Miss E. M. Griffin, M.A. | 43–72 |
| | XXI. | Contributions to a Fuller Knowledge of the Flora of New Zealand: No. 2. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S. | 270–285 |
| | XXIII. | Description of a New Species of Veronica (Linn.). By D. Petrie, M.A.. F.L.S. | 288–289 |
| | XXIV. | Account of a Visit to Mount Hector, a High Peak of the Tararuas, with List of Flowering-plants. By D. Petrie, M.A., F.L.S. | 289–304 |
| | XXV. | Some Hitherto-unrecorded Plant-habitats (III). By L. Cockayne, Ph.D. | 304–315 |
| | XXVI. | Notes on the Spread of Phytophthora infestans, with Special Reference to Hybernating Mycelium. By A. H. Cockayne | 316–320 |
| | XLI. | Notes on Botanical Nomenclature; with Remarks on the Rules adopted by the International Botanical Congress of Vienna. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S. | 447–465 |
| | XLV. | The Grasses of Tutira. By H. Guthrie-Smith | 506–519 ​ |
| IV.—Geology and Chemistry. ||||
| | II. | Some Aspects of the Terrace-development in the Valleys of the Canterbury Rivers. By R. Speight, M.A., B.Sc. | 16–43 |
| | IV. | Some Observations on the Schists of Central Otago. By A. M. Finlayson, M.Sc. | 72–79 |
| | V. | Geology of Centre and North of North Island. By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc. | 79–98 |
| | VI. | Fossils from Kakanui. By J. Allan Thomson, B.A. (Oxon.), B.Sc. | 98–103 |
| | X. | The Scheelite of Otago. By A. M. Finlayson, M.Sc. | 110–122 |
| | XI. | Some Alkaline and Nepheline Rocks from Westland. By Author:J. P. Smith | 122–137 |
| | XIV. | On a Soda Amphibole Trachyte from Cass's Peak, Banks Peninsula. By R. Speight, M.A., B.Sc. | 176–184 |
| | XXVII. | Note on the Gabbro of the Dun Mountain. By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc. | 320–322 |
| | XXVIII. | The Analyses of certain New Zealand Meat Products. By A. M. Wright, F.C.S. (Berlin), M.Am.C.S. | 322–324 |
| | XXIX. | The Fixation of Atmospheric Nitrogen by Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria in certain Solutions. By A. M. Wright, F.C.S. (Berlin), M.Am.C.S. | 324–326 |
| | XXX. | The Transformation of Barley into Malt. By Percy B. Phipson, F.C.S. | 326–332 |
LIST OF PLATES AT THE END OF THE VOLUME.
| Plate | | To illustrate Article |
| I–V. | Young Stages of Tree-ferns.—Stephenson | I |
| VI–VIIa. | Terrace-development.—Speight | II |
| VIII–X. | Leaves of Conifers.—Griffin | III |
| XI–XII. | Central Otago Schists.—Finlayson | IV |
| XIII. | Geological Map.—Marshall | V |
| XIV. | Kakanui Fossils.—Thomson | VI |
| XV. | Macro-lepidoptera.—Hudson | VII |
| XVI. | Scheelite.—Finlayson | X |
| XVII–XIX. | Rocks from Westland.—Smith | XI |
| XX–XXI. | Mollusca.—Webster | XVI |
| XXII. | Imported Weevil.—Broun | XVIII |
| XXIII. | Development of Polychæte.—Kirk | XXII |
| XXIV. | Right-sidedness.—Rutland | XXXII |
| XXV. | New Placostylus.—Suter | XXXIII |
| XXVI, XXVII, XXX. | New Mollusca.—Suter | XXXIV |
| XXVIII–XXX. | New Mollusca.—Suter | XXXV |
| XXXI. | New Mollusca.—Iredale | XXXVI |
| XXXII–XXXIV. | Keas.—Marriner | XLVIII |