# Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute/Volume 27

TRANSACTIONS
OF THE
NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE
TRANSACTIONS
AND
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE,
1894
VOL. XXVII.
(Tenth of New Series)
EDITED AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE INSTITUTE
By
SIR JAMES HECTOR, K.C.M.G., M.D., F.R.S.
Director
Issued May, 1895.
WELLINGTON:
SAMUEL COSTALL, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
TRÜBNER & CO., 57 & 59, LUDGATE HILL, LONDON E.C.
CORRIGENDUM.
Pages 200 and 202. For Strolasterias read Stolasterias.
CONTENTS.
TRANSACTIONS.
I.—Zoology. :
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| Art. | I. | Synoptical List of Coccidæ reported from Australasia and the Pacific Islands up to December, 1894. By W. M. Maskell, Registrar of the University of New Zealand, Corr. Mem. Roy. Soc. of South Australia | 1–35 |
| | II. | Further Coccid Notes: with Descriptions of New Species from New Zealand, Australia, Sandwich Islands, and elsewhere, and Remarks upon many Species already reported. By W. M. Maskell | 36–75 |
| | III. | Illustrations of Darwinism; or, The Avifauna of New Zealand considered in Relation to the Fundamental Law of Descent with Modification. By Sir Walter L. Buller, K.C.M.G., D.Sc, F.R.S., &c. | 75–104 |
| | IV. | Notes on the Ornithology of New Zealand; with an Exhibition of Rare Specimens. By Sir W. L. Buller | 104–126 |
| | V. | On a New Species of Fern-bird (Sphenœacus) from the Snares Islands; with an Exhibition of Specimens. By Sir W. L. Buller | 127–128 |
| | VI. | Notes on the Flightless Duck of the Auckland Islands (Nesonetta aucklandica). By Sir W. L. Buller | 128–129 |
| | VII. | Notes on Phalacrocorax colensoi, of the Auckland Islands, and on Phalacrocorax onslowi, of the Chatham Islands. By Sir W. L. Buller | 129–132 |
| | VIII. | Notes on Œstrelata neglecta; with an Exhibition of Specimens. By Sir W. L. Buller | 132–134 |
| | IX. | Some Curiosities of Bird-life. By Sir W. L. Buller | 134–142 |
| | X. | On the Wetas, a Group of Orthopterous Insects inhabiting New Zealand; with Descriptions of Two New Species. By Sir W. L. Buller | 143–147 |
| | XI. | Observations on some peculiar Maori Remains, with Remarks on the Ancient Institution of Tapu. By Sir W. L. Buller | 148–154 |
| | XII. | Note on the Vegetable Caterpillar (Cordiceps robertsii). By Sir W. L. Buller | 155–156 |
| | XIII. | On the Axial Skeleton in the Dinornithidæ. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the Canterbury Museum | 157–178 ​ |
| | XIV. | On the Occurrence of a Pneumatic Foramen in the Femur of a Moa. By Captain F. W. Hutton | 173–174 |
| | XV. | On a New Species of Weta (Locustidæ) from Bounty Island. By Captain F. W. Hutton | 174–176 |
| | XVI. | On Majaqueus æquinoctialis, from Antipodes Island. By Captain F. W. Hutton | 177 |
| | XVII. | Notes on New Zealand Land Planarians: Part I. By Arthur Dendy, D.Sc, Professor of Biology in the Canterbury College, University of New Zealand | 177–189 |
| | XVIII. | Note on a New Variety of Peripatus novæ-zealandiæ, Hutton. By Arthur Dendy | 190–191 |
| | XIX. | Notes on a New Zealand Land Nemertine. By Arthur Dendy | 191–194 |
| | XX. | Notes on New Zealand Echinoderms. By H. Farquhar | 194–208 |
| | XXI. | Descriptions of Two New Gymnoblastic Hydroids. By H. Farquhar | 208–209 |
| | XXII. | Notes on some Crustacea from Macquarie Island. By George M. Thomson, F.L.S. | 210–214 |
| | XXIII. | On the most frequent Pelagic Copepods and Cladoceres of the Hauraki Gulf. By Dr. Augustus Krämer, Physician H.I.M.S. "Bussard" | 214–223 |
| | XXIV. | Notes on the Larger Species of Paryphanta in New Zealand, with some Remarks on the Distribution and Dispersal of Land-shells. By W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. | 224–228 |
| | XXV. | Further Contributions towards a Bibliography of the Dinornithidæ, the Great Extinct Birds of New Zealand, usually called Moas: Supplement No. 1. By A. Hamilton | 228–231 |
| | XXVI. | On the Feathers of a Small Species of Moa (Megalapteryx) found in a Cave at the Head of the Waikaia River; with a Notice of a Moa-hunter's Camping-place on the Old Man Range. By A. Hamilton | 232–238 |
| | XXVII. | Zoological Notes: (1) Arboreal Nests of Bush-rat (Mus maorium); (2) Paryphanta hochstetteri found at Low Levels at West Wanganui. By R. I. Kingsley | 238–239 |
| | XXVIII. | Remarks on the Rats of New Zealand. By Taylor White | 240–261 |
| | XXIX. | On the Bird Moa and its Aliases. By Taylor White | 262–273 |
| | XXX. | The Kea (Nestor notabilis), a Sheep-eating Parrot. By Taylor White | 273–280 |
| | XXXI. | On the Abundance of Vanessa itea in Wellington during Season 1894. By Water P. Cohen | 281 |
| | XXXII. | A Chapter in the History of the Warfare against Insect-pests. By W. M. Maskell | 282–284 |
| | XXXIII. | On the Anatomy of Flight of Certain Birds. By Sir James Hector, F.R.S. | 284–287 |
| | XXXIV. | Further Contribution to a Knowledge of the New Zealand Sponges. By H. B. Kirk, M.A. | 287–292 |
| | XXXV. | On a New Shell (Anomia walteri). By Sir J. Hector | 292–293 |
| | XXXVI. | On some New Species of Tipulæ (Daddy-long-legs) found in New Zealand. By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. | 293–295 ​ |
| II.–Botany. ||||
| | XXXVII. | The Algæ of New Zealand: their Characteristics and Distribution. By Robert M. Laing, B.Sc. | 297–318 |
| | XXXVIII. | On the Preparation and Preservation of Botanical Specimens. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. | 318–327 |
| | XXXIX. | On New Forms of Celmisia, Cass. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. | 327–330 |
| | XL. | A Revision of the New Zealand Gentians. By T. Kirk | 330–341 |
| | XLI. | On the New Zealand Species of Gunnera, L. By T. Kirk | 341–348 |
| | XLII. | Descriptions of New or Remarkable Plants from the Upper Waimakariri. By T. Kirk | 349–353 |
| | XLIII. | Description of New Grasses from Macquarie Island. By T. Kirk | 353–354 |
| | XLIV. | A Revision of the New Zealand Species of Colobanthus, Bartling. By T. Kirk | 354–359 |
| | XLV. | Notes and Reminiscences of Early Crossings of the romantically-situated Lake Waikaremoana, County of Hawke's Bay, of its Neighbouring Country, and of its peculiar Botany; performed in the Years 1841 and 1843. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. (Lond.), &c. | 359–382 |
| | XLVI. | Phænogams: A Description of a few more Newly-discovered Indigenous Plants; being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand. By W. Colenso | 383–399 |
| | XLVII. | A Description of Two New Ferns and One New Lycopodium, lately detected in our New Zealand Forests. By W. Colenso | 399–401 |
| | XLVIII. | An Account of the Finding of Two Australian Plants, hitherto unnoticed, here in New Zealand. By W. Colenso | 401–402 |
| | XXXIX. | On New Zealand Mosses. By T. W. Naylor Beckett, F.L.S. | 403–405 |
| | L. | Description of New Native Plants. By D. Petrie, M.A., F.L.S. | 405–406 |
| | LI. | On the Presence of some Noxious Weeds in Nelson District. By R. I. Kingsley | 407 |
| | LII. | Botanical Notes: Plants new to Nelson District, &c., from West Wanganui. By R. I. Kingsley | 407–409 |
| | LIII. | Notes on New Zealand Mosses: Genus Grimmia. By Robert Brown | 409–421 |
| | LIV. | Notes on New Zealand Mosses: Genus Orthotrichum. By Robert Brown | 422–446 |
| | LV. | On the Growth of Ferns; and on a New Fern now first reported. By H. C. Field | 446–450 |
| III.–Geology. ||||
| | LVI. | On the Hawke's Bay Pleistocene Beds and the Glacial Period. By H. Hill, F.G.S. | 451–476 |
| | LVII. | On the Occurrence of Moa Footprints in the Bed of the Manawatu River, near Palmerston North. By H. Hill | 476–477 |
| | LVI1I. | The Nuhaka Hot Springs. By H. Hill | 478–479 ​ |
| IV.—Miscellaneous. ||||
| | LIX. | Magnetization of Iron by High-frequency Discharges. By E. Rutherford, M. A. | 481–513 |
| | LX. | The Last Glacial Epoch: explained by Major-General Drayson's Discovery of the Second Rotation of the Earth. By Major-General Schaw, C.B., R.E. | 513–534 |
| | LXI. | On some Peculiar Cases of the Reflection of Light. By Major-General Schaw | 535–538 |
| | LXII. | The Immortality of the Cosmos; being an Attempt to show that the Theory of the Dissipation of Energy is limited to Finite Portions of Space. By Professor Bickerton | 538–545 |
| | LXIII. | Synoptic Statement of the Principles and Phenomena of Cosmic Impact: prepared for the Criticism of Scientific Men and Societies. By Professor Bickerton | 545–553 |
| | LXIV. | On an Oversight in Croll's Mode of lengthening the Age of the Sun's Heat. By Professor Bickerton | 558–559 |
| | LXV. | Notes on a Visit to Macquarie Island. By A. Hamilton | 559–579 |
| | LXVI. | Myths of Observation. By Edward Tregear | 579–593 |
| | LXVII. | Ceremonial Language. By Edward Tregear | 593–597 |
| | LXVIII. | The Modern History of a Block of Greenstone. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., &c. | 598–606 |
| | LXIX. | Notes on Tombs of a Prehistoric Race of Colombia, South America. By R. I. Kingsley | 606–609 |
| | LXX. | Maori Preserved Heads. By the Rev. Philip Walsh | 610–616 |
| | LXXI. | Some Account of the Earliest Literature and Maps relating to New Zealand. By Dr. T. M. Hocken, F.L.S. | 616–634 |
| I.—Zoology—continued. ||||
| | LXXII. | On a New Species of Ant from New Zealand. By Professor C. Emery, University of Bologna, Italy: communicated by W. W. Smith | 635–636 |
| NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. ||||
| Twenty-sixth Annual Report | Twenty-sixth Annual Report | Twenty-sixth Annual Report | 627–628 |
| Accounts for 1893–94 | Accounts for 1893–94 | Accounts for 1893–94 | 628 |
| PROCEEDINGS. ||||
| WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. ||||
| The Humist Doctrine of Causation in its Relation to Modern Agnosticism. By W. W. Carlile, M.A. | The Humist Doctrine of Causation in its Relation to Modern Agnosticism. By W. W. Carlile, M.A. | The Humist Doctrine of Causation in its Relation to Modern Agnosticism. By W. W. Carlile, M.A. | 646–647 |
| Resolution as to Dr. C. V. Riley | Resolution as to Dr. C. V. Riley | Resolution as to Dr. C. V. Riley | 649 |
| Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute/Volume 27/Wellington Philosophical Society#On the Milk-supply of Wellington. By C. Hulke | Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute/Volume 27/Wellington Philosophical Society#On the Milk-supply of Wellington. By C. Hulke | Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute/Volume 27/Wellington Philosophical Society#On the Milk-supply of Wellington. By C. Hulke | 654 ​ |
| On a Discovery of Bones of Dinornis giganteus on the surface. By Sir J. Hector | On a Discovery of Bones of Dinornis giganteus on the surface. By Sir J. Hector | On a Discovery of Bones of Dinornis giganteus on the surface. By Sir J. Hector | 655-656 |
| On a Method of Cure in Germ-diseases. By R. J. Barnes | On a Method of Cure in Germ-diseases. By R. J. Barnes | On a Method of Cure in Germ-diseases. By R. J. Barnes | 657 |
| Note on the Aurora Australis, as observed at Karori, Wellington, on the 20th August, 1894. By G. V. Hudson | Note on the Aurora Australis, as observed at Karori, Wellington, on the 20th August, 1894. By G. V. Hudson | Note on the Aurora Australis, as observed at Karori, Wellington, on the 20th August, 1894. By G. V. Hudson | 657–658 |
| Exhibit of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatum) and Young. By Sir W. L. Buller | Exhibit of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatum) and Young. By Sir W. L. Buller | Exhibit of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatum) and Young. By Sir W. L. Buller | 659 |
| Appendix to Paper on the Glacial Epoch. By Major-General Schaw | Appendix to Paper on the Glacial Epoch. By Major-General Schaw | Appendix to Paper on the Glacial Epoch. By Major-General Schaw | 660–661 |
| On a Peculiar Appearance in a Cloud during the Daylight. By A. J. Lichfield | On a Peculiar Appearance in a Cloud during the Daylight. By A. J. Lichfield | On a Peculiar Appearance in a Cloud during the Daylight. By A. J. Lichfield | 663 |
| On Baryte: a Rare Form. By Sir J. Hector | On Baryte: a Rare Form. By Sir J. Hector | On Baryte: a Rare Form. By Sir J. Hector | 664 |
| Pélé's Hair (Volcanic Glass-fibre). By Sir J. Hector | Pélé's Hair (Volcanic Glass-fibre). By Sir J. Hector | Pélé's Hair (Volcanic Glass-fibre). By Sir J. Hector | 664 |
| On the Occurrence of a Mineral Belt in the Heart of the great Schist-formation of Otago. By Sir J. Hector | On the Occurrence of a Mineral Belt in the Heart of the great Schist-formation of Otago. By Sir J. Hector | On the Occurrence of a Mineral Belt in the Heart of the great Schist-formation of Otago. By Sir J. Hector | 664–665 |
| On the so-called Vegetable Caterpillar, and other Fungi that attack Insects. By W. M. Maskell | On the so-called Vegetable Caterpillar, and other Fungi that attack Insects. By W. M. Maskell | On the so-called Vegetable Caterpillar, and other Fungi that attack Insects. By W. M. Maskell | 665–666 |
| On Oyster-culture in New Zealand. By Sir J. Hector | On Oyster-culture in New Zealand. By Sir J. Hector | On Oyster-culture in New Zealand. By Sir J. Hector | 670 |
| Remarks on Paryphanta hochstetteri. By Sir W. L. Buller | Remarks on Paryphanta hochstetteri. By Sir W. L. Buller | Remarks on Paryphanta hochstetteri. By Sir W. L. Buller | 670–671 |
| Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | 671 |
| Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | 671 |
| On the Utilization of Mineral Springs in New Zealand for the Production of Ornamental Objects in Stone. By C. Smith | On the Utilization of Mineral Springs in New Zealand for the Production of Ornamental Objects in Stone. By C. Smith | On the Utilization of Mineral Springs in New Zealand for the Production of Ornamental Objects in Stone. By C. Smith | 671 |
| Notes from the Chatham Islands. By Major Gascoyne: communicated by Sir W. L. Buller | Notes from the Chatham Islands. By Major Gascoyne: communicated by Sir W. L. Buller | Notes from the Chatham Islands. By Major Gascoyne: communicated by Sir W. L. Buller | 671–672 |
| On a New Fern. By H. C. Field | On a New Fern. By H. C. Field | On a New Fern. By H. C. Field | 672 |
| On some Living Colonial Rarities. By H. C. Field | On some Living Colonial Rarities. By H. C. Field | On some Living Colonial Rarities. By H. C. Field | 672 |
| On a Process for coating Non-conducting Substances with Metal. By H. N. McLeod | On a Process for coating Non-conducting Substances with Metal. By H. N. McLeod | On a Process for coating Non-conducting Substances with Metal. By H. N. McLeod | 672 |
| AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. ||||
| The History of Money: Anniversary Address by J. H. Upton, President | The History of Money: Anniversary Address by J. H. Upton, President | The History of Money: Anniversary Address by J. H. Upton, President | 673 |
| The Economic Effects of Various Land-tenures. By E. Withy | The Economic Effects of Various Land-tenures. By E. Withy | The Economic Effects of Various Land-tenures. By E. Withy | 673 |
| Description of the Carved Maori House at Maketu. By T. F. Cheeseman | Description of the Carved Maori House at Maketu. By T. F. Cheeseman | Description of the Carved Maori House at Maketu. By T. F. Cheeseman | 674 |
| The Geology, Resources, and Prospects of the Thames Goldfields. By James Park, F.G.S. | The Geology, Resources, and Prospects of the Thames Goldfields. By James Park, F.G.S. | The Geology, Resources, and Prospects of the Thames Goldfields. By James Park, F.G.S. | 674 |
| A Greek Madonna. By Professor Arnold Tubbs | A Greek Madonna. By Professor Arnold Tubbs | A Greek Madonna. By Professor Arnold Tubbs | 675 |
| The Treatment of Lunatics, historically considered. By F. G. Ewington | The Treatment of Lunatics, historically considered. By F. G. Ewington | The Treatment of Lunatics, historically considered. By F. G. Ewington | 675–676 |
| Comparative Religion. By the Rev. J. Bates | Comparative Religion. By the Rev. J. Bates | Comparative Religion. By the Rev. J. Bates | 676 |
| Poetry considered as an Interpretation of Life. By Professor Egerton | Poetry considered as an Interpretation of Life. By Professor Egerton | Poetry considered as an Interpretation of Life. By Professor Egerton | 676 |
| A Yorkshire Blood-feud. By F. D. Fenton | A Yorkshire Blood-feud. By F. D. Fenton | A Yorkshire Blood-feud. By F. D. Fenton | 676 |
| Darwin. By Professor A. P. Thomas | Darwin. By Professor A. P. Thomas | Darwin. By Professor A. P. Thomas | 677 |
| Shooting-stars and Meteors. By Professor H. W. Segar | Shooting-stars and Meteors. By Professor H. W. Segar | Shooting-stars and Meteors. By Professor H. W. Segar | 677 |
| A Poet's Socialism. By E. A. Mackechnie | A Poet's Socialism. By E. A. Mackechnie | A Poet's Socialism. By E. A. Mackechnie | 677 |
| Explosives. By Professor F. D. Brown | Explosives. By Professor F. D. Brown | Explosives. By Professor F. D. Brown | 677 |
| Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | 677–679 |
| Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | 679 |
| PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. ||||
| On a Concrete Conception of Angles and Parallels. By J. R. Wilkinson, M. A. | On a Concrete Conception of Angles and Parallels. By J. R. Wilkinson, M. A. | On a Concrete Conception of Angles and Parallels. By J. R. Wilkinson, M. A. | 680 |
| Modern Views of Protoplasm. By R. M. Laing, M.A. | Modern Views of Protoplasm. By R. M. Laing, M.A. | Modern Views of Protoplasm. By R. M. Laing, M.A. | 680 |
| On the Conditions of Equilibrium of Free Gaseous Cosmical Bodies under Varying Conditions of Volume, Composition, Temperature, and Mass. By Professor Bickerton | On the Conditions of Equilibrium of Free Gaseous Cosmical Bodies under Varying Conditions of Volume, Composition, Temperature, and Mass. By Professor Bickerton | On the Conditions of Equilibrium of Free Gaseous Cosmical Bodies under Varying Conditions of Volume, Composition, Temperature, and Mass. By Professor Bickerton | 681 ​ |
| Curves of Gravitation. By Professor Bickerton | Curves of Gravitation. By Professor Bickerton | Curves of Gravitation. By Professor Bickerton | 681 |
| On Disposing Affinity and the Constitution of difficultly-decomposable Cyanides. By Professor Bickerton | On Disposing Affinity and the Constitution of difficultly-decomposable Cyanides. By Professor Bickerton | On Disposing Affinity and the Constitution of difficultly-decomposable Cyanides. By Professor Bickerton | 681 |
| Note on the Observation of Microseismic Waves. By G. Hogben, M.A. | Note on the Observation of Microseismic Waves. By G. Hogben, M.A. | Note on the Observation of Microseismic Waves. By G. Hogben, M.A. | 681 |
| Note on Land Planarians of New Zealand. By A. Dendy, D.Sc. | Note on Land Planarians of New Zealand. By A. Dendy, D.Sc. | Note on Land Planarians of New Zealand. By A. Dendy, D.Sc. | 682 |
| On Six Pieces of Apparatus to determine experimentally the various Lines of Force upon which Scientific Apparatus is founded. By Professor Bickerton | On Six Pieces of Apparatus to determine experimentally the various Lines of Force upon which Scientific Apparatus is founded. By Professor Bickerton | On Six Pieces of Apparatus to determine experimentally the various Lines of Force upon which Scientific Apparatus is founded. By Professor Bickerton | 682 |
| On Molecular Attraction. By Professor Bickerton | On Molecular Attraction. By Professor Bickerton | On Molecular Attraction. By Professor Bickerton | 682 |
| On the Specific Heat of the Elements, deduced from the Specific Heat of Compound Gases at Constant Volume. By Professor Bickerton | On the Specific Heat of the Elements, deduced from the Specific Heat of Compound Gases at Constant Volume. By Professor Bickerton | On the Specific Heat of the Elements, deduced from the Specific Heat of Compound Gases at Constant Volume. By Professor Bickerton | 682 |
| On Chlorine as a Cure for Consumption. By Professor Bickerton | On Chlorine as a Cure for Consumption. By Professor Bickerton | On Chlorine as a Cure for Consumption. By Professor Bickerton | 682 |
| On Hail. By Professor Bickerton | On Hail. By Professor Bickerton | On Hail. By Professor Bickerton | 682 |
| On a Simple Classification of Organic Compounds. By Professor Bickerton | On a Simple Classification of Organic Compounds. By Professor Bickerton | On a Simple Classification of Organic Compounds. By Professor Bickerton | 682 |
| On a Simple Method of representing the Graphic Constitution of Organic Bodies. By Professor Bickerton | On a Simple Method of representing the Graphic Constitution of Organic Bodies. By Professor Bickerton | On a Simple Method of representing the Graphic Constitution of Organic Bodies. By Professor Bickerton | 682 |
| Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | 682 |
| Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | 682 |
| OTAGO INSTITUTE. ||||
| The Appreciation of Gold. By Professor F. B. de M. Gibbons | The Appreciation of Gold. By Professor F. B. de M. Gibbons | The Appreciation of Gold. By Professor F. B. de M. Gibbons | 683 |
| On the Characteristics and Life-history of the principal Parasitic Worms infesting Man. By Professor Parker | On the Characteristics and Life-history of the principal Parasitic Worms infesting Man. By Professor Parker | On the Characteristics and Life-history of the principal Parasitic Worms infesting Man. By Professor Parker | 683 |
| On the Structure and Systematic Position of Anaspis. By G. M. Thomson | On the Structure and Systematic Position of Anaspis. By G. M. Thomson | On the Structure and Systematic Position of Anaspis. By G. M. Thomson | 683 |
| On the Financial Depression, its Cause and Remedy. By E. Melland | On the Financial Depression, its Cause and Remedy. By E. Melland | On the Financial Depression, its Cause and Remedy. By E. Melland | 683 |
| Remarks on Ethnological Specimens from New Guinea. By Professor Parker | Remarks on Ethnological Specimens from New Guinea. By Professor Parker | Remarks on Ethnological Specimens from New Guinea. By Professor Parker | 683 |
| On some Female Characters in the Plays of Sophocles. By the Rev. Dr. Belcher | On some Female Characters in the Plays of Sophocles. By the Rev. Dr. Belcher | On some Female Characters in the Plays of Sophocles. By the Rev. Dr. Belcher | 683 |
| On Recent Discoveries at Megalopolis, in Arcadia. By the Rev. Dr. Belcher | On Recent Discoveries at Megalopolis, in Arcadia. By the Rev. Dr. Belcher | On Recent Discoveries at Megalopolis, in Arcadia. By the Rev. Dr. Belcher | 684 |
| Remarks on the Leg-bone of a Megalapteryx. By Professor Parker | Remarks on the Leg-bone of a Megalapteryx. By Professor Parker | Remarks on the Leg-bone of a Megalapteryx. By Professor Parker | 684 |
| Remarks on Additions to the Museum. By Professor Parker | Remarks on Additions to the Museum. By Professor Parker | Remarks on Additions to the Museum. By Professor Parker | 684 |
| Remarks on a Collection of New Zealand Fishes. By Professor Parker | Remarks on a Collection of New Zealand Fishes. By Professor Parker | Remarks on a Collection of New Zealand Fishes. By Professor Parker | 684 |
| Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | 685 |
| Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | 685 |
| WESTLAND INSTITUTE. ||||
| Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | 681 |
| Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | 681 |
| HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. ||||
| On Spectacles. By Dr. F. W. Innes | On Spectacles. By Dr. F. W. Innes | On Spectacles. By Dr. F. W. Innes | 687 |
| Some Curious and Little-known Information and Memoranda relating to Letters and Mails in the Olden Time. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. (Lond), &c. | Some Curious and Little-known Information and Memoranda relating to Letters and Mails in the Olden Time. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. (Lond), &c. | Some Curious and Little-known Information and Memoranda relating to Letters and Mails in the Olden Time. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. (Lond), &c. | 687 |
| On Corals and Coral Islands. By Dr. Moore | On Corals and Coral Islands. By Dr. Moore | On Corals and Coral Islands. By Dr. Moore | 688 |
| Presentation to the Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S. | Presentation to the Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S. | Presentation to the Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S. | 688–689 |
| Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | 690 |
| Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | 690 ​ |
| NELSON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. ||||
| Description of a Journey to Mount Cook. By Dr. J. Hudson | Description of a Journey to Mount Cook. By Dr. J. Hudson | Description of a Journey to Mount Cook. By Dr. J. Hudson | 691 |
| Additions to Museum exhibited | Additions to Museum exhibited | Additions to Museum exhibited | 691 |
| Rat's Nest found in a Hedge exhibited | Rat's Nest found in a Hedge exhibited | Rat's Nest found in a Hedge exhibited | 692 |
| Appendix to Notes on Tregear's Maori-Polynesian Dictionary. By A. S. Atkinson | Appendix to Notes on Tregear's Maori-Polynesian Dictionary. By A. S. Atkinson | Appendix to Notes on Tregear's Maori-Polynesian Dictionary. By A. S. Atkinson | 692 |
| On the Bacilli of Tetanus. By Dr. Hudson | On the Bacilli of Tetanus. By Dr. Hudson | On the Bacilli of Tetanus. By Dr. Hudson | 692 |
| Exhibit of Lizard and its Young (Naultinus elegans) | Exhibit of Lizard and its Young (Naultinus elegans) | Exhibit of Lizard and its Young (Naultinus elegans) | 692 |
| Resolution as to Mr. Atkinson's Notes on Tregear's Maori-Polynesian Dictionary | Resolution as to Mr. Atkinson's Notes on Tregear's Maori-Polynesian Dictionary | Resolution as to Mr. Atkinson's Notes on Tregear's Maori-Polynesian Dictionary | 692 |
| Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | Abstract of Annual Report | 693 |
| Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | Election of Officers for 1895 | 693 |
| On the Importance of the Study of Natural History. By the Bishop of Nelson | On the Importance of the Study of Natural History. By the Bishop of Nelson | On the Importance of the Study of Natural History. By the Bishop of Nelson | 693 |
| APPENDIX. ||||
| Meteorological Statistics for 1894 | Meteorological Statistics for 1894 | Meteorological Statistics for 1894 | 697 |
| Notes on the Weather for 1894 | Notes on the Weather for 1894 | Notes on the Weather for 1894 | 698 |
| Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1894 | Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1894 | Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1894 | 699 |
| Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute | Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute | Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute | 700 |
| Ordinary Members of the New Zealand Institute | Ordinary Members of the New Zealand Institute | Ordinary Members of the New Zealand Institute | 701–709 |
| Institutions and Individuals to whom this Volume is presented | Institutions and Individuals to whom this Volume is presented | Institutions and Individuals to whom this Volume is presented | 710–714 |
| Alphabetical Index | Alphabetical Index | Alphabetical Index | 715–719 |
| Corrigenda | Corrigenda | Corrigenda | iv. |
| Contents | Contents | Contents | v.–xi. |
| List of Plates | List of Plates | List of Plates | xiii.–xiv. |
| Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute | Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute | Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute | xv. |
| Abstract of Rules and Statutes of the New Zealand Institute | Abstract of Rules and Statutes of the New Zealand Institute | Abstract of Rules and Statutes of the New Zealand Institute | xv.–xvii. |
| Roll of Incorporated Societies | Roll of Incorporated Societies | Roll of Incorporated Societies | xviii. |
| Officers of Incorporated Societies, and Extracts from the Rules | Officers of Incorporated Societies, and Extracts from the Rules | Officers of Incorporated Societies, and Extracts from the Rules | xxviii.–xxi. |
LIST OF PLATES.
Note.—These are placed together at the end of the volume.
| | Author |
| I. | Maskell.—Coccidæ |
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| VIII. | Buller.—Vegetable Caterpillar |
| IX. | Hutton.—Pachyornis pygmæus |
| X. | Farquhar.—Echinoderms |
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| XIV. | Thomson.—Guernea antarctica |
| XV. | Krämer.—Copepods |
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| XXI. | {{{1}}}„Cladoceres |
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| XXIV. | H. B. Kirk.—Sponges |
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| XXVIa. | T. Kirk.—Botanical Press |
| XXVII. | {{{1}}}„Gentians |
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| XXVIId. | {{{1}}}„ Colobanthus buchanani |
| XXVIIe. | {{{1}}}„{{{1}}}„brevisepalus |
| XXVIII. | Beckett.—Blindia tenuifolia |
| XXIX. | Brown.—Mosses: Genus Grimmia |
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| XXXV. | {{{1}}}„{{{1}}}„Genus Orthotrichum |
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| XLIII. | Hill.—Geology of Hawke's Bay |
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| XLV. | Schaw.—Theory of Glacial Epoch |
| XLVI. | {{{1}}}„ Theory of Reflections |
| XLVII. | Hill.—Moa Footprints |
| XLVIII. | Rutherford.—Magnetization of Iron |
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| L. | Hamilton.—Macquarie Island |
| LI. | Kingsley.—Prehistoric Tombs |