Contents - Volume 24, 1891

All full-page illustrations (plates) in this volume can be seen in the Picture Gallery.

• Transactions of the New Zealand Institute
• (title page)
• Contents.
• New Zealand Institute.
  • Board of Governors.
  • Abstracts of Rules and Statutes.
  • List of Incorporated Societies.
  • Officers of Incorporated Societies, and Extracts From The Rules.

• Transactions.

  • Transactions Of The New Zealand Institute, 1891.

    • I.—Zoology.

      • Art. I.—Further Coccid Notes: with Descriptions of New Species, and Remarks on Coccids from New Zealand, Australia, and elsewhere.[Read before the Wellington Philosophical Society, 21st October, 1891.]
      • Art. II.—Notes and Observations on New Zealand Birds.
      • Art. III.—Further Notes and Observations on Certain Species of New Zealand Birds (with Exhibits).
      • Art. IV.–On the large Kiwi from Stewart Island (Apteryx maxima).
      • Art. V.—The Moas of New Zealand.
      • Art. VI.—Notes on Moa Gizzard-stones.
      • Art. VII.-On the Genus Aptornis,with more Especial Reference to Aptornis defossor, Owen.
      • Art. VIII.—Preliminary Notice of Additions to the Extinct Avifauna of New Zealand. (Abstract.)
      • Art. IX.—Note on a Species of Platycercus (P. erythrotis, Wagl). from Antipodes Island.
      • Art. X. — On a Species of Regalecus or Great Oar-fish, caught in Okain's Bay.
      • Art. XI.—–On some Points in the Anatomy of a Species of Sea-bear caught off Sumner, Canterbury, New Zealand; with Notes on the New Zealand Eared Seals. (Abstract.)
      • Art. XII.—Note on the Occurrence of Cancer in Fish.
      • Art. XIII.—Notes on Sea-fishes.
      • Art. XIV.—On New Species of Lepidoptera.
      • Art. XV.—Catalogue of the Described Species of New Zealand Araneidæ.
      • Art. XVI.—Descriptions of New Species of Araneæ.
      • Art. XVII.—On New Zealand Araeæ.
      • Art. XVIII.—Notes on some New Zealand Amphipoda and Isopoda.
      • Art. XIX.—Contributions to the Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand.
      • Art. XX.—List of the Introduced Land and Fresh-water Mollusca of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXI.—List of Land and Fresh-water Mollusca doubtful for New Zealand or not inhabiting it.
      • Art. XXII.—Miscellaneous Communications on New Zealand Land and Fresh-water Mollusca.
      • Art. XXIII—On the Dentition of some New Zealand Land and Fresh-water Mollusca, with Descriptions of New Species.
      • Art. XXIV.—Description of a New Genus of the Family Formicidæ.
      • Art. XXV.—On the Composite Ascidians of the North Shore Reef.
      • Art. XXVI.—On the Structure of Boltenia pachydermatina.
      • Art. XXVII.—Animal Intelligence.
      • Art. XXVIII.—Instances of Instinct in Insects.

    • II—.Geology.

      • Art. XXIX.—On the Foliated Rocks of Otago.
      • Art. XXX.—Note on the Boulders in the Port Hills, Nelson.
      • Art. XXXI.—The Auckland Volcanoes.
      • Art. XXXII.—On the Prospects of finding Workable Coal on the Shores of the Waitemata.
      • Art. XXXIII.—On the Occurrence of Native Zinc at Hape Creek, Thames.
      • Art. XXXIV.—On the Occurrence of Native Silver at the Thames Goldfield.

    • III.—Botany.

      • Art. XXXV.—A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXXVI.—Description of Three Species of Newly - discovered New Zealand Ferns.
      • Art. XXXVII.—–A List of New Species of Hepaticæ novæ-zelandiæ, named by F. Stephani, Leipzig.
      • Art. XXXVIII.—Plain and Practical Thoughts and Notes on New Zealand Botany.
      • Art. XXXIX.—On some Recent Additions to the New Zealand Flora.
      • Art. XL.—Additional Notes on the Genus Garex.
      • Art. XLI.—Note on the Cleistogamic Flowers of Melicope simplex.
      • Art. XLII.—Remarks on the Genus Abrotanella, Cassini, with Descriptions of New Species.
      • Art. XLIII.—Descriptions of New Plants from the Vicinity of Port Nicholson.
      • Art. XLIV.—Notice of the Occurrence of Australian Orchids in New Zealand.
      • Art. XLV.—On a New Mistletoe.
      • Explanation of Plate XXXVII.

    • IV.—miscellaneous.

      • Art. XLVI.—On the Ancient Relations between New Zealand and South America.
      • Art. XLVII.—Vestiges: Reminiscences: Memorabilia of Works, Deeds, and Sayings of the Ancient Maoris.
      • Art. XLVIII.—Status quo: A Retrospect.—A Few More Words by way of Explanation and Correction concerning the First Finding of the Bones of the Moa in New Zealand; also Strictures on the Quarterly Reviewer's Severe and Unjust Remarks on the Late Dr. G. A. Mantell, F.R.S., &c., in connection with the same.
      • Art. XLIX.—The Tradition respecting the Aboriginal Inhabitants of Whakatane.
      • Art. L.—On the Working of Greenstone or Nephrite by the Maoris.
      • Art. LI.—On the Native Dog of New Zealand.
      • Art LII.—Discoveries of Moa-bones.
      • Art. LIII.—On the Shifting of Sand-dunes.
      • Art. LIV.—On Earthquakes in the Vicinity of Wanganui.
      • Art. LV.—Notes on the Earthquake of the 24th June, 1891.
      • Art. LVI.—Notes on the Earthquake of the 5th July, 1891, in Cook Strait: an Attempt to define the Epicentrum.
      • Art. LVII.—On Geyser-action at Rotorua.
      • Art. LVIII.—The Rotorua Railway and District.
      • Art. LIX.—Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe.
      • Art. LX.—On the Establishment of an Expert Agricultural Department in New Zealand. (Abstract.)
      • Art. LXI.—The Farm: Winter Pasture and its Grazing.
      • Art. LXII.—On Moth-destruction.
      • Art. LXIII.—Is it expedient to make Vaccination compulsory?
      • Art. LXIV. Brake-Fins: A Proposed Appliance for the Better Handling of Ocean Steamers.
      • Art. LXV.—Mill on Demonstration and Necessary Truth.
      • Art. LXVI.—The Stability of Ships: its Principles made clear by Models and Diagrams.

• New Zealand Institute

  • New Zealand Institute

    • Twenty-third Annual Report, 1890–91.
    • Memorandum regarding the New Zealand Institute.

• Proceedings.

  • Wellington Philosophical Society.

    • First Meeting: 17th June, 1891. E. Tregear, President, in the Chair.

      • Inaugural Address
      • Notice of Salmon caught in Aparima River.
      • On the Coalfields of New Zealand.
    • Second Meeting: 8th July, 1891. E. Tregear, President, in the Chair.

    • Third Meeting: 29th July, 1891. E. Tregear, President, in the chair.

      • Views of Old New Zealand

    • Fourth Meeting: 8th, August, 1891. E. Tregear, President, in the chair.

      • Geology of the Kaikouras.

    • Fifth Meeting: 9th September, 1891. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., in the chair.

      • Notice of the Appearance of the Horse- or Bot-fly.

    • Sixth Meeting: 23rd September, 1891. Sir James Hector in the chair.

      • Mr. A. Koebele and his Study of Blight-destroyers
      • On Stereo-chemistry, or the Arrangement of Atoms; being the Latest Phase in the Development of the Atomic Theory.
    • Abstract.
    • Seventh Meeting: 21st October, 1891. Sir James Hector in the chair.
    • Eighth Meeting: 11th November, 1891. The Hon. W. B. D. Mantell, F.G.S., in the chair.

    • Annual Meeting: 24th February, 1892. W. M. Maskell, F.R.M.S., in the chair.

      • Annual Report and Balance-sheet

    • Abstract.

      • Election of Officers for 1892
      • Vote of Thanks to the Retiring President

  • Auckland Institute.

    • First Meeting: 8th June, 1891. Professor F. D. Brown, President, in the chair.

      • Anniversary Address
      • Abstract.
    • Second Meeting: 22nd June, 1891. Professor F. D. Brown, President, in the chair.

    • Third Meeting: 20th July, 1891. Professor F. D. Brown, President, in the chair.

      • Notes on the Discovery of some Ancient Maori Relics at Parua Bay, Whangarei.
      • New Species of Coleoptera, Part I.
    • Fourth Meeting: 10th August, 1891. Professor F. D. Brown, President, in the chair.

    • Fifth Meeting: 24th August, 1891. Professor F. D. Brown, President, in the chair.

      • Presentations to the Museum
      • New Species of Coleoptera, Part II.
    • Sixth Meeting: 14th September, 1891. Professor F. D. Brown, President, in the chair.

    • Seventh Meeting: 19th October, 1891. Professor F. D. Brown, President, in the chair.

      • Pasteur, Koch, and their Work.

    • Eighth Meeting: 2nd November, 1891. Professor F. D. Brown, President, in the chair.

      • Descriptions of New Species of Coleoptera, Part III.
      • Note to accompany a Specimen of Kauri Timber taken from a Cottage erected more than Fifty Years ago.
      • Exhibition of Old Kauri Flooring.

    • Annual General Meeting: 22nd February, 1892.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1892

  • Philosophical Institute Of Canterbury.

    • First Meeting: 7th May, 1891.
    • Second Meeting: 4th June, 1891. Professor F. W. Hutton, F.G.S., President, in the chair.

    • Third Meeting: 4th July, 1891. J. T. Meeson, B.A., Vice-president, in the chair.

      • Hypnotism.
    • Fourth Meeting: 6th August, 1891. Professor F. W. Hutton, F.G.S., President, in the chair.
    • Fifth Meeting: 3rd September, 1891.

    • Sixth Meeting: 1st October, 1891. Professor F. W. Hutton, F.G.S., President, in the chair.

      • Note of the Occurrence in New Zealand of the English Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola).

    • Annual Meeting: 4th November, 1891. Professor F. W. Hutton, F.G.S., President, in the chair.

      • Annual Report and Balance-sheet
      • Election of Officers for 1892

  • Otago Institute.

    • First Meeting: 12th May, 1891.

    • Second Meeting: 9th June, 1891. Professor F. B. de M. Gibbons, President, in the chair.

      • On certain Volcanic Appearances in Dowling Street, Dunedin.
      • On the Structure of the Mammalian Ovum.
      • On the Growth of Ileodictyon.
      • Exhibit of Tasmanian Sponges
      • Exhibit of Maori Implements and Ornaments.

    • Third Meeting: 14th July, 1891. Mr. Adams, Vice-president, in the chair.

      • On the Dunedin Water-supply.

    • Fourth Meeting: 11th August, 1891. Professor F. B. de M. Gibbons, President, in the chair.

      • On the Extinction of the Native Birds on the West Coast.
      • Exhibit of Fossil Swordfish

    • Fifth Meeting: 9th September, 1891. Professor F. B. de M. Gibbons, President, in the chair.

      • Correspondence relating to Reserves for the Protection of Native Birds
      • On the Foundation and Settlement of Canterbury.
    • Sixth Meeting: 14th October, 1891. Professor F. B. de M. Gibbons, President, in the chair.

    • Annual General Meeting: 10th November, 1891. Professor F. B. de M. Gibbons, President, in the chair.

      • On some Maori Bone Pendants from Otago.
      • Note on a Species of Branchellion found on a Skate.
      • Specimens of Dujardinia exhibited
      • Annual Report and Balance-sheet
      • Abstract.
      • Election of Officers for 1892
      • On the Rise and Development of the Science of Political Economy.

  • Westland Institute.

    • Annual Meeting: 10th December, 1891. Abstract of Annual Report.

      • Annual Report and Balance-sheet
      • Election of Officers for 1892.

  • Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.

    • First Meeting: 11th May, 1891. H. Hill, B.A., President, in the chair.

      • Inaugural Address
      • Abstract.
    • Second Meeting: 8th June, 1891. L. Lessong, C.E., Vice-president, in the chair.

    • Third Meeting: 9th July, 1891. H. Hill, B.A., President, in the chair.

      • On the Rise, Progress, and Power of the Native Press of India.
      • Account of the Introduction of the Bumble-bee to New Zealand.
    • Fourth Meeting: 10th August, 1891. H. Hill, B.A., President, in the chair.

    • Fifth Meeting: 14th September, 1891. H. Hill, B.A., President, in the chair.

      • On Tuberculine.
      • On Ferns.
      • On the Influence of the Ruahine Mountains on the Rainfall of Hawke's Bay.

    • Sixth Meeting: 12th October, 1891. Papers.—1. “Vestiges: Reminiscences: Memorabilia of Works, Deeds, and Sayings of the Ancient Maoris,” by W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. (Transactions, p. 445.)

      • Crescent Shadows.
      • Language and the Cow.
      • Language and Water.

    • Annual General Meeting: 22nd February, 1892. H. Hill, B.A., President, in the chair.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Annual Report and Balance-sheet
      • Election of Officers for 1892

  • Nelson Philosophical Society.

    • First Meeting: 22nd April, 1891. A. S. Atkinson, Vice-president, in the chair.

      • Exhibits described
      • On the Recent Annual Session of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science.
      • Resolution regarding the President

    • Second Meeting: 16th June, 1891. A. S. Atkinson, Vice-president, in the chair.

      • Presentations to the Museum
      • Exhibits described
      • On the Sectional Work of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science.
      • On the Statistics relating to Professor Koch's Cure for Tuberculosis.
      • Election of Officers for 1892
• Appendix
  • Meteorology.
  • General Remarks For 1891.
  • Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1891.
  • New Zealand Institute.
    • Honorary Members.
    • Ordinary Members.
    • Auckland Institute.
    • PhilosophicaL Institute Of Canterbury.
    • Otago Institute.
    • Westland Institute.
    • Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
    • nelson Philosophical Society.
  • List of Institutions and Persons to whom this Volume is Presented by the Governors of the New Zealand Institute.
• Index.