Contents - Volume 42, 1909

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• Contents.

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  • Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 1909.

    • Art. I.—Oceanic Comparatives.
    • Art. II.—List of Recent Shells found Fossil in New Zealand.
    • Art. III.—Botanical Notes made on a Journey across the Tararuas.
    • Art. IV.—Unrecorded Habitats for New Zealand Plants.
    • Art. V.—Some Additions to the Perlidæ, Neuroptera - Planipennia, and Trichoptera of New Zealand.
    • Art. VI.—Notes on some Rocks from Parapara, Bluff Hill, and Waikawa.
    • Art. VII—On some Armour presented to Titore, a Nga Puhi Chief, by H.M. William IV in 1835.
    • Art. VIII.—The Present Position of New Zealand Palœontology; with a List of Papers on the Palœontology of New Zealand, including the Titles of those Stratigraphical Papers containing Important Lists of Fossils.
    • Art. IX.—Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera.
    • Art. X.—Lepidoptera from the Kermadec Islands.
    • Art. XI.—Early History of Rangitikei, and Notes on the Ngati Apa Tribe.
    • Art. XII.—The Waterloo of the Waikato, fought in 1830, and its Effects on the After-enacted Land Laws of that Part of the North Island.
    • Art. XIII.—The Vegetation of the Kermadec Islands.
    • Art. XIV.—The Mokoia Aerolite; with a Few Introductory Remarks on New Zealand Meteoric Phenomena.
    • Art. XV.—On the Radio-activity of the Artesian-water System of Christchurch, New Zealand, and the Evidence of its Effect on Fish-life.
    • Art. XVI.—On an Isopod inhabiting Ants' Nests in New Zealand.
    • Art. XVII.—The Cam-lever Balance.
    • Art. XVIII.—Description of a New Native Grass (Poa).
    • Art. XIX.—On Poa breviglumis, Hook. f.
    • Art. XX.—On the Naturalisation of Calluna vulgaris, Salisb., in the Taupo District.
    • Art. XXI.—Contributions to a Fuller Knowledge of the Flora of New Zealand: No. 3.
    • Art. XXII.—Notice of the Occurrence of Leucopogon Richei, R. Br., on the Mainland of New Zealand.
    • Art. XXIII.—Some Recent Additions to the Flora of New Zealand.
    • Art. XXIV.—The Absorption of Moisture from the Atmosphere by Wools.
    • Art. XXV.—The Formaldehyde Method for the Estimation of Nitrogen in Organic Substances.
    • Art. XXVI.—Bionomic Observations on certain New Zealand Diptera.
    • Art. XXVII.—A New Species of Empis.
    • Art. XXVIII.—On the Influence of Ripples on the Gas Content of the Artesian Waters of Christchurch.
    • Art. XXIX.—Petrological Notes on Rocks from the Kermadec Islands; with some Geological Evidence for the Existence of a Subtropical Pacific Continent.
    • Art. XXX.—Notes on the Geology of the West Coast Sounds.
    • Art. XXXI.—An Apparent Relation between some of the Physical Properties of Solids.
    • Art. XXXII.—A Possible Relation between Atmospheric Carbon-dioxide and Leaf-development.
    • Art. XXXIII.—Some New Zealand and Tasmanian Arachnidæ.
    • Art. XXXIV.—On the Aeration of the Auckland Lava-beds.
    • Art. XXXV.—Additions to the Terrestrial Isopoda of New Zealand.
    • Art. XXXVI.—On the Coleoptera of the Kermadec Islands.
    • Art. XXXVII.—Additions to the Coleopterous Fauna of the Chatham Islands.
    • Art. XXXVIII.—Some Hitherto-unrecorded Plant-habitats (V).
    • Art. XXXIX.—List of Lichenes and Bryophytes collected in Stewart Island during the Botanical Survey of 1908.
    • Art. XL.—On a Non-flowering New Zealand Species of Rubus.
    • Art. XLI.—Some Theorems relating to Sub-Polar Triangles.
    • Art. XLII.—Note on the Geology of Mangaia.
    • Art. XLIII.—The Glaciation of New Zealand.
    • Art. XLIV.—Botanical Evidence against the Recent Glaciation of New Zealand.
    • Art. XLV.—The Discovery of Moa-remains on Stewart Island.
    • Art. XLVI.—A Comparative Study of the Anatomy of Six New Zealand Species of Lycopodium.
    • Art. XLVII.—A List of the Known Fishes of Kermadec and Norfolk Islands, and a Comparison with those of Lord Howe Island.
    • Art. XLVIII.—Notes on New Zealand Fishes.
    • Art. XLIX.—The Pipiwharauroa, or Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcococcyx lucidus), and an Account of its Habits.
    • Art. L.—The Remarkable Rainfall and Meteorology of Waihi.
    • Art. LI.—Captain Dumont D'Urville's Visit to Whangarei, Waitemata, and the Thames in 1827.
    • Art. LII.—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 III.
    • Art. LIII.—Classification of Verse.
    • Art. LIV.—The Physiography of Wellington Harbour.
    • Art. LV.—Notes on a Collection of Sea-anemones.
    • Art. LVI.—Description of a New Species of Moth.
    • Art. LVII.—Observations on some New Zealand Halophytes.
    • Art. LVIII.—On the Glacial Till in Hautapu Valley, Rangitikei, Wellington.
    • Art. LIX.—Further Notes on the Glaciation of the North Island of New Zealand.
    • Art. LX.—Some Evidences of Glaciation on the Shores of Cook Strait and Golden Bay.
    • Art. LXI.—The Great Ice Age of New Zealand.
    • Art. LXII.—A Geological Reconnaissance of Northernmost New Zealand.
    • Art. LXIII.—Maori Numeration: Being a Reply to Mr. Elsdon Best's Paper on “Maori Numeration” in Trans. N.Z. Inst., Vol. xxxix.
  • Index
• Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1909
  • Introductory Note.
  • Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 1908.
    • Adjourned Sixth Annual Meeting.
  • Statement of Receipts and Expenditure.

• Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1908-9.

  • Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute

    • Auckland Institute.

      • First Meeting: 8th June, 1908.
      • Second Meeting: 6th July, 1908.
      • Third Meeting: 3rd August, 1908.
      • Fourth Meeting: 31st August, 1908.
      • Fifth Meeting: 14th September, 1908.
      • Sixth Meeting: 28th September, 1908.
      • Seventh Meeting: 26th October, 1908.
      • Eighth Meeting: 18th November, 1908.
    • 1909.
  • Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
    • 1908.
    • 1909.
  • Manawatu Philosophical Society.
    • 1909.
  • Wellington Philosophical Society.
    • 1909.

  • Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.

    • 1909.

      • First Meeting : 5th May, 1909.
      • Second Meeting: 2nd June, 1909.

  • Otago Institute.

    • 1909.

      • First Meeting: Tuesday, 11th May, 1909.

      • Second Meeting, 8th June, 1909.

        • Papers.—1. “Notes on the Ground-temperature at Owaka,”Abstract.

  • Abstracts.

    • 1. “Notes on some Australian and Indo-Pacific Echinoderms,”
    • 2. “New Zealand Petrels.”
    • 3. “Die tertiare Flora der Seymour-Insel,”
    • 4. “Grundzüge der Pflanzenverbreitung in Chile,”
    • 5. “The Male Gametophyte of Dacrydium,”

• Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.

  • Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
    • Third Meeting: 7th July, 1909.
    • Fourth Meeting (Additional Meeting): 13th July, 1909.
    • Fifth Meeting: 5th August, 1909.
  • Manawatu Philosophical Society.
    • Third Meeting: 8th July, 1909.
    • Fourth Meeting: 19th August, 1909.

  • Otago Institute.

    • First Meeting: 11th May, 1909.
    • Third Meeting: 6th July, 1909.

    • Fourth Meeting: 10th August, 1909.

      • Papers.—1. “Concentration of Ores,”
      • 2. “On the Glacial Till in Hautapu Valley, Rangitikei, Wellington,” by Professor Park.
    • Fifth Meeting: 14th September, 1909.
    • Sixth Meeting: 22nd September, 1909.
  • Wellington Philosophical Society.
    • Third Meeting: 7th July, 1909.
    • Fourth Meeting: 4th August, 1909.
    • Fifth Meeting: 1st September, 1909.
  • Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
    • Second Meeting: 15th June, 1909.
  • Auckland Institute.
    • First Meeting: 7th June, 1909.
    • Second Meeting: 5th July, 1909.
    • Third Meeting: 2nd August, 1909.
    • Fourth Meeting: 16th August, 1909.

  • Abstracts.

    • 1. The Microgametophyte of the Podocarpineæ,
    • 2. The Staminate Cone and Male Gametophyte of Podocarpus,
    • 3. The Alkaloids of Senecio latifolius,

• Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1909.

  • Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.
    • Seventh Annual Meeting.
  • Presidential Address.
  • Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
    • Sixth Meeting: 1st September, 1909.
    • Seventh Meeting: 6th October, 1909.
    • Eighth Meeting: 3rd November, 1909.
    • Annual Meeting: 1st December, 1909.
  • Manawatu Philosophical Society.
    • Fifth Meeting: 20th September, 1909.
    • Sixth (Annual) Meeting: 18th Novermber, 1909.
    • Seventh Meeting: 22nd November, 1909.
    • Otago Institute.
  • Wellington Philosophical Society.
    • Sixth Meeting (Annual Meeting) : 6th October, 1909.
  • Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
    • Third Meeting: 30th August, 1909.
    • Fourth Meeting: 27th September, 1909.
    • Fifth Meeting: 18th October, 1909.
    • Annual Meeting: 4th February, 1910.
  • Auckland Institute.
    • Fifth Meeting: 30th August, 1909.
    • Sixth Meeting: 27th September, 1909.
    • Seventh Meeting: 23rd October, 1909.
    • Eighth Meeting: 11th November, 1909.
    • Ninth Meeting: 22nd November, 1909.
    • Annual General Meeting: 28th February, 1910.

  • Abstracts.

    • (untitled)

      • 1. Cyperaceæ-Caricoideæ,
      • 2. Osteology of Antarctic Seals,
      • 3. Note on a Species of Hydra new to New Zealand,
      • (untitled)
    • Part I.
    • Part II.
• Appendix
  • New Zealand Institute Acts.
  • New Zealand Institute.
  • Board of Governors.
  • Former Honorary Members.
  • Former Manager and Editor.
  • Past Presidents.
  • Honorary Members.
  • Ordinary Members.
  • List of Institutions to which The Publications of the Institute are Presented by the Governors of the New Zealand Institute.