Contents
- PREFACEPreface.
- ERRATAAddenda et Errata.
- CONTENTSContents.
- SECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
- SUBSECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
- SECTIONTransactions.
- SUBSECTIONTransactions of the New Zealand Institute, 1871.
- ARTICLEArt. 1.—Ethnographical Considerations on the Whence of the Maori.
- SECTIONAppendix III.
- ARTICLEComparative Vocabulary.
- ARTICLEArt. II.—Notes upon the Historical Value of the “Traditions of the New Zealanders,” as collected by Sir George Grey, ...
- ARTICLEArt. III.—Notes on the Chatham Islands, extracted from Letters from Mr. H. H. Travers.
- ARTICLEArt. IV.—Moas and Moa Hunters. Address to the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
- ARTICLEArt. V.—Some observations on the Annual Address of the President of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, delive...
- ARTICLEArt. VI.—On Recent Moa Remains in New Zealand.
- ARTICLEArt. VII.—Notes on Moa Remains.
- ARTICLEArt. VIII.—On the Occurrence of Footprints of a Large Bird, found at Turanganui, Poverty Bay
- ARTICLEArt. IX.—On the Occurrence of Footprints of the Moa at Poverty Bay.
- ARTICLEArt. X.—On the Geographical and other Features of some Little-known Portions of the Province of Wellington.
- ARTICLEArt. XI.—A Description of the Foundation of the Lighthouse in the Ponui Passage.
- ARTICLEArt. XII.—Work for Field Naturalists.
- ARTICLEArt. XIII.—Description of a Simple Contrivance for Economising the Current of Large Rivers, for Gold-sluicing, Town S...
- ARTICLEArt. XIV.—On some Experiments showing the Relative Value of New South Wales and New Zealand Coals as Gas-producing Ma...
- ARTICLEArt. XV.—On Experiments made to determine the Value of Different Coals for Steam Purposes.
- ARTICLEArt. XVI.—On the Destruction of Land by Shingle-bearing Rivers, and Suggestions for Protection and Prevention.
- ARTICLEArt. XVII.—Notes on the Remains of a Stone Epoch at the Cape of Good Hope.
- ARTICLEArt. XVIII.—Notes on the Practice of Out-door Photography.
- ARTICLEArt. XIX.—On Megapodius Pritchardi, Gray. Megapodius Huttoni Buller.
- ARTICLEArt. XX.—On the Microscopical Structure of the Egg-shell of the Moa.
- ARTICLEArt. XXI.—Notes on the Lizards of New Zealand, with Descriptions of Two New Species.
- ARTICLEArt. XXII.—On Some Moa Feathers.
- ARTICLEArt. XXIII.—On the New Zealand Chitonidæ.
- ARTICLEArt. XXIV.—Description of a Specimen of Mus rattus, L. in the Colonial Museum.
- ARTICLEArt. XXV.—On the Bats of New Zealand.
- ARTICLEArt. XXVI.—Observations on the New Zealand Bats.
- ARTICLEArt. XXVII—Notes on the Anatomy of the Kanae. (Mugil, sp.)
- ARTICLEArt. XXVIII.—Notes on Harpagornis Moorei, an Extinct Gigantic Bird of Prey, containing Description of Femur, Ungual P...
- ARTICLEArt. XXIX.—Notes on the Fur Seal of New Zealand, Arctocephalus cinereus, Gray (?)
- ARTICLEArt. XXX.—On the Fur Seal of New Zealand.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXI.—Notes on a New Species of Rail, Rallus pictus, Painted Rail.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXII.—Notes on a New Species of Gull, Larus (Bruchigavia) Bulleri, Potts.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXIII.—Notes on a New Species of Apteryx. (A. Haastii, Potts.)
- ARTICLEArt. XXXIV.—Notes on the Habits of Some of the Birds of New Zealand.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXV.—On a Supposed New Species of Duck.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXVI.—Observations on a Paper read by Mr. A. Bathgate before the Otago Institute, 11th January, 1870, “On the L...
- ARTICLEArt. XXXVII.—Description of a New Shell found at Nelson.
- ARTICLEArt. XXXVIII.—A Rock Pool and its Contents..
- ARTICLEArt. XXXIX.—On some New Species of New Zealand Plants.
- ARTICLEArt. XL.—On the Flora of the Isthmus of Auckland and the Takapuna District.
- ARTICLEArt. XLI.—On the Nativity in New Zealand of Polygonum aviculare, L.
- ARTICLEArt. XLII. — Notes on the New Zealand Asteliads, with Descriptions of New Species.
- ARTICLEArt. XLIII.—A Comparison of the Indigenous Floras of the British Islands and New Zealand.
- ARTICLEArt. XLIV.—Notes on the Local Distribution of Certain Plants common to the British Islands and New Zealand.
- ARTICLEArt. XLV.—On the New Zealand Species of Pittosporum, with Descriptions of New Species.
- ARTICLEArt. XLVI.—On the Habit of the Rata (Metrosideros robusta).
- ARTICLEArt. XLVII.—On the Botany of the Titirangi District of the Province of Auckland.
- ARTICLEArt. XLVIII.—On the Naturalized Plants of the Province of Canterbury.
- ARTICLEArt.—XLIX.—On some New Species of New Zealand Plants.
- ARTICLEArt. L.—Report of a Committee of the Canterbury Philosophical Institute on Native and Introduced Grasses.
- ARTICLEArt. LI.—On the Conducting Power of various Metallic Sulphides and Oxides for Electricity, as compared with that of A...
- ARTICLEArt. LII.—On the Electro-motive and Electrolytic Phenomena developed by Gold and Platina in Solutions of the Alkaline...
- ARTICLEArt. LIII.—Preliminary Notes on the Isolation of the Bitter Substance of the Nut of the Karaka Tree (Corynocarpus læv...
- ARTICLEArt. LIV.—On a New and Rapid Process for the Generation of Sulphuretted Hydrogen Gas for use as a Re-agent in Laborat...
- ARTICLEArt. LV.—Notes in Support of the Alleged Alkalinity of Carbonate of Line.
- ARTICLEArt.—LVI.—On the Alkalinity or Acidity of certain Salts and Minerals, as indicated by their Reaction with Test Paper.
- ARTICLEArt. LVII.—On a Form of Electro-Magnetic Seismograph adapted for Indicating or Registering Minute Shocks.—
- ARTICLEArt. LVIII.—New Process for. the Manufacture of Sulpho-cyanide, of Potassium.
- ARTICLEArt. LIX.—Absorption of Copper from its Ammoniacal Solution by Cellulose in presence of Caustic Potash.
- ARTICLEArt. LXI.—On the Alluvial Deposits of the Lower Waikato, and the Formation of Islands by the River.
- ARTICLEArt. LXII.—On the Traces of Ancient Glaciers in Nelson Province.
- ARTICLEArt. LXIII.—On the Remains of a Gigantic Penguin (Palæeudyptes antarcticus, Huxley) from the Tertiary Rocks on the We...
- ARTICLEArt LXIV.—On the Sailing Flight of the Albatros; a Reply to Mr. J. S. Webb.
- SUBSECTIONTransactions of the New Zealand Institute, 1871.
- SECTIONProceedings.
- SUBSECTIONWellington Philosophical Society.
- ARTICLEAbstract Report of the Council for the Annual Meeting.
- ARTICLEElection of Office-bearers for 1871
- ARTICLEExtraordinary Flight of Beetles
- ARTICLEDescription of Moriori Canoes.
- ARTICLENotice of a Meteor observed all over New Zealand.
- ARTICLEAddress.
- ARTICLEObservations on the Kiore, or Indigenous Eat of New Zealand.
- ARTICLEOn the Ocean Currents from New Zealand. Letter from Mr. Robert Hart
- ARTICLEDescription of Additions to the Collections in Colonial Museum.
- ARTICLEDescription of New Birds and Minerals.
- ARTICLEAustralian Geography and Topography, with some New Zealand Comparisons and Contrasts.
- ARTICLEGreat Disturbance of the Electric Telegraph System of the Colony on 13th February.
- ARTICLENotes on St. John's Nursery Garden, Wanganui.
- ARTICLENote on the Southern. Mutton Bird (Puffinus amaurosma).
- ARTICLENotes on the Presence in Certain Fibres of a substance susceptible of some striking Colorific Changes when chemically...
- ARTICLEOn the Microscopic Characters of the Fibres of New Zealand, as distinguished from those of Manilla or Sisal.
- ARTICLEOn the Wreck of a Vessel found inland on the West Coast.
- ARTICLEThe Results of the Destruction of Forests upon the River Wolga at Astracan.
- ARTICLECritical Notes on some of the Birds of New Zealand.
- ARTICLELetter from. Professor Agassiz, accompanying a presentation of books
- ARTICLEObservations on an Albino Eel.
- ARTICLEAccount of a Cave in which Recent Moa Remains were found.
- ARTICLEIntroduction of English Trout into Wellington, and mention, of New Fishes.
- ARTICLEOn the Cause of the Suspension of Clay in Water, and its Precipitation there from by certain. Substances.
- ARTICLEFurther Notes on the New Zealand Bats,
- SUBSECTIONAuckland Institute.
- ARTICLEAddress
- ARTICLENote on a Tuatara.
- ARTICLEOn the Use of Vulgar Fractions instead of Decimals in the Compilation of Mathematical Tables.
- ARTICLEOn Eclipses.
- ARTICLEDescription of a simple form of Rain-gauge.
- ARTICLEOn a Mode of Communication between a Station on a Line of Railway and a Train in Motion on the same Line.
- ARTICLENote on a Tomahawk formerly belonging to Taraia.
- ARTICLENotes on a Thermal Spring near Helensville, Kaipara.
- ARTICLEOn the Defence of Auckland Harbour.
- SUBSECTIONPhilosophical Institute Of Canterbury.
- ARTICLEAn Inquiry into the Influence of Railway Gauge upon the Constructive Cost and Working Expenses of Railways.
- ARTICLERemarks on the New Zealand Rat.
- ARTICLENotes respecting the Discovery of the Egg of the Moa at the Kaikoura Peninsula.
- ARTICLEContinued Creation versus Darwinian Evolution.
- ARTICLEAnnual Report.
- ARTICLEElection of Office-bearers for 1872
- ARTICLEOn a simple method of supplying Water to the Christchurch Fire Engines.
- SUBSECTIONOtago Institute.
- ARTICLENotes on the Botany of Otago.
- ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report
- ARTICLENotes on Sir William Thomson's Hypothesis that the Germ of Life is derived from Meteors.
- ARTICLEAccount of some Presents recently received from the Smithsonian Institution, and the Museum of Comparative Zoology of...
- ARTICLEOn Proportion applied to Geometry.
- ARTICLENotes on the Experiments on the so-called Psychic Force recently made by Mr. Crookes.
- SUBSECTIONNelson Association for the Promotion of Science and Industry.
- ARTICLEOn a Means of Detecting Incipient Combustion in Flax or Wool in Ships at Sea.
- ARTICLEMeasurements of Brown Trout (Salmo fario) taken out of the Maitai.
- ARTICLESketch of the History of Astronomical Science; third paper — ‘Newton and his. Times.’
- ARTICLEForth Meeting. 3rd May, 1871. The Bishop of Nelson, Vice-President, in the chair.
- ARTICLEOn the Varieties of the Mulberry Tree as Food for the Silkworm (Part I).
- ARTICLEOn the Varieties of Food for and Management of the Silkworm (Part II.)
- ARTICLE(Abstract.)
- ARTICLEElection of Office-bearers for 1872
- ARTICLEOn the American Blight on Apple Trees.
- SUBSECTIONWellington Philosophical Society.
- APPENDIXAppendix