Contents - Volume 5, 1872

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

• (title page)
• Preface.
• Addenda Et Errata.
• Contents
• New Zealand Institute.
  • Board of Governors.
  • Abstracts of Rules and Statutes.
  • List Of Incorporated Societies.

• (untitled)

  • New Zealand Institute.

    • Anniversary Address of The President, His Excellency Sir, George F. Bowen, G.C.M.G..
    • Fourth Annual Report
    • Accounts of the New Zealand Institute, 1871–72.
    • Report by Manager.

• Transactions.

  • Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 1872.

    • I.—Miscellaneous.

      • Art I.—On the Life and Times of Te Rauparaha.
      • Art. II.—On Moa Beds.
      • Art. III.—An Account of the First Discovery of Moa Remains.
      • Art. IV.— On New Zealand Lake Pas.
      • Art V.— A Description of the Earnsclough Moa Cave.
      • Art. VI.—On the Effect of Wind-driven Sand as a Cutting Agent.
      • Art. VII.—On Local Variations of Atmospheric Pressure dependent on the Strength of Winds.
      • Art. VIII.—On the Reclamation of Land devastated by the Encroachment of Sand.
      • Art. IX.—Directions for Raising and Spreading Ammophila arundinacea and Elymus arenarius.
      • Art. X.—On the Taieri Floods.
      • Art. XI.—An Astronomical Telescope on a New Construction.
      • Art. XII.—Description of a Reflecting Telescope made in Wellington
      • Art. XIII.—On the Influence of Change of Latitude on Ships' Compasses.
      • Art. XIV.—On Barata Numerals.
      • Art. XV.— Notes on the Stone Epoch at the Cape of Good Hope.
      • Art. XVI.—On the Flight of the Black-backed Gull (Larus dominicanus).
      • Art. XVII.—On Compound Engines.
      • Art. XVIII.—Notes on Rurima Rocks.

    • II.—Zoology.

      • Art. XIX.—On the Whales and Dolphins of the New Zealand Seas.
      • Art. XX.—On the Birds of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXI.—Remarks on some Birds of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXII.—On the Birds of the Chatham Islands with Introductory Remarks on the Avi-fauna and Flora of the Islands in their relation to those of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXIII.—Notes on some of the Birds brought from the Chatham Islands, with Descriptions of the New Species.
      • Art. XXIV.—Notes on some of the New Zealand Birds.
      • Art. XXV.—Note on Colluricincla concinna, Hutton.
      • Art. XXVI.—On the Geographical Relations of the New Zealand Fauna.
      • Art. XXVII.—On the New Zealand Sertularians.
      • Art. XXVIII.—Contributions to the Ichthyology of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXIV.—Notes on some Undescribed Fishes of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXX.—Notice of a New Species of Moth in New Zealand.
      • Art. XXXI.—On the Spiders of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXXII.—Notes on the Stridulating Organs of the Cicada.
      • Art. XXXIII.—On the direct Injuries to Vegetation in New Zealand by various Insects, especially with reference to Larvœ of Moths and Beetles feeding upon the Field Crops; and the Expediency of introducing Insectivorous Birds as a Remedy.
      • Art. XXXIV.—Remarks on the Coleoptera of Canterbury, New Zealand.
      • Art. XXXV.—On the Skeleton of an Aboriginal Inhabitant of the Chatham Islands.
      • Art. XXXVI.—Observations on Naultinus pacificus, Gray.
      • Art. XXXVII.—Note on Ctenolabrus knoxi.

    • III.—Botany.

      • Art. XXXVIII.—Preliminary .Notes on Mr. H. H. Travers' Recent Collections of Plants from the Chatham Islands.
      • Art. XXXIX.—On the Origin in New Zealand of Polygonum aviculare, L.
      • Art. XL.—Further Notes on the Nativity of Polygonum aviculare, L., in New Zealand, in reply to Mr. Travers.
      • Art. XLI.—Notes on the Naturalized Plants of the Chatham Islands.
      • Art. XLII.—Notes on the Flora of the Lake District of the North Island.
      • Art. XLIII.—On the Specific Characters of Dicksonia antaretica, Br. and Dicksonia lanata, Col.
      • Art. XLIV.—Notice of a remarkable Arborescent Fern on Ngongotaha.
      • Art. XLV.—Notice of a New Species of Senecio, (S. hectori).
      • Art. XLVI.—List of Plants found on Miramar Peninsula, Wellington Harbour.
      • Art. XLVII.—On the Fertilization of the New Zealand Species of Pterostylis.
      • Art. XLVIII.—On the Growth of Phormium tenax.
      • Art. XLIX.—Notes on Plants collected near Invercargill.
      • Art. L.—On the Botany and Conchology of Great Omaha.

    • IV. — Chemistry.

      • Art. LI.—On the Mode of Producing Auriferous Alloys by Wet Processes.
      • Art. LII.—Critical Notes upon the Alleged Nuclear Action of Gold upon Gold reduced from Solution by Organic Matter.
      • Art. LIII.—On the Absorption of Certain Alkaloids by Aluminous Silicates.
      • Art. LIV.—On the Proposed Substitution of Acetate for Sulphate of Copper in the Manufacture of Iodine.
      • Art. LV.—On the Formation of Gold Nuggets in Drift.

    • V.—Geology.

      • Art. LVI.—On the Date of the Last Great Glacier Period in New Zealand.
      • Art. LVII.—Notes on Miramar Peninsula, Wellington Harbour.

• Proceedings.

  • Wellington Philosophical Society.

    • Fifth Annual General Meeting. 29th January, 1872. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair.

      • Abstract Report of the council.
      • Election of Office-bearers-for 1872

    • Second Meeting. 20th July, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.

      • Natural History Notes.
      • Birds.
      • The Ascent of Tauakira.
      • (Abstract.)

      • Third Meeting. 14th August, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.

        • Address.
      • Notes on Parasitic Animals.
      • Fourth Meeting. 21st August, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • On the Stone Period of South Africa.
      • Fifth Meeting. 28th August, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • On South American Geology and Topography.
      • Sixth Meeting. 4th September, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • Notes on the New Zealand Hawk.
      • Seventh Meeting. 11th September, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • Eighth Meeting. 18th September, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • Note on the Fur Seal of New Zealand.
      • On the Chief Features of the Vegetation of the District between Maketu and Lake Taupo.
      • Ninth Meeting. 25th September, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • List of Human, Moa, and other Bones found on Miramar Peninsula.
      • Notes on the Anatomy of the Huia.
      • Tenth Meeting. 2nd October, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • Account of the Turner Reef, Marlborough.
      • Eleventh Meeting. 9th October, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • Travels on the West Coast of the South Island.
      • Twelfth Meeting. 23rd October, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • Description of the Extinct Gigantic Bird of Prey, Hokioi. By a Maori; communicated
      • Observations on the Comparative Anatomy of the Penguin.
      • Thirteenth Meeting. 30th October, 1872. Capt. F. W. Hutton, F.G.S., in the chair.
      • Fourteenth Meeting. 6th November, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • Further Notice of Bones of a Fossil Penguin (Palœeudyptes antarcticus, Huxley)
      • Notice of a Parrot-fish (Odax vittatus).
      • Fifteenth Meeting. 13th November, 1872. Dr. Hector, F.R.S., President in the chair.

      • Sixth Annual General Meeting. 1st February, 1873. James Hector, M.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.

        • Abstract Report of Council.
      • Election of Office-bearers for 1873

  • Auckland Institute.

    • Special General Meeting. 4th January, 1872. T. Heale, President, in the chair.

    • Annual General Meeting. 13th May, 1872. T. Heale, President, in the chair.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1872

    • Second Meeting. 24th June, 1872. T. Heale, President, in the chair.

      • Address.
      • On the Occurrence of the Sprat and Anchovy at the Thames.
    • Third Meeting. 22nd July, 1872. The Hon. T. M. Haultain in the chair.

    • Fourth Meeting. 19th August, 1872. T. Heale, President, in the chair.

      • On the Occurrence of the Clover Dodder (Cuscuta trifolii) in the Waikato District.

    • Fifth Meeting. 23rd September, 1872. T. Heale, President, in the chair.

      • On the Rate of Growth of Native Trees under Cultivation.
      • (Abstract.)
      • On the Cultivation of Native Trees.
      • (Abstract.)
      • On Shells collected North of the Auckland Isthmus.

    • Sixth Meeting. 14th October, 1872. T. Heale, President, in the chair.

      • On a New Mode of compiling Tables of Logarithms.

    • Seventh Meeting. 23rd December, 1872. His Honour T. B. Gillies in the chair.

      • On the Introduction of Trout to New Zealand.
      • On the Mud-fish (Neochanna apoda), being extracts from letters written
      • (Abstract.)
      • (Abstract.)
      • On a Remarkable Instance of Refraction of the Hakarimata and Taupiri Ranges.

  • Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.

    • First Meeting. 6th March, 1872. His Honour Mr. Justice Gresson, President, in the chair.

      • Address.

    • Second Meeting. 3rd April, 1872. W. B. Bray, Vice-President, in the chair.

      • On Darwin's Provisional Hypothesis of Pangenesis.
      • Note on the Size and Weight of the Smallest Particles visible to the Highest Powers of the Microscope.
    • Third Meeting. 1st May, 1872. His Honour Mr. Justice Gresson, President, in the chair.
    • Fourth Meeting. 5th June, 1872. W. B. Bray, Vice-President, in the chair.
    • Fifth Meeting. 3rd July, 1872. His Honour Mr. Justice Gresson, President, in the chair.
    • Sixth Meeting. 7th August, 1872. His Honour Mr. Justice Gresson, President, in the chair.

    • Seventh Meeting. 4th September, 1872. W. B. Bray, Vice-President, in the chair.

      • On the Practical Uses of an Observatory.
    • Eighth Meeting. 2nd October, 1872. His Honour Mr. Justice Gresson, President, in the chair.

    • Annual General Meeting. 6th November, 1872. His Honour Mr. Justice Gresson, President, in the chair.

      • Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1873
    • Extra Meeting. 12th December, 1872. Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., in the chair.

  • Otago Institute.

    • First Meeting. 12th March, 1872. R. Gillies, Vice-President, in the chair.

    • Annual Meeting. 22nd July, 1872. T. M. Hocken, M.R.C.S.E., Vice-President, in the chair.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for year ending 30th June, 1873

    • Third Meeting. 18th August, 1872. His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman, President, in the chair.

      • Address.
      • On a Fish of the genus Bovichthys, caught near Dunedin.
      • (Abstract.)

    • Fourth Meeting. 17th September, 1872. The Rev. Dr. Stuart, Vice-President, in the chair.

      • On a Supposed Hybrid.
      • (Abstract.)
      • On Recent Additions to the Museum.
      • Description of a Submarine Boat for Gold-mining under Water.

    • Fifth Meeting. 29th October, 1872. The Rev. Dr. Stuart, Vice-President, in the chair.

      • Remarks on Kiwis captured near Dunedin.
    • Sixth Meeting. 19th November, 1872. J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., Vice-President, in the chair.

  • Nelson Association for the Promotion of Science and Industry.

    • First Meeting. 10th April, 1872. J. Holloway in the chair.

    • Second Meeting. 7th August, 1872. The Bishop of Nelson, Vice-President, in the chair.

      • On the Mineral Resources of Nelson Province.
      • (Abstract.)

    • Third Meeting. 28th January, 1873. Sir David Monro, President, in the chair.

      • Election of Officers for 1873
      • On the Cultivation of Sugar-beet in New Zealand.
      • (Abstract.)
• Appendix.
  • The Climate of New Zealand.
    • Meteorological Statistics.
    • Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1872.
    • Comparative Abstract for 1872, and previous Years.
  • List of Members