Contents - Volume 7, 1874

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

• (title page)
• Errata Et Addenda.
• Contents.
  • Transactions.
  • Proceedings.
  • Appendix.
  • Illustrations.
• New Zealand Institute.
  • Established Under An Act Of The General Assembly Of New Zealand Intituled “The New Zealand Institute Act, 1867.”
  • Abstracts Of Rules And Statutes.
  • List of incorporated societies.
  • Wellington philosophical society.
  • Philosophical institute of canterbury.
  • Otago institute.
  • Nelson association for the promotion of science and industry.
  • Westland institute.

• Transactions

  • Transactions of The New Zealand Institute, 1874

    • I—Miscellaneous.

      • Art. I.—The Mythology and Traditions of the Maori in New Zealand.
      • Art. II.—Researches and Excavations carried on in and near the Moa-bone Point Cave, Sumner Road, in the Year 1872.
      • Art. III.—Notes on an ancient Native Burial Place near the Moa-bone Point, Sumner.
      • Art. IV.—Notes on the Moa-hunter Encampment at Shag Point, Otago.
      • Art. V.—On the Identity of the Moa-hunters with the present Maori Race.
      • Art. VI.—On the Hot Winds of Canterbury.
      • Art. VII.—Observations regarding the Hot Winds of Canterbury and Hawke Bay.
      • Art. VIII.—Notes upon the probable Changes that have taken place in the Physical Geography of New Zealand since the Arrival of the Maori.
      • Art. IX.—Notes on Maori Traditions of the Moa.
      • Art. X.—Description of the Moa Swamp at Hamilton.
      • Art. XI.—Notice of the Earnscleugh Cave.
      • Art. XII.—On the Discovery of a cut Stump of a Tree, giving Evidence of the Existence of Man in New Zealand at or before the Volcanic Era.
      • Art. XIII.—Description of a Wreck found at the Haast River. From a Report to his Honour J. A. Bonar, Superintendent.
      • Art. XIV.—Notes on the reported Collision of Biela's Comet with the Earth's Atmosphere.
      • Art. XV.—On the Zodiacal Light, as seen in Southern Latitudes.
      • Art. XVI.—On a new Thermometer for Lecture Purposes.
      • Art. XVII.—A Scheme of University and General Education.
      • Art. XVIII.—On University Education.
      • Art. XIX.—The Claims of Science in National Education.
      • Art. XX.—Early Instruction.
      • Art. XXI.—On Forest Culture.

    • II.—Zoology.

      • Art. XXII.—On the Ornithology of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXIII.—Notes on certain disputed Species of New Zealand Birds.
      • Art. XXIV.—On the Existence of two Species of Hieracidea in New Zealand. Plate IX.
      • Art. XXV.—Notes on an alleged new Species of Tern (Sterna alba, Potts).
      • Art. XXVI.—Description of a new Species of Petrel (Procellaria affinis).
      • Art. XXVII.—On the Occurrence of Plotus novæ-hollandiæ in New Zealand.
      • Art. XXVIII.—Notice of a new Species of Parrakeet in New Zealand. Plate VIII.
      • Art. XXIX.—On the Genus Himantopus in New Zealand.
      • Art. XXX.–On some additions to the Collection of Birds in the Colonial Museum.
      • Art. XXXI.–Preliminary Remarks on some New Zealand Birds.
      • Art. XXXII.—On the Occurrence of Lamna cornubica, Porbeagle Shark, Flem., the Mako of the Maoris, in New Zealand.
      • Art. XXXIII.—On the Occurrence of Leptocephalus longirostris, Kaup, on the Coast of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXXIV.—Notes on New Zealand Ichthyology. Plates X. and XI.
      • Art. XXXV.—Notes on New Zealand Whales.
      • Art. XXXVI.—Description of some Plates of Baleen in the Otago Museum.
      • Art. XXXVII.—Description of some Moa, Remains from the Knobby Ranges.
      • Art. XXXVIII.—On the Dimensions of Dinornis Bones.
      • Art. XXXIX.—Description of two new Species of Aplysia.
      • Art. XL.—Description of two new Species of Crustacea from New Zealand.
      • Art. XLI.—Description of a new Species of Actinia.
      • Art. XLII.—Notes on the New Zealand Hydroideæ.
      • Art. XLIII.—Description of a new Crustacean, Phronima novæ-zealandiæ.
      • Art. XLIV.—On the Disappearance of the larger Kinds of Lizard from North Canterbury.
      • Art. XLV.–On the Geodephagous Coleoptera of New Zealand.
      • Art. XLVI.—On the Longicorn Coleoptera of New Zealand.

    • III.—Botany.

      • Art. XLVII.—On the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Chatham Islands.
      • Art. XLVIII.—Observations on the different Modifications in the Capsules of Mosses, with, reference to the Dispersion of their Spores.
      • Art. XLIX.—Description of a new Species of Senecio.
      • Art. L.—On the Fertilisation of Acianthus and Cyrtostilis.
      • Art. LI.—On Pterostylis squamata in New Zealand.
      • Art. LII—A Description of some new Species of Gymnostomum.
      • Art. LIII.—Description of some New Zealand Lichens.
      • Art. LIV.—Description of a new Lichen (Stereocaulon buchanani).
      • Art. LV.—On the Occurrence of Hæmatoccus sanguineus on the Wool of a dead Sheep.
      • Art. LVI.—On some of the Naturalized Plants of Otago.
      • Art. LVII.—On Mottled Kauri.
      • Art. LVIII.—Description of a new Species of Isoëtes.—
      • Art. LIX.—On the Occurrence of Juncus lamprocarpus, Ehr., in New Zealand.

    • IV.—Chemistry.

      • Art. LX.—On the Analogy of Cyanogen to Oxygen.
      • Art. LXI.—On the Evolution of Heat during the Hydration of Clay-slate, Clay, and Coal.
      • Art. LXII.—Notes on the Formation and Constitution of Torbanite and similar Minerals.
      • Art. LXIII.—On the Evolution of absorbed Sulphur from Carbon by Voltaic Action; with Notes upon the Rev. H. Highton's Theory for explaining the Evolution of this Gas from certain Batteries in Work.
      • Art. LXIV.—On, Duplex Telegraphy.
      • Art. LXV.—On a Modification of the Electric Lamp for projecting the Spectra of different Metals on the Screen.
      • Art. LXVI.—Notes on the Colouring Matter of Hœmatococcus sanguineus.
      • Art. LXVII.—Notes on the Chemical Properties of some of the Strata from Mr. Firth's Well at Mount Eden.

    • V.—Geology.

      • Art. LXVIII.—Notes on Dr. Haast's supposed Pleistocene Glaciation of New Zealand.
      • Art. LXIX.—On the Date of the Glacial Period; a, Comparison of Views represented in Papers published in the Transactions of the N.Z. Institute, Vols. V. and VI.[Read before the Nelson Association, 5th April, 1875.]
      • Art. LXX.—The Glacial Period of New Zealand.[Read before the Nelson Association, 5th April, 1875.]
      • Art. LXXI.—Did the great Cook Strait River flow to the North-West or to the South-East?[Read before the Wellington Philosophical Society, 25th July, 1874.]
      • Art. LXXII.—On the Wanganui Tertiaries.[Read before the Wellington Philosophical Society, 8th August, 1874.]
      • Art. LXXIII—Description of three new Tertiary Shells, in the Otago Museum.
      • Art. LXXIV.—Notes on the Microscopic Structure of certain Igneous Rocks submitted by the Director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand.
      • Art. LXXV.—Deep Sinking in the Lava Beds of Mount Eden.

• Proceedings.

  • Wellington Philosophical Society.

    • First Meeting. 18th July, 1874.

      • Anniversary Address of the President, Charles Knight, F.R.C.S.
      • On Ergot in Rye Grass.

    • Second Meeting. 25th July, 1874.

      • Notice of Ceratodus fosteri, Krefft, or Barramunda, of the Queensland Rivers.
      • Account of Soundings taken by the “Challenger” Expedition.
      • Notice of the New Zealand Avocet and Procellaria lessoni.

    • Third Meeting. 8th August, 1874.

      • Charles Knight, F.R.C.S., President, in the chair.

    • Fourth Meeting. 15th August, 1874.

      • Charles Knight, F.R.C.S., President, in the chair.

    • Fifth Meeting. 29th August, 1874.

      • Charles Knight, F.R.C.S., President, in the chair.

    • Sixth Meeting. 12th September, 1874.

      • On the Position of Sulphocyanogen among the Elements, with Notes upon the Series of double Sulphocyanides discovered by the Author in 1868.
      • Memorandum on the Longitude of Wellington Observatory.

    • Seventh Meeting. 21st November, 1874.

      • Charles Knight, F.R.C.S., President, in the chair.

    • Eighth Annual General Meeting. 10th February, 1875.

      • On the Occurrence of Lepilœna preissii, Muell., and Carex chlorantha, Br., in New Zealand.
      • Abstract Report of Council for1874.
      • Election of Officers for 1875.—President—W. L. Buller, D.Sc., F.L.S., F.G.S.; Vice-Presidents—J. C. Crawford, F.G.S., and W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S.; Council—Hon. W. B. D. Mantell, F.G.S., T. Kirk, F.L.S., J. R. George, C.E., C. C. Graham, Captain Edwin, J. Marchant, H. F. Logan; Auditor—A. Baker; Secretary and Treasurer—R. B. Gore.
      • Notes on Hutton's Catalogue of the Marine Mollusca of New Zealand.
      • Note on Rallus modestus.

  • Auckland Institute.

    • First Meeting. 4th May, 1874.

      • T. Heale in the chair.
      • Anniversary Address.
      • On Trees suitable for Streets and Avenues.

    • Second Meeting. 1st June, 1874.

      • The Rev. A. G. Purchas, M.R.C.S.E., in the chair.

    • Third Meeting. 29th June, 1874.

      • On Street Planting.

    • Fourth Meeting. 27th July, 1874.

      • His Honour Sir G. A. Arney, President, in the chair.

    • Fifth Meeting. 26th August, 1874.

      • His Honour Sir G. A. Arney, President, in the chair.

    • Sixth Meeting. 21st September, 1874.

      • His Honour Sir G. A. Arney, President, in the chair.

    • Seventh Meeting. 26th October, 1874.

      • His Honour Sir G. A. Arney, President, in the chair.
      • Note on Danais berenice.
      • Note on the Habits of Gerygone flaviventris.

    • Annual General Meeting. 15th February, 1875.

      • T. Heale, in the chair.
      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1875.—President—J. C. Firth; Council—J. L. Campbell, M.D., J. M. Clark, W. Earl, G. F. Edmonstone, T. B. Gillies, J. Goodall, C.E., Hon. Colonel Haultain, T. Heale, Rev. J. Kinder, D.D., G. M. Mitford, J. Stewart, C.E.; Secretary—T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.; Auditor—C. Tothill.

  • Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.

    • Second Meeting. 2nd April, 1874.

      • On Wolffia.

    • Third Meeting. 7th May, 1874.

      • Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.

    • Fourth Meeting. 4th June, 1874.

      • Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.

    • Fifth Meeting. 2nd July, 1874.

      • Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.

    • Sixth Meeting. 6th August, 1874.

      • G. W. Hall, Vice-president, in the chair.

    • Seventh Meeting. 3rd September, 1874.

      • Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.

    • Eighth Meeting (Special). 15th September, 1874.

      • Results of Excavations and Researches in and near the Moa-bone Point Cave, Sumner Road (Postscript).

    • Ninth Meeting. 1st October, 1874.

      • Explanation of some personal Remarks made in Mr. Potts' Paper on the Birds of New Zealand, part IV., Trans. N.Z. Inst. Vol. VI.
      • Resolutions regarding the Sumner Cave Exploration

    • Special Meeting. 28th October, 1874.

      • Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.

    • Annual General Meeting. 5th November, 1874.

      • Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • Election of Officers for. 1875.—President—Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S.; Vice-Presidents—R. W. Fereday, Rev. J. W. Stack; Council—Dr. J. S. Coward, H. J. Tancred, Ll. Powell, M.D., G. W. Hall, His Honour Mr. Justice Gresson, Professor A. W. Bickerton, F.C.S.; Hon. Treasurer—John Inglis; Hon. Secretary—C. M. Wakefield.
      • Abstract Report of the Council.

    • Special General Meeting. 26th November, 1874.

      • R. W. Fereday, Vice-president, in the chair. “On. the Course of University Education,”

    • Special General Meeting. 23rd December, 1874.

      • Protest

    • Special General Meeting. 5th January, 1875.

      • Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • Extract from the Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute, Held 21st December, 1874.

  • Otago Institute.

    • Second Meeting. 28th May, 1874.

      • Remarks on a Paper by G. Thomson on the Naturalized Plants of Otago.
      • Notes on rare Ferns.

    • Third Meeting. 11th June, 1874.

      • J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., President, in the chair.

    • Fourth Meeting. 13th July, 1874.

      • J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., President, in the chair.

    • Fifth Meeting. 15th July, 1874.

      • Letter from Dr. Gray containing Notes on a Finner Whale

    • Sixth Meeting. 10th August, 1874.

      • On some common Causes of Consumption in Otago.

    • Seventh Meeting. 12th October, 1874.

      • R. Gillies in the chair.
      • Notes on the Moa.

    • Annual General Meeting. 1st February, 1875.

      • Comparison of the Marine Mollusca of South Australia with those of New Zealand.
      • Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers For 1875.—President—J. S. Webb; Vice-Presidents—J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., P. Thomson; Council—Professor Millen Coughtrey, Dr. Hocken, A. Bathgate, H. Skey, D. Brent, G. M. Thomson, and J. M'Kerrow; Hon. Treasurer—R. Gillies; Hon. Secretary—Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S.

  • Nelson Association for the Promotion of Science and Industry.

    • First Meeting. 21st August, 1874

      • The Bishop of Nelson, Vice-President, in the chair.

    • Second Meeting. 10th November, 1874.

      • T. Mackay, C.E., in the chair.

    • Third Meeting. 10th January, 1875.

      • T. Mackay, C.E., in the chair.

    • Fourth Meeting. 5th April, 1875.

      • The Bishop of Nelson, Vice-President, in the chair.
      • Election of Officers for 1875.—President—Sir David Monro; Vice-President—The Bishop of Nelson; Council—Leonard Boor, M.R.C.S., Charles Hunter-Brown, F. W. Irvine, M.D., Hon. Thos. Renwick, Joseph Shephard, Geo. Williams, M.D.; Hon Treasurer and Secretary—T. Mackay, C.E.

  • New Zealand Institute,

    • (untitled)

      • Sixth Annual Report by the Board of Governors
      • Accounts of the New Zealand Institute for 1873–4.

  • Appendix.

    • Errata.

    • The Climate Of New Zealand.

      • Meteorological Statistics of New Zealand for 1874.
      • Table V.—Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1874.
      • Table VI.—Comparative Abstract for 1874, and previous Years.
      • Notes on the Weather during 1874.
      • Notes on the Word “Moa,” in the Poetry of the New Zealanders.
      • Abstract of Meteorological Observations taken at Delanasau, Bay of Islands, Bua, Fiji, for the year ending December 31st, 1873.
      • Observations on the Growth and Reproduction of the Red Corpuscles of the Blood.
      • Induction and Necessary Truth.[Read before the Auckland Institute, 6th January, 1874.]
      • On Probability.—(Part I.)[Read before the Auckland Institute, 1st June, 1874.]
      • What is Science?[Read before the Auckland Institute, 29th June, 1874.]
      • Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute.
      • Ordinary Members.
    • Auckland Institute.
    • Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
    • Otago Institute.
    • Nelson Association for the Promotion of Science and Industry.
    • Westland Institute.
    • Hawke Bay Philosophical Institute.